The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. 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
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2001-10-02.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · APPLIANCE (1).
Filed construction activity
$70,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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 (13)
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
$2,975,000
$1,338,750
2026
$2,415,000
$1,086,750
2027
$3,151,000
$1,417,950
The city's market estimate has risen
6% 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 17 St — M7 M20 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
W 17 St & 7 Ave · 300 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.
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
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
1982-10-25
Mortgage $600,000 — from 150 W.17 ASSOCIATES to MALVERN REALTY CORP.
$600,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
22
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
0
7
0
2
12
2018
0
0
9
0
1
10
2019
1
0
2
0
1
4
2020
0
0
8
0
0
8
2021
0
0
9
0
0
9
2022
0
0
4
0
0
4
2023
0
1
3
0
0
4
2024
0
0
1
0
1
2
2025
0
1
18
3
0
22
2026
0
0
5
0
1
6
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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
2025-05-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2025-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
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
2023-07-30311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
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
2023-01-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-09-05311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
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
2021-08-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2018-10-10HPD 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
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
2016-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-25Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE APTS 3A & 3B INTO ONE APARTMENT UNDER LL77-68. REMOVING ONE KITCHEN, REPLACING BATH FIXTURES & FINISHES, REPLACE REMAIN. K$70,500
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
2014-12-29EASE — from 17TH STREET REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART; THE SHELLEY & DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUS
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
2014-12-29CERT — 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
2012
2012-08-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-11-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2011-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-05-26Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE APTS INTO ONE-UNDER LL 77-68. REMOVE ONE KITCHEN, NEW PARTITIONS, REPLACE KIT. & BATH FIXTURES/FINISHES.$70,000
2011-05-26Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE APTS INTO ONE-UNDER LL 77-68. REMOVE ONE KITCHEN, NEW PARTITIONS, REPLACE KIT. & BATH FIXTURES/FINISHES.$70,000
2011-05-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2007
2007-11-29ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO DOB PRIOR USE/INSTALL OUTRIGGER BEAMS IN CONNECTION W/SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVE
2005
2005-06-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2003-05-19DOB complaint, category ?
2003-04-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-07Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE APTS UNDER LL -77/68. REMOVE 2ND BATH & KIT., NEW PA TITIONS & FINISHES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EG RESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2003-04-07Job filed: PROPOSE TO COMBINE APTS UNDER LL -77/68. REMOVE 2ND BATH & KIT., NEW PA TITIONS & FINISHES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EG RESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2003-04-07Job filed: SUBSEQUENT APPLICANT FOR STRUCTURAL WORK . NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O CUPANCY.$15,000
2002
2002-09-16DOB complaint, category ?
2002-03-25EASE — from SHELLEY RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST; DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST to DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST; SHELLEY RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST
2001
2001-10-02HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRICAL POWER ON C-LINE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT
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
1998-10-20Deed — from BB REALTY HOLDINGS,LLC to SND REALTY, LLC
1998-10-20LEAS — from SND REALTY, LLC to BB REALTY HOLDINGS,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
1994-02-09LEAS — 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 CITIBANK, NA to AETNA LIFE INSURANCECO
1987-04-28Mortgage satisfied — from 150 WEST 17TH ASSOC to MALVERN RLTY CORP
1987-03-25EASE — from CHOLDERTON RLTY CORP; PREEN REALTY INC; AMJON REALTY INC to BARNEY'S INC