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3851 Broadway

14,542Records
22City systems
47Open violations
204.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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14,542 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 5,626 HPD complaints, 5,104 311 service requests, 2,473 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors10
Res. units59
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)GVS PROPERTIES, LLC
BBL1021370014
BIN1063351

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 204.2. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations47 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-11-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

83 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 48 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

48
’24–25
29
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

1,357 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (992) · Illegal Parking (130) · HEAT/HOT WATER (40) · PAINT/PLASTER (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · WATER LEAK (15).

Filed construction activity

$971,760 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
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)GVS PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerEFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS
Managing agentALMA REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,938,000 $4,472,100
2026$11,330,000 $5,098,500
2027$12,214,000 $5,496,300

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Chicken N FriesChickenNot yet gradedMice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2026-01-09
Guac & ChipsNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

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

Subway157 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 162 St — M5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

3851 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

1,357 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 40 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-46 Vernon Blvd QN405 A
107-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-20 Shore Front Parkway QN240 B
1511 Sheridan Avenue BX223 C
1777 Grand Concourse BX170 F
545 Prospect Place BK159 B
880 Bergen Street BK133 B
38-25 Parsons Boulevard QN113 B
3224 Grand Concourse BX112 D
226 Taaffe Place BK109 B
1775 East 18 Street BK96 B
213 Taaffe Place BK90 A
104-25 195 Street QN89 C
9 Thayer Street MN88 A
658 West 188 Street MN88 C
565 Prospect Place BK86 A
3607 Broadway MN84 B
227 Taaffe Place BK83 B
464 St Marks Avenue BK83 A
89-10 35 Avenue QN82 B
91-35 193 Street QN81 B
32-05 Newtown Avenue QN81 A
37-21 31 Street QN80 A
165 Bennett Avenue MN79 A
39-30 59 Street QN77 A
4455 Broadway MN77 B
173-17 89 Avenue QN76 A
699 Classon Avenue BK76 A
38 Sickles Street MN75 B
25-10 31 Avenue QN74 A
23-30 Newtown Avenue QN74 B
203 Underhill Avenue BK72 B
1114 Ward Avenue BX72 C
92 Pinehurst Avenue MN72 B
480 St Marks Avenue BK71 A
3572 DeKalb Avenue BX70 D
200 Highland Boulevard BK66 B
500 St Marks Avenue BK65 A
3885 Broadway MN64 C
4141 Broadway MN62 C
4151 Broadway MN62 C
90 Ellwood Street MN61 B
505 West 162 Street MN60 B
91-10 34 Avenue QN60 A
3851 Broadway MN59 C
140 Clarkson Avenue BK59 B
961 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1548 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 B
520 West 163 Street MN54 C
102-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN52 A
559 West 164 Street MN51 B
5008 Broadway MN50 B
393 Lefferts Avenue BK50 A
1415 Bristow Street BX50 C
557 West 148 Street MN49 B
614 West 157 Street MN48 B
35-30 153 Street QN47 C
35-28 153 Street QN47 B
530 West 163 Street MN45 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,846,893 on 2015-06-04 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 7 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
2021-05-05Agreement $57,729,513 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $57,729,513
2015-06-04Mortgage $19,846,894 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $19,846,894
2015-06-04Agreement $64,500,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $64,500,000
2012-06-18Agreement $46,425,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $46,425,000
2012-02-29Deed $6,888,981 — from BROADWAY PORTFOLIO I OWNER LLC to GVS PROPERTIES, LLC $6,888,981
2009-10-27Agreement $55,600,000 — from BROADWAY PORTFOLIO I OWNER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $55,600,000
2009-10-27Agreement $67,945,000 — from 559 WEST 164 STREET OWNER LLC; BROADWAY PORTFOLIO I OWNER LLC; 610 WEST 157 STREET OWNER L to SOVEREIGN BANK $67,945,000
2006-10-10Mortgage $28,736,720 — from BROADWAY PORTFOLIO I OWNER LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $28,736,720
2006-10-10Deed $17,300,000 — from PRANA GROWTH FUND I, L.P. to BROADWAY PORTFOLIO I OWNER LLC $17,300,000
2006-10-10SPRD $55,600,000 — from BROADWAY PORTFOLIO I OWNER LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $55,600,000
2005-03-21AL&R $6,200,000 — from PRANA GROWTH FUND I, LP to CITIBANK, N.A. $6,200,000
2005-03-21Agreement $6,200,000 — from PRANA GROWTH FUND I, LP to CITIBANK, N.A. $6,200,000
2005-03-21Mortgage $1,583,836 — from PRANA GROWTH FUND I, LP to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,583,836
2002-04-25Mortgage $2,783,747 — from PRANA GROWTH FUND I,L.P. to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $2,783,747
1999-04-09Mortgage $230,000 — from OLIVIA MANAGEMENT CO., LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATEHOLDING COMPANY INC. $230,000

Ten-year activity

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810
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171119585015630
2018937496029571
20191123400036470
202023831704352
202171436016388
202223243008463
2023198322011360
20246437314388
20250380304810
202622499011514
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The full timeline

Construction 219Enforcement 581Housing & tenants 13,476Ownership & money 81Health & systems 185

Every one of the 14,542 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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