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1885 3 Avenue

503Records
18City systems
14Open violations
103.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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503 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 118 HPD housing violations, 94 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1940
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1885 THIRD AVENUE LLC
BBL1016540002
BIN1052386

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 103.7. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations14 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-09.

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

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Noise (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · GENERAL (4) · Missed Collection (3) · Food Establishment (3).

Filed construction activity

$101,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)1885 THIRD AVENUE LLC
Head officerDEREK COHN
Managing agentDEREK COHN
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,740,000 $783,000
2026$1,796,000 $808,200
2027$1,773,000 $797,850

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bakery On 3rd CafeBakery Products/DessertsA—
SubwaySandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 103 St & Lexington Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente. 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

1885 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

39 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017315110
201801247
2019331411
20200010212
2021006410
2022108514
20230313723
2024003912
20250046652
20260147452
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 368Ownership & money 6Health & systems 54

Every one of the 503 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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