The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 22.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
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 violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-03.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (3).
Filed construction activity
$122,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1915)
Yes
Six or more residential units (14)
No
421-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)
THE SHELLY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST
Head officer
JERRY EDELMAN
Managing agent
J & M REALTY SERVICES CORP.
Last registered
2025-08-25
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,815,000
$1,716,750
2026
$4,154,000
$1,869,300
2027
$4,258,000
$1,916,100
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MUSEUM
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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
Subway
18 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 17 St — M7 M20 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
W 17 St & 7 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
3 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,050,200 on
1987-04-28 (lender: Aetna Life Ins Co), covering 9 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1987-04-28
Mortgage $11,050,201 — from PREEN REALTY INC; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP; AMJON REALTY INC to AETNA LIFE INS CO
$11,050,201
1986-09-03
Mortgage $10,250,000 — from AMJON REALTY, INC.; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP.; PREEN REALTY, INC. to CITIBANK, N.A.
$10,250,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
15
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
2
2
2018
4
3
0
1
8
2019
0
2
0
1
3
2020
3
4
0
0
7
2021
0
2
0
0
2
2022
0
1
0
0
1
2023
0
5
0
0
5
2024
0
1
0
1
2
2025
0
12
3
0
15
2026
0
0
0
1
1
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SMIS — from CHELSEA 115 LLC; SHELLY AND DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST
2025-12-19
ZONE — from CHELSEA 115 LLC
2025-12-19
CERT — from KENSINGTON VANGUARD NATIONAL LAND SERVIC
2025-12-05
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-19SMIS — from CHELSEA 115 LLC; SHELLY AND DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST
2025-12-19ZONE — from CHELSEA 115 LLC
2025-12-19CERT — from KENSINGTON VANGUARD NATIONAL LAND SERVIC
2025-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-07311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-10-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-09-03HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5RW, 5th STORY, 1st
2025-09-03HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-09-03HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3FW, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2025-09-03HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-08-24311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-08-24311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-08-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-08-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-08-27311: Panhandling — N/A
2023-03-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-04-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-08-06Job filed: COMBINE 5TH FLOOR APT.5FE AND APT.5FW WITH INTERIOR RENOVATION PARTITION WORKS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$36,000
2020-08-06Job filed: COMBINE 5TH FLOOR APT.5FE AND APT.5FW WITH INTERIOR RENOVATION PARTITION WORKS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$36,000
2020-07-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2019
2019-10-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-05Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2018-11-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-11-05Job filed: COMBINE 4TH FLOOR APT.4FE AND APT.4FW WITH INTERIOR RENOVATION PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORKS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2018-11-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-12-29CERT — from 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC; THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS; SHELLEY & DONAL to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
2014-12-29SMIS — from RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART; THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS to 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC
2014-12-29EASE — from THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS; RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART to THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS; RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART
2014-12-29EASE — from 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART; THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS
2014-12-29EASE — from RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART; RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART; THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS; THE SH to 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC; 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC
2014-12-29EASE — from RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART; RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART; THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS; THE SH to 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC; 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC
2013
2013-11-07Job filed: PROPOSE TO REPLACE EXIST PUBLIC STAIR.$50,000
2013-07-09311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2013-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2013-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2013-01-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-08-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-03-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-02-17Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE TWO APARTMENTS UNDER LL 77-68,REMOVE 2ND BATH & KITT'E, NEW PARTITIONS & FIXTURES & FINISHES.$45,000
2010-02-17Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE TWO APARTMENTS UNDER LL 77-68,REMOVE 2ND BATH & KITT'E, NEW PARTITIONS & FIXTURES & FINISHES.$45,000
2009
2009-07-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-06-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-04-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 32' LONG X 12' HIGH X 10' WIDE DURING EXTERIOR MASONRY REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF
2008
2008-10-29Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE TWO APTS INTO ONE UNDER LL 3/97. WORK INCLUDES THE FOLLOWIN G: NON-STRUCTURAL DEMOLITION AND NEW INTERIOR FINISHES. REMOVE ONE KITC$48,400
2004
2004-11-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
2004-09-23Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE TWO APTS INTO ONE, UNDER LL77/68. REMOVE 2ND BATH AND KITT'E, NEW PARTITIONS, NEW FIXTURES AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS $25,000
2004-06-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2003
2003-06-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-03-04Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE TWO APARTMENTS INTO O NE,UNDER LL-77/68.REMOVE 2ND BA H & KITT,NEW PARTITIONS,NEW FIXTURES, & FINISHES NO CHANGE IN USE EGR$25,000
2003-03-04Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE TWO APARTMENTS INTO O NE,UNDER LL-77/68.REMOVE 2ND BA H & KITT,NEW PARTITIONS,NEW FIXTURES, & FINISHES NO CHANGE IN USE EGR$25,000
2002
2002-03-25EASE — from SHELLEY RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST; DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST to DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST; SHELLEY RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST
2000
2000-04-14Mortgage satisfied — from PREEN REALTY INC.; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP.; AMJON REALTY INC. to AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO.
2000-01-31LEAS — from SND REALTY, LLC to BB REALTY HOLDINGS,LLC
1999
1999-12-30Deed — from SND REALTY LLC to RUBIN, DONALD CULTURAL TRUST; RUBIN, SHELLEY
1999-12-02CTOR — from BARNEY'S INC.
1998
1998-10-20LEAS — from SND REALTY, LLC to BB REALTY HOLDINGS,LLC
1998-10-20Deed — from BB REALTY HOLDINGS,LLC to SND REALTY, LLC
1998-10-20Deed — from PREEN REALTY, INC.; AMJON REALTY, INC.; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORPORATION to BB REALTY HOLDINGS,INC.
1998-10-20Mortgage assigned — from AETNA LIFE INSURANCECOMPANY to BB COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC
1994
1994-04-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-04-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-03-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORKING WITHOUT PERMIT: NEW BATH ERECTED APPROX.3'X8' HAS PLATFORM APPROX.14'HIGH AND WALLS HIGH STOP APPROX.18" FROM CEILING T
1994-03-18DOB violation P:
1994-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
1994-02-09LEAS — from CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP; PREEN REALTY, INC; AMJON REALTY, INC. to ISETAN OF AMERICA INC.
1987
1987-04-28Agreement — from AMJON REALTY INC; PREEN REALTY INC; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP to AETNA LIFE INSUR COMPANY
1987-04-28Mortgage $11,050,201 — from PREEN REALTY INC; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP; AMJON REALTY INC to AETNA LIFE INS CO$11,050,201
1987-04-28Mortgage assigned — from PREEN REALTY INC; AMJON REALTY INC; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP to AETNA LIFE INS CO
1987-04-28Agreement — from PREEN REALTY, INC; AMJON REALTY, INC; CHOLDERTON RLTY CORP to BARNEY'S, INC; AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO
1987-04-28Mortgage assigned — from GARDELLA, DELORES EXEC; GARDELLA, ROMEO EST/OF; GARDELLA, ARTHUR EXEC to AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO
1987-04-28Mortgage assigned — from CITIBANK, NA to AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO
1987-03-25EASE — from CHOLDERTON RLTY CORP; PREEN REALTY INC; AMJON REALTY INC to BARNEY'S INC