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2256 3 Avenue

268Records
14City systems
3Open violations
80Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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268 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 311 service requests, 51 rodent inspections, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MDB HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
BBL1017710038
BIN1054417

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 80. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-06.

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.

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Non (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Cannabis Retailer (2) · Building/Use (1) · Water System (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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)MILTON BORON LLC
Head officerSTEVEN BRESKIN
Managing agentSafeguard Realty Management
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,670,000 $160,200
2026$3,260,000 $195,600
2027$3,795,000 $227,700

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 2020 (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

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 121 St — M101 M103 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 123 St & Lexington Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Samuel Stern. 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

2256 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

20 311 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 SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1127 Flatbush Avenue BK28 A
135 West 115 Street MN21 A
227 East 89 Street MN20 A
511 East 75 Street MN20 A
136 2 Avenue MN18 B
2997 Marion Avenue BX18 A
14 Avenue A MN16 A
112 West 116 Street MN16 B
218 Scholes Street BK16 B
23 Catherine Street MN15 C
21 Catherine Street MN15 B
72 Morningside Avenue MN14 A
517 East 75 Street MN12 A
515 East 75 Street MN11 A
513 East 75 Street MN11 A
390 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
137 East 37 Street MN9 A
26-20 Jackson Avenue QN9 A
118 Huron Street BK8 A
354 Pleasant Avenue MN8 B
422 West 49th Street MN8 A
195 Van Duzer Street SI8 A
104 3 Avenue MN8 A
424 West 49 Street MN8 A
178 Driggs Avenue BK7 B
45-40 48 Street QN6 A
888 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
13 Newel Street BK6 A
340 Pleasant Avenue MN6 B
291 Graham Avenue BK6 B
1356 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
67 Diamond Street BK6 A
77 Driggs Avenue BK5 D
224 Broadway BK5 B
26 Park Place BK4 D
328 Pleasant Avenue MN4 D
178 Nassau Avenue BK4 B
414 West 51 Street MN4 C
1207 Nostrand Avenue BK4 D
349 22 Street BK4 B
522A Mac Donough Street BK3 C
1525 Greene Avenue BK3 C
31 East 93 Street MN3 C
1201 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
1204 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
104 Jerome Road SI2 A
609 New York Avenue BK2 C
290 Brighton Street SI2 A
1202 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
2256 3 Avenue MN2 D
1206 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
1537 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1200 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
50 Ashley Lane SI1 A
150 East 124 Street MN0 —
1416 York Avenue MN0 —
701 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,950 on 2023-08-03 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-03AL&R $1,200,000 — from MDB HOLDINGS GROUP LLC; L & S PROPERTIES 3 LLC; MILTON BORON 2256 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2023-08-03Mortgage $600,951 — from MILTON BORON 2256 LLC; L & S PROPERTIES 3 LLC; MDB HOLDINGS GROUP LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $600,951
2023-08-03Agreement $1,200,000 — from MDB HOLDINGS GROUP LLC; MILTON BORON 2256 LLC; L & S PROPERTIES 3 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2023-04-27Deed $444,067 — from JASL GROUP LLC to MDB HOLDINGS GROUP LLC $444,067
2016-04-05Mortgage $54,999 — from MILTON BORON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $54,999
2016-04-05Agreement $665,000 — from MILTON BORON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $665,000
2016-04-05AL&R $665,000 — from MILTON BORON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $665,000
2012-09-20Mortgage $108,882 — from MILTON BORON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $108,882
2012-09-20Agreement $650,000 — from MILTON BORON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $650,000
2012-09-20AL&R $650,000 — from MILTON BORON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $650,000
2002-08-28Mortgage $700,000 — from MILTON BORON LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $700,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
103
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017221038
2018002046
2019013059
2020004127
2021000145
202205100722
20230470821103
2024001056
20250070512
20260760619
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 30Health & systems 76

Every one of the 268 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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