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1998 3 Avenue

123Records
12City systems
3Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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123 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 rodent inspections, 23 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)VINCENT GARROW
BBL1016370038
BIN1052159

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · New Tree Request (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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)165 ASSOCIATES INC
Head officerMANUEL V GUZMANGARROW
Managing agent165 ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$948,000 $426,600
2026$758,000 $341,100
2027$606,000 $272,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

Subway110 St — 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 109 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 109 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera. 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

1998 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 165 ASSOCIATES, INC. — 2 buildings, 11 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1742 2 Avenue MN8 A
1998 3 Avenue MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $185,000 on 1994-07-05 (lender: Bernstein, Arnold). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1994-07-05Mortgage $185,000 — from 165 ASSOCIATES, INC. to BERNSTEIN, ARNOLD $185,000
1987-02-26Mortgage $225,000 — from TOYS-A-LOT, INC. to BERNSTEIN, ARNOLD $225,000
1986-08-12Mortgage $75,000 — from BERNSTEIN, ARNOLD to NUNEZ, CHARLES J. $75,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180145
20190134
20200224
20210325
2022071724
202303912
20240134
20251539
20260224
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 39Ownership & money 17Health & systems 54

Every one of the 123 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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