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1585 3 Avenue

1,249Records
18City systems
88Open violations
267.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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1,249 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 401 311 service requests, 391 HPD complaints, 199 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HIGHPOINT ASSOCIATES V LLC
BBL1015350001
BIN1048874

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 267.7. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations88 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1983-06-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

94 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 73 · winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

73
’23–24
17
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$63,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (41) · Sidewalk Condition (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · GENERAL (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · Boilers (2).

Filed construction activity

$61,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HIGHPOINT ASSOCIATES V, LLC
Head officerMELANIE MARTIN
Managing agentMELANIE MARTIN
Last registered2023-10-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,192,000 $1,886,400
2026$4,216,000 $1,897,200
2027$4,251,000 $1,912,950

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway86 St — 4 5 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 88 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & 3 Ave · under 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1585 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 41 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,273,863 on 2020-03-30 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-30AL&R $5,000,000 — from HIGHPOINT ASSOCIATES V, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $5,000,000
2020-03-30Agreement $5,000,000 — from HIGHPOINT ASSOCIATES V, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $5,000,000
2020-03-30Mortgage $2,273,864 — from HIGHPOINT ASSOCIATES V, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,273,864
2009-05-06Mortgage $3,300,000 — from HIGHPOINT ASSOCIATES V, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $3,300,000
2009-05-06AL&R $3,300,000 — from HIGHPOINT ASSOCIATES V, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $3,300,000
1994-08-03Mortgage $309,800 — from AMERICAN VILLA ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $309,800

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012701139
201801100314
2019324330262
2020418266458
20210128407103
2022029808108
202301521602233
202403680273
202510230327
202608140224
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 133Housing & tenants 1,019Ownership & money 21Health & systems 52

Every one of the 1,249 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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