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1695 3 Avenue

1,089Records
18City systems
1Open violations
1.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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1,089 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 509 311 service requests, 131 DOB permits, 97 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1985
Floors35
Res. units383
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOC
BBL1015410001
BIN1049245

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-11.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Noise (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Dirty Condition (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Blocked Driveway (4).

Filed construction activity

$8,709,032 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1985)
YesSix or more residential units (383)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerJOHN MCDERMOTT
Managing agentOGDEN CAP PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$64,695,000 $29,112,750
2026$86,709,000 $39,019,050
2027$91,923,000 $41,365,350

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway96 St — Q · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
96 St — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 96 St / 3 Av — M96 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 95 St & 3 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
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

1695 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by OGDEN CAP PROPERTIES LLC — 5 buildings, 2,829 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1849 2 Avenue MN1092 A
2001 Broadway MN681 A
20 West 64 Street MN655 A
1695 3 Avenue MN383 A
204 East 96 Street MN18 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,740,000 on 2022-10-21 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-21AL&R $30,000,000 — from YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $30,000,000
2022-10-21Agreement $30,000,000 — from YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $30,000,000
2022-10-21Mortgage $2,740,000 — from YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,740,000
2015-12-17Agreement $30,000,000 — from YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $30,000,000
2015-12-17AL&R $30,000,000 — from YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $30,000,000
2006-11-01RPTT $373,376 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $373,376
2005-10-26RPTT $185,022,000 — from MILSTEIN FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC to MILSTEIN, PHILIP; MILSTEIN, VIVIAN L; BERNE, ROBERT; FLANZER, GLORIA; MILSTEIN, CONSTANCE; $185,022,000
2000-04-07Mortgage $40,500,000 — from YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $40,500,000
2000-04-07Mortgage $40,500,000 — from YORKVILLE PLAZA ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $40,500,000
1987-11-18Mortgage $56,100,000 — from YORKVILLE PLZ ASSOCS to NYS HOUSING FINANCEAGCY $56,100,000
1984-05-30Mortgage $11,900,000 — from EASTWARD CORP. N.V. to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $11,900,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
87
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017231901842
2018136170238
201915230433
2020166650087
2021514380057
2022515499280
202375250138
2024108590380
202557390556
2026151220341
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The full timeline

Construction 228Enforcement 181Housing & tenants 562Ownership & money 66Health & systems 52

Every one of the 1,089 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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