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37 Payson Avenue

4,419Records
19City systems
114Open violations
151.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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4,419 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,552 311 service requests, 987 HPD complaints, 582 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units56
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)PAYSON DUYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP,
BBL1022470001
BIN1065057

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 151.5. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations114 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-24.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

95 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 66). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
19
’24–25
66
’25–26

3 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

1,013 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (596) · Illegal Parking (133) · HEAT/HOT WATER (44) · FLOORING/STAIRS (36) · PAINT/PLASTER (30) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27).

Filed construction activity

$443,753 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
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)PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP LLC
Head officerSTEVE GROSS
Managing agentMANOR MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,597,000 $2,068,650
2026$5,230,000 $2,353,500
2027$5,174,000 $2,328,300

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bravo 56 Bar & GrillNot yet graded—
Rustico Craft SandwichesSandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Temperature, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), 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).

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.

Getting around

SubwayDyckman St — A · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Dyckman St — Bx7 · 600 ft
Citi BikeDyckman St & Henshaw St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 18, 98, 278
Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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

37 Payson Avenue

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

1,013 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 44 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 MANOR MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 452 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C8 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
408 West 130 Street MN83 C
2701 Ocean Avenue BK63 C
37 Payson Avenue MN56 C
1026 St Nicholas Avenue MN45 B
7902 Bay Parkway BK28 B
15 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
519 West 134 Street MN25 C
1500 Amsterdam Avenue MN24 C
1722 West 4 Street BK23 B
1710 West 4 Street BK23 C
707 West 180 Street MN21 C
213 West 139 Street MN8 C
30 Edgecombe Avenue MN7 A
218 21 Street BK6 B
1043 50 Street BK6 A
329 18 Street BK6 D
1564 Prospect Place BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,165,943 on 2019-02-15 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-02-15AL&R $8,500,000 — from PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,500,000
2019-02-15Agreement $8,500,000 — from PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,500,000
2019-02-15Mortgage $5,165,944 — from PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,165,944
2013-05-22Agreement $3,600,000 — from PAYSON DYKMAN PARTNERSHIP, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,600,000
2013-05-22Mortgage $368,293 — from PAYSON DYKMAN PARTNERSHIP, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $368,293
2009-10-14Agreement $3,400,000 — from PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $3,400,000
2009-10-14Mortgage $2,127,833 — from PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,127,833
2004-07-04Agreement $1,355,832 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP. to PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP, LLC. $1,355,832
1998-12-24Mortgage $173,584 — from PAYSON DYCKMAN PARTNERSHIP LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $173,584
1996-02-27Mortgage $900,000 — from R & G ASSOCIATES to MALITZKY, LAWRENCE J.; BERGER, WALTER; GRANDCHILDREN F/B/O; GALLATN, STANLEY; GMS CAPITAL $900,000
1996-02-27Mortgage $400,000 — from R & G ASSOCIATES to BRACHFELD, DAVID $400,000
1990-05-21Mortgage $424,228 — from R & G ASSOCIATES to HOME SAVINGS BANK $424,228
1989-09-08Mortgage $35,000 — from R & G ASSOCIATES to MCCABE, JAMES $35,000
1988-11-16Mortgage $150,000 — from R & G ASSOCIATES to MACABE, JAMES $150,000
1988-10-31Mortgage $155,000 — from R&G ASSOCIATES to 37-49 PAYSON AVE ASSOCS $155,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175711101124
20184111602123
20192012743136
20203627201282
20211034901351
20225120002208
20235223605248
20242553709553
202514151005530
20264329207306
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The full timeline

Construction 83Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 4,167Ownership & money 69Health & systems 45

Every one of the 4,419 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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