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966 Avenue of the Americas · Manhattan · BBL 1008370004 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.5. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (17) · Noise (4) · Obstruction (3) · Air Quality (1) · Water System (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,668,585 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)Metropolitan Impex Inc
Head officerJerome Heller
Managing agentJerome Heller
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,603,000 $721,350
2026$1,634,000 $735,300
2027$1,642,000 $738,900

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pollo CamperoChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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

Subway34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 34 St — M5 M7 M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 36 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

966 Avenue of the Americas

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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
41
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017074011
201800505
201900505
202000202
202100101
202227111241
2023704112
20247021129
20253010114
202600202
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-03-20Eviction executed (3F)
2026-02-10311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-12-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-16Restaurant inspection: POLLO CAMPERO — grade A
2025-11-25311: Street Sign - Damaged — Bus Stop

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-20Eviction executed (3F)
2026-02-10311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025
2025-12-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-16Restaurant inspection: POLLO CAMPERO — grade A
2025-11-25311: Street Sign - Damaged — Bus Stop
2025-10-13311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-05-13311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2025-05-13311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2025-05-07311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2025-05-07311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2025-02-28311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2025-01-14Job filed: ILLUMANTED NON ADVERTISING DOUBLE FACE PROJECTING ACCESSORY SIGN - POLLO CAMPERO. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$300
2025-01-14Job filed: ILLUMANTED NON ADVERTISING DOUBLE FACE PROJECTING ACCESSORY SIGN - POLLO CAMPERO. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY$300
2025-01-14Job filed: ILLUMINATED NON-ADVERTISING ACCESSORY WALL SIGN POLLO CAMPERO. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,890
2024
2024-12-25311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024-12-25311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2024-12-25311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-07311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2024-10-22Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2024-10-21Job filed: Application is filed for the erection of a temporary construction fence for the addition of a new canopy. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.$10,000
2024-10-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-13Certificate of occupancy Final
2024-08-13Certificate of occupancy Final
2024-07-31Restaurant inspection: POLLO CAMPERO — grade A
2024-06-24311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-06-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-19311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-06-19311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-06-07Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2024-05-10311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-05-03311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-05-02311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-05-01311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-05-01311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-04-30311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-04-29311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-04-27311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-04-27311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2024-03-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2024-03-11Certificate of occupancy Renewal With Change
2024-01-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-01-19Job filed: No Work
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-22311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2023-10-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING CELLAR, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, INCLUDING MECHANICAL RANGEHOOD COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM. IN EXISTING 4 STORY MIX USE BUILDING$427,540
2023-09-20Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023-09-20Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-08-21311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2023-08-07311: Dead Animal — Bird
2023-04-27Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-04-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2023-03-24Restaurant inspection: POLLO CAMPERO — grade A
2023-03-09Job filed: No Work
2023-02-28Job filed: INSTALL 5 NEW AWINGS ON BUILDING$5,375
2022
2022-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING BLDG ALTERATION, FILED SEP. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC BC. NO CHANGE IN USE, OC$2,000
2022-12-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC BC. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER $1,000
2022-12-13Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-12-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-11-21Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR A MODIFIED SPRINKLER SYSTEM and plumbing work associated with installing new fixtures @ 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR OF THE FUTURE POLL$119,200
2022-11-15Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-11-14Elevator permit: furnish and install one dumbwaiter$47,200
2022-11-12311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-11-09Job filed: Temporary construction fence. No change to use , egress , or occupancy.$10,000
2022-11-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-11-02311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-01Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR A MODIFIED SPRINKLER SYSTEM and plumbing work associated with installing new fixtures @ 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR OF THE FUTURE POLL$114,400
2022-10-20Permit Sign — Signed-off
2022-10-20Permit Sign — Signed-off
2022-10-18Job filed: NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING DOUBLE FACED PROJECTING ACCESSORY SIGN - POLLO CAMPERO. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$175
2022-10-18Job filed: NON ILLUMANTED NON ADVERTISING DOUBLE FACE PROJECTING ACCESSORY SIGN - POLLO CAMPERO. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$175
