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3153 Broadway

874Records
17City systems
40Open violations
69.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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874 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 270 HPD housing violations, 246 HPD complaints, 201 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MA HONG SHOU
BBL1019930083
BIN1059854

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 69.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations40 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1990-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · LinkNYC (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$149,340 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)Kings Realty
Head officerHong S Ma
Managing agentKings Realty
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$2,670,000 $1,201,500
2026$2,682,000 $1,206,900
2027$2,673,000 $1,202,850

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Massawa FoodsEthiopianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Tiemann Pl — M4 M104 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Moylan Pl · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 36, 125. 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

3153 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

46 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $449,999 on 1988-03-28 (lender: Brt Realty Trust), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-03-28Mortgage $449,999 — from J.E. RESOURCE FDG CO to BRT REALTY TRUST $449,999
1987-12-04Mortgage $43,400 — from KINGS REALTY CO to GIFFUNI, VINCENT; GRONER, ERWIN $43,400
1987-12-04Mortgage $23,000 — from KINGS REALTY CO to GRONER, ERWIN; GIFFUNI, VINCENT $23,000
1987-01-14Mortgage $248,302 — from THREE-ONE-FIVE-THREEASC to GILBERT REALTY CO $248,302
1987-01-14Mortgage $200,000 — from THREE-ONE-FIVE-THREEASC to GRONER, ERWIN; GIFFUNI, VINCENT $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
79
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20176328239
2018315312
20190176279
20200211215
20210172376
20220116320
20234621435
20240026430
20250139444
20260035439
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 739Ownership & money 20Health & systems 39

Every one of the 874 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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