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2753 Broadway

2,209Records
20City systems
7Open violations
24.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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2,209 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 720 311 service requests, 605 HPD complaints, 378 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1898
Floors7
Res. units103
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES
BBL1018770061
BIN1056629

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 24.2. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
6
’24–25
8
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (8) · Elevator (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Lead (3) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$307,491 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1898)
YesSix or more residential units (103)
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)LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerRUTH SHOMRON
Managing agentLANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,336,000 $4,651,200
2026$10,989,000 $4,945,050
2027$11,816,000 $5,317,200

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Traviata 2 PizzeriaPizzaBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 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 — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Broadway — M60-SBS · under 50 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeWest End Ave & W 107 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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

2753 Broadway

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

53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2021-02-11 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-03Agreement $499,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC $499,000
2021-02-11AL&R $499,000 — from LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $499,000
2021-02-11Mortgage $499,000 — from LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $499,000
2017-03-27AL&R $10,000,000 — from LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $10,000,000
2017-03-27Agreement $10,000,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC $10,000,000
2017-03-27Mortgage $4,822,993 — from LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $4,822,993
2013-12-04ASSTO $81,250 — from FLAT BROADWAY SW INC. to DIVINE ANJU, LLC $81,250
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2012-01-12Mortgage $970,873 — from LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $970,873
2012-01-12AL&R $6,000,000 — from LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $6,000,000
2012-01-12Agreement $6,000,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC $6,000,000
2010-04-15LEAS $7,535 — from KFC U.S. PROPERTIES, INC. to FLAT BROADWAY SW INC. $7,535
2009-05-19Mortgage $1,075,753 — from LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,075,753
2009-05-19Agreement $5,200,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to LANCASTER STUDIO ASSOCIATES LLC $5,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201708414861
2018045401775
20191112105013141
2020111730018337
202181226922293
202231032804345
202321814112164
2024010552774
202501240227
202600200727
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The full timeline

Construction 99Enforcement 182Housing & tenants 1,735Ownership & money 65Health & systems 128

Every one of the 2,209 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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