The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 64% 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 8.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-08-25.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
$14,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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 (1925)
Yes
Six or more residential units (11)
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)
29 EAST 37TH STREET REALTY CORP
Head officer
JOSEPH MOTTA
Managing agent
RELIABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-09-11
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
$1,908,000
$858,600
2026
$1,937,000
$871,650
2027
$2,102,000
$945,900
The city's market estimate has risen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $324,204 a year
($45.16 per sq ft), operating expenses $109,839
($15.30 per sq ft), net operating income $214,365. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
33 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 37 St — M1 M2 Q32 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 35 St & Madison Ave · 650 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 — 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $449,410 on
2013-07-23 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2013-07-23
Mortgage $449,411 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK
$449,411
2013-07-23
Agreement $1,000,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK
$1,000,000
2013-07-23
AL&R $1,000,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK
$1,000,000
2004-05-14
Agreement $1,114,016 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP.
$1,114,016
2002-10-03
Mortgage $568,629 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$568,629
1996-03-07
Mortgage $865,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
$865,000
1990-07-06
Mortgage $525,000 — from 29 EAST 37 APARTMENTCRP to 2937 ASSOCITES
$525,000
1985-09-19
Mortgage $975,000 — from SSD PROPERETIES CORP to CORONET CAPITAL CORP
$975,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
22
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
1
1
2018
0
1
6
3
10
2019
0
1
9
2
12
2020
1
0
1
2
4
2021
4
2
5
1
12
2022
0
0
9
1
10
2023
0
1
20
1
22
2024
0
0
2
1
3
2025
3
0
2
3
8
2026
0
0
3
1
4
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HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT VESTIBULE DOOR
2026-02-09
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-09
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-30
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-04Boiler inspection
2026-02-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT VESTIBULE DOOR
2026-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-19Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2025-09-19Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2025-09-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE,$9,000
2025-09-03311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2024-02-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2023-10-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-08-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-05-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-08311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2023-04-26HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2023-04-10Boiler inspection
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
2023-03-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-01-03Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2022
2022-11-02HPD 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
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
2022-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-14HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER S
2022-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021
2021-09-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: DEBRIS AT OIL TANKS/OIL TANK SIGN MISSING/NO VENTILATION AT GAS METERS/CHIMNEY BASE 1/2 FULL;CORRECT VIOLATION AND SUBMIT THE CERT$310
2021-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2021-08-12Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-07-29Job filed: INSTALL GAS DRYER VENTILATION ON THE CELLAR FLOOR.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2021-07-07Job filed: INSTAL NEW WASHER AND DRYER ON THE CELLAR FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2021-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-13Boiler inspection
2021-02-19Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-02-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-10Job filed: INSTAL NEW WASHER AND DRYER ON THE CELLAR FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2020-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-10Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-01-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-25HPD 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
2019-08-16Elevator permit: A software upgrade to the existing controller to comply with door lock monitoring system as per ASME A17.3 of 2002 as modified by $18,424
2019-01-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-10-19Boiler inspection
2018-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-25HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2018-04-14311: Elevator — Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service
2018-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017
2017-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-02-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014
2014-10-31DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST
2014-10-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-10-04311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2014-01-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-22311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-09311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-07-23Mortgage assigned — from SOVEREIGN BANK NA F/K/A AS SOVEREIGN BAN to FLUSHING BANK
2013-07-23Mortgage $449,411 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK$449,411
2013-07-23Agreement $1,000,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK$1,000,000
2013-07-23AL&R $1,000,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK$1,000,000
2013-03-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2013-03-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2013-01-03DOB violation E:
2012
2012-10-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-28DOB violation E:
2011
2011-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-28311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2010
2010-12-17DOB violation E:
2010-09-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-03-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-02-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2010-02-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2009
2009-08-31DOB violation E:
2009-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-31Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER.(NYC BOILER NO. MD12795-01)
2009-03-31Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER.(NYC BOILER NO. MD12795-01)
2009-03-31Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER.(NYC BOILER NO. MD12795-01)
2009-01-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2008
2008-11-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-07-14Job filed: INSTALL NEW FIRE BOOSTER PUMP IN CELLAR. DISCONTINUE EXISTING ROOF TANK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2007
2007-07-17DOB violation E:
2007-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-01-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006
2006-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-05-14Agreement $1,114,016 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP.$1,114,016
2004-05-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-30Job filed: REPLACE (2) 275 GALLON FUEL OIL TANKS, NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,200
2002
2002-10-31DOB violation E: 1P21095
2002-10-03Agreement — from 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2002-10-03Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2002-10-03Mortgage $568,629 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$568,629
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-12-01ECB Hazardous violation: 75B16-40M07-49H10-60I11-74D06 TAG DEVICE PROVIDE TAG DATA CABLE LANDED CEASE USE PROVIDE PROPER CLEARANCE ACCORDING TO CODE CALL D$500
2000-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2000-08-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ANGLE HOSE VALVE OR SILL COCK AT EXTREME END OF HIGHEST LINE OF SPRINKLERS. AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
2000-08-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDAN
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-11-04DOB violation Z:
1996-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
1996-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
1996-06-19DOB complaint, category ?
1996-03-08DOB violation LL1081:
1996-03-07Mortgage $865,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK$865,000
1995
1995-11-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-04-17DOB violation LL1081:
1995-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-10-18Deed — from 2937 ASSOCIATES; 29 EAST 37 APARTMENTCORP DEF; ETTINGER, ROBERT J.; CITY OF NEW YORK; PEOP to 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP
1994-05-31DOB violation LL1081:
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-09-27DOB violation E:
1993-08-17Mortgage assigned — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS to LAMA, JOHN G.; J.R. DALY & SONS, INC.
1993-06-28DOB violation LL1081: 1
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-08-10DOB violation E:
1992-04-07DOB violation LL1081: 1
1991
1991-05-31Mortgage assigned — from ENIGN BANK FSB to CORONET CAPITAL COMPANY
1991-05-31SAGE — from ENSIGN BANK, FSB
1990
1990-07-06Mortgage $525,000 — from 29 EAST 37 APARTMENTCRP to 2937 ASSOCITES$525,000
1989
1989-03-01Agreement — from 29 EAST 37 APT CORP to APPLE BANK SVGS
1989-03-01Mortgage assigned — from CORONET CAPITAL COMPANY to APPLE BANK SVGS
1989-03-01Mortgage assigned — from 2937 ASSOCIATES to CORONET CAPITAL COMPANY
1989-03-01Mortgage assigned — from CORONET CAPITAL COMPANY to 2937 ASSOCIATES
1988
1988-10-06Deed — from 2937ASSOCIATES to 29 EAST 37 APT CORP
1986
1986-09-04Mortgage assigned — from CORONET CAPITAL CORP to ENSIGN BANK FSB
1986-09-04Agreement — from CORONET CAPITAL COMPANY to ENSIGN BANK, FSB
1986-04-29Mortgage assigned — from CORONET CAPITAL CORP to CORONET CAPITAL CO
1985
1985-10-29Deed — from SSD PROPERTIES CORP to 2937 ASSOCIATES
1985-09-19Mortgage $975,000 — from SSD PROPERETIES CORP to CORONET CAPITAL CORP$975,000
1985-09-19Deed — from TAYLOR, FRANCES; 66 MAIN ST COMPANY DBA; FELDMAN, FLORENCE; ROSS, FLORENCEFKA; PAYSON, FRA to SSD PROPERTIES CORP
1985-09-19Mortgage assigned — from SSD PROPERTIES CORP. to CORONET CAPITAL CORP.