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1904 3 Avenue

416Records
17City systems
8Open violations
132.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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416 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 311 service requests, 64 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOLKAM CHOSEN, LLC
BBL1016330033
BIN1051998

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 132.5. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Rodent (6) · Dirty Condition (3) · GENERAL (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$82,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (12)
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)SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP LLC.
Head officerJOE SOLEIMANI
Managing agentSIERRA CAPITAL GROUP LLC.
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,315,000 $1,491,750
2026$3,524,000 $1,585,800
2027$3,554,000 $1,599,300

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 104 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 106 St & Lexington Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Lexington Academy. 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

1904 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

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP LLC. — 2 buildings, 20 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1904 3 Avenue MN12 C
1906 3 Avenue MN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $923,880 on 2022-03-04 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-04AL&R $6,500,000 — from SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP LLC; SOLKAM CHOSEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,500,000
2022-03-04Mortgage $923,881 — from SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP LLC; SOLKAM CHOSEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $923,881
2022-03-04Agreement $6,500,000 — from SOLKAM CHOSEN LLC; SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,500,000
2020-07-22AL&R $5,625,000 — from SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP, LLC; SOLKAM CHOSEN, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,625,000
2020-07-22Deed $7,500,000 — from MICHAEL SUNOG, AS TRUSTEE; RANDEL, SARA N; THE DEED OF TRUST ESTABLISHED BY ERNEST ; HELEN to SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP, LLC; SOLKAM CHOSEN, LLC $7,500,000
2020-07-22Mortgage $5,625,000 — from SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP, LLC; SOLKAM CHOSEN, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,625,000
2020-07-13Sold for $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $625,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703130420
2018012238
2019013037
20200184114
20213050210
202202454354
202306610875
202402302640
202501690878
202600120719
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 267Ownership & money 19Health & systems 57

Every one of the 416 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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