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1906 3 Avenue

551Records
13City systems
9Open violations
297.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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551 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 192 311 service requests, 161 HPD complaints, 119 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOLKAM CHOSEN, LLC
BBL1016330034
BIN1051999

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 297.5. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
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 violations9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

87 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 65 · winter 2024–25: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

65
’23–24
20
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · PLUMBING (15) · Noise (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Rodent (2) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (8)
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$1,302,400 $586,080
2026$1,058,000 $476,100
2027$1,216,000 $547,200

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

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.

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 104 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 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

1906 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

70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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
2022-03-04Agreement $6,500,000 — from SOLKAM CHOSEN LLC; SIERRA CAPITAL GROUP LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,500,000
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
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
2020-07-22AL&R $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 $937,500

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711057
201803238
201900011
20200134017
2021012402126
20220524258
202339702102
2024010924115
20250300333
202602013
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The full timeline

Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 487Ownership & money 17Health & systems 37

Every one of the 551 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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