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1796 3 Avenue

157Records
14City systems
5Open violations
27.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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157 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES
BBL1016270038
BIN1051772

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.8. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
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 violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
5
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Boilers (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
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)1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerPETER M POLOW
Managing agentP&G EQUITIES LLC
Last registered2025-11-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,887,000 $849,150
2026$1,951,000 $877,950
2027$2,007,000 $903,150

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway103 St — 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 99 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 100 St · 200 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

1796 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

21 311 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 P&G EQUITIES LLC — 7 buildings, 92 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
242 East 3 Street MN17 A
23 Clinton Street MN16 A
1794 3 Avenue MN14 A
1796 3 Avenue MN14 B
1798 3 Avenue MN14 A
177 Avenue B MN10 A
60 Avenue C MN7 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $169,371 on 2022-11-01 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-01AL&R $1,400,000 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2022-11-01Mortgage $169,371 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $169,371
2022-11-01Agreement $1,400,000 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2017-10-03Agreement $1,374,856 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,374,856
2017-04-14Agreement $1,374,865 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,374,865
2016-09-15Agreement $1,374,865 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,374,865
2011-09-30Agreement $1,500,000 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,500,000
2011-09-30Mortgage $35,937 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $35,937
2009-11-05SPRD $700,000 — from 1798 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 1595 LEXINGTON AVENUE to LEVY, KEN $700,000
2003-07-16Agreement $2,939,660 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 1798 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC $2,939,660
2001-06-05Mortgage $1,297,500 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,297,500
2001-06-05Mortgage $897,500 — from 1798 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YUORK COMMUNITYBANK $897,500
2000-05-02Mortgage $402,500 — from 1796 THIRD AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to 1796 THIRD AVENUE CORP. $402,500
1986-05-12Mortgage $200,000 — from 1796 THIRD AVE. CORP. to PISTONE, ANTHONY D. $200,000
1984-12-06Mortgage $55,000 — from RENU-CO. to LEVINE, GILDA $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000213
2018001034
2019002024
20200090110
2021003025
2022002529
2023002035
2024003047
202528180432
202600120315
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 57Ownership & money 36Health & systems 34

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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