2022-10-13Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AT 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS.1ST AND 2ND FLOORS FROM STORE AND OFFICE RESPECTIVELY TO EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISH$5,000
2022-10-12Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-10-12Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-10-04Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING CELLAR, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, INCLUDING MECHANICAL RANGEHOOD COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM. IN EXISTING 4 STORY MIX USE BUILDING$397,540
2022-09-21Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-09-21Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2022-09-06Permit Sign — Signed-off
2022-08-25Job filed: ILLUMINATED NON-ADVERTISING ACCESSORY WALL SIGN POLLO CAMPERO. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,950
2022-08-15Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2022-08-15Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-06-10Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-06-10Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-06-02Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR A MODIFIED SPRINKLER SYSTEM and plumbing work associated with installing new fixtures @ 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR OF THE FUTURE POLL$119,200
2022-06-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING CELLAR, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, INCLUDING MECHANICAL RANGEHOOD COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM. IN EXISTING 4 STORY MIX USE BUILDING$427,540
2022-05-13Asbestos abatement: Removal — Taurus Group Services Inc.
2022-04-27311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-04-27311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-04-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-04-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-04-15311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-04-11Job filed: Filing to establish building egress and occupancy for 2nd floor, no change in use or occupancy at 3-4 floors. Includes minor construction for stair re$25,000
2022-02-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021
2021-07-06311: Homeless Person Assistance
2020
2020-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-06-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-11-26311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-10-01311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2019-05-24311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2019-03-01311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2019-02-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-05HPD 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
2018-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SCUTTLE LADDER TO FLOOR AND WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2018-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES CHAINED TO METAL RAILING OBSTRUCTING EGRESS AT SCUTTLE LADDER AT PUB
2018-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-11-06HPD 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
2017-09-20311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-08-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT-RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY #82001 INCICATES BUILDIN
2017-08-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC907.2.8 FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE FOR APTS# 4F,3R REM: DISCONTIUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY
2017-08-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NUMBER OF REQUIRED MEANS OR EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER B
2017-06-10311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2017-06-10DOB complaint, category ?
2017-05-11311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - Faded
2016
2016-10-24HPD 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
2016-09-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2016-07-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-04-07311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-04-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2016-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-12-29311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2015-12-03311: Panhandling — N/A
2015-10-01HPD 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
2015-09-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2015-09-02DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-27311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2015-01-12311: Food Establishment — Plumbing
2014
2014-11-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-10-24311: Water System — High Water Pressure (WHP)
2013-02-07311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2012
2012-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-07-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-03311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2010-02-18311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2010-02-18DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-09-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-06-29Permit SG — ISSUED
2009-04-20Permit SG — ISSUED
2009-04-20Permit SG — ISSUED
2008
2008-08-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-04-25Job filed: AT REAR ROOF (ABOVE 2 STORY WING) INSTALL NEW HEATING AND COOLING PACKAGE UNIT ON EXIST. STEEL DUNNAGE INCL. DUCTS & DIFFUSERS AT 1ST & 2ND FL$40,000
2008-04-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-04-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-21Job filed: INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS$3,000
2008-03-19Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2008-03-19Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2008-01-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-01Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2007
2007-11-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-11-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-11-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-11-27Job filed: Removal of existing non bearing partitions. Installation of new partitions, equipment and store front. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$89,500
2002
2002-02-25DOB violation C:
2002-01-14DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2001-08-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-08-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 21' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.{S HED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2000
2000-08-15DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-12-28Mortgage satisfied — from METROPOLITAN IMPEX to ATLANTIC BANK NEW YORK
1972
1972-08-01Mortgage — from METROPOLITAN IMPEX INC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY
1972-08-01Deed — from BERLE, BEATRICE B; CRAWFORD, ALICE B; MAYERSON, BEATRICE B to METROPOLITAN IMPEX INC

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