649 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 249 311 service requests, 182 HPD complaints, 85 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 445.6. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
114 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · ELECTRIC (9).
$157,300 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 2181 THIRD MB LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL BESEN |
| Managing agent | NEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,035,200 | $465,840 |
| 2026 | $1,104,000 | $496,800 |
| 2027 | $883,000 | $397,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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.
| Subway | 116 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 118 St — M101 M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 118 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta. 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.
2181 3 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
114 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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.
Managed by NEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 250 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B5 · C3 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Linden Boulevard | BK | 69 | A |
| 1320 Fulton Avenue | BX | 33 | B |
| 49 Prince Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 755 9 Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
| 336 West 17 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 311 West 21 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1437 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | D |
| 514 West 169 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 267 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 9 | B |
| 2181 3 Avenue | MN | 8 | D |
| 515 West 169 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 426 Clinton Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 1821 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 101 West 27 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 116 Garfield Place | BK | 4 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,439,711 on 2021-07-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-09 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 2181 THIRD MB INVESTOR LLC; 2181 THIRD MB LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2021-07-09 | Mortgage $1,439,712 — from 2181 THIRD MB INVESTOR, LLC; 2181 THIRD MB LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,439,712 | |
| 2021-06-23 | RPTT&RET $988,000 — from PACK 2129 LLC to MMRB RE LLC | $988,000 | |
| 2015-06-30 | Agreement $756,470 — from 2181 THIRD LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $756,470 | |
| 2011-06-15 | Agreement $800,000 — from 2181 THIRD LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2011-05-31 | Mortgage $439,941 — from 2181 THIRD LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $439,941 | |
| 2003-06-26 | Mortgage $318,801 — from 2181 THIRD LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $318,801 | |
| 2001-04-27 | Mortgage $310,000 — from 2181 THIRD LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $310,000 | |
| 1997-08-15 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 200 E. 119 STREET CORP. to EASTBANK, NA | $150,000 | |
| 1987-05-04 | Mortgage $110,000 — from K 2181 3 AVE RLTY CORP to CAMBRIDGE FACTORS INC | $110,000 | |
| 1985-12-31 | Mortgage $13,532 — from NAGHAVI, MOHAMMED to GIALLIAS, TINA H. | $13,532 | |
| 1985-10-25 | Mortgage $110,000 — from GIALLIAS,TINA HAZIGEORG.; NAGHAVI, REZA to PHILLIPS, SIDNEY; BALL, ROSE; 2181 THIRD AVE.REALTY CP | $110,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | 150 | 0 | 3 | 162 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 65 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 649 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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