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3885 Broadway

5,478Records
21City systems
174Open violations
314.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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5,478 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,843 311 service requests, 1,522 HPD housing violations, 1,465 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1950
Floors6
Res. units64
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC
BBL1021370080
BIN1063363

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 314.6. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations174 total — 57 class C (immediately hazardous), 86 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-06.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

77 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 41). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
22
’24–25
41
’25–26

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

$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

439 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (234) · HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · PLUMBING (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · DOOR/WINDOW (14).

Filed construction activity

$602,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (64)
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 II, LLC
Head officerEFSTAHIOS 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$7,772,000 $3,497,400
2026$7,564,000 $3,403,800
2027$7,571,000 $3,406,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
First Choice RestaurantChineseB—
La Placita Taqueria & CaffeMexicanA—
Las Palmas RestaurantMexicanA—
Tacos HeavenMexicanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 0 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

Subway163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 164 St — M5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 165 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
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

3885 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

439 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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: $2,811,226 on 2022-03-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), covering 3 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
2022-03-23Agreement $31,200,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $31,200,000
2022-03-23Mortgage $2,811,226 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,811,226
2016-05-24Agreement $32,000,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $32,000,000
2016-05-24Mortgage $9,785,279 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,785,279
2012-08-29Mortgage $7,815,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to STAFF CAPITAL, INC. $7,815,000
2012-08-29Agreement $23,460,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $23,460,000
2012-08-29Agreement $31,275,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to STAFF CAPITAL, INC. $31,275,000
2012-08-29Mortgage $23,460,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC to STAFF CAPITAL, INC. $23,460,000
2012-08-29Agreement $7,815,000 — from STAFF CAPITAL, INC. to 555 PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC; GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC $7,815,000
2012-06-18Deed $16,071,900 — from BP II-3885 BROADWAY, LLC to GVS PROPERTIES II, LLC $16,071,900
2012-06-18Mortgage $31,275,000 — from BP II-3885 BROADWAY LLC; BP II-4455 BROADWAY LLC; BP II-3915 BROADWAY LLC to BROADWAY PORTFOLIO II LIMITED PARTNERSHI $31,275,000
2012-06-06Agreement $70,000,000 — from BPII-884 RIVERSIDE LLC; BPII-66 FT. WASHINGTON LLC; BPII-3900 BROADWAY LLC; BPII-3915 BROA to BROADWAY PORTFOLIO II LIMITED PARTNERSHI $70,000,000
2007-02-20AL&R $70,000,000 — from BPII-66 FT. WASHINGTON LLC; BPII-3915 BROADWAY LLC; BPII-3885 BROADWAY LLC; BPII-3900 BROA to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $70,000,000
2007-02-20Agreement $70,000,000 — from BPII-3885 BROADWAY LLC; BPII-66 FT. WASHINGTON LLC; BPII-80 FT. WASHINGTON LLC; BPII-884 R to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $70,000,000
2007-02-14Mortgage $52,676,407 — from BPII-86 FT. WASHINGTON LLC; BPII-3915 BROADWAY LLC; BPII-884 RIVERSIDE LLC; BPII-66 FT. WA to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $52,676,407

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176115908174
20180519705207
20191120317031379
202016619903224
20213822204237
2022018271319311
2023717225018267
202441625806284
20252932509345
20260038905394
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The full timeline

Construction 101Enforcement 188Housing & tenants 4,946Ownership & money 99Health & systems 144

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