The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23.4. 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
15 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-10.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Air Quality (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
SARAS STUDIOS LLC
Head officer
BERNARD ZAGDANSKI
Managing agent
BERIK MANAGMENT
Last registered
2017-08-28
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
$2,045,000
$920,250
2026
$2,299,000
$1,034,550
2027
$2,358,000
$1,061,100
The city's market estimate has risen
15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
28 St — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Lexington Ave & E 29 St · 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.
6 311 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: $107,786 on
2013-09-17 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 2 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
2018-11-08
Deed $6,500,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to MIDTOWN 30 LLC
$6,500,000
2013-09-17
Agreement $3,550,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$3,550,000
2013-09-17
AL&R $3,550,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$3,550,000
2013-09-17
Mortgage $107,787 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$107,787
2013-05-28
SMIS $22,000 — from SARAS STUDIOS, LLC to TERESHARAN LAND CO. OF MANHATTAN, LLC; 132 EAST 30TH STREET CORPORATION
$22,000
2011-02-18
Agreement $1,302,761 — from SARA'S STUDIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,302,761
2006-02-22
Deed $2,100,000 — from GRUMPY REAL ESTATE LLC to SARA'S STUDIOS LLC
$2,100,000
2006-02-22
Mortgage $1,400,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,400,000
2003-09-15
DEEDO $400,798 — from BONNER, JOEL L.; LEVY, ADAM R. to GRUMPY REAL ESTATE LLC
$400,798
2003-09-15
Mortgage $650,000 — from GRUMPY REAL ESTATE LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN
$650,000
2001-10-24
Mortgage $250,000 — from BONNER, JOEL L.; LEVY, ADAM R. to CHAMPION MORTGAGE CO., INC.
$250,000
1994-07-13
Mortgage $404,000 — from LEVY, ADAM R.; BONNER, JOEL L. to IBJ SCHRODER BANK &TRUST COMPANY
$404,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
13
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
5
0
1
7
2018
0
7
3
3
13
2019
0
8
1
1
10
2020
1
3
0
1
5
2021
2
6
0
1
9
2022
0
5
0
1
6
2023
0
3
0
1
4
2024
0
5
0
1
6
2025
0
6
0
3
9
2026
0
2
0
0
2
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HPD 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
2026-01-13
311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2025-11-17
HPD 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-04-29HPD 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
2026-01-13311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2025
2025-11-17HPD 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
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
2025-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-04-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-04-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-02-27Boiler inspection
2024
2024-11-22HPD 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
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
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-07-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
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
2023-01-11Boiler inspection
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
2022-10-31311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2022-10-27311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
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
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-01-12Boiler inspection
2021
2021-09-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: HEATING SYSTEM- BOILER SIGN NOT VISIBLE THROUGH BUILDINGS FRONT DOOR. CORRECT VIOLATING CONDITION AND SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE OF CORR$1,562
2021-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-21Boiler inspection
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
2021-04-01HPD 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
2020
2020-09-18Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-08-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-08311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2020-06-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
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
2019-09-23Boiler inspection
2019-07-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-08Deed $6,500,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to MIDTOWN 30 LLC$6,500,000
2018-11-08DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2018-10-30Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2018-04-24Boiler inspection
2018-01-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2018-01-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2018-01-25311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2018-01-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-05FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2017-11-15311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-11-15311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2017-11-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-07-10HPD 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
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
2016-09-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-29311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-02-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015
2015-07-20311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2015-06-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2015-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-09-17Agreement $3,550,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$3,550,000
2013-09-17AL&R $3,550,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$3,550,000
2013-09-17TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC
2013-09-17Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2013-09-17Mortgage $107,787 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$107,787
2013-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2013-07-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2013-07-24Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO POINTING AT FRONT FACADE AS PER PAN. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE.$6,480
2013-07-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-07-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-07-15Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-07-15Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2013-07-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE I
2013-05-28SMIS — from TERESHARAN LAND CO. OF MANHATTAN, LLC; 132 EAST 30TH STREET CORPORATION to SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC
2013-05-28SMIS $22,000 — from SARAS STUDIOS, LLC to TERESHARAN LAND CO. OF MANHATTAN, LLC; 132 EAST 30TH STREET CORPORATION$22,000
2013-05-28SAGE — from TERESHARAN LAND CO. OF MANHATTAN, LLC
2013-05-28SAGE — from HABIB AMERICAN BANK
2012
2012-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-21311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2011-04-21311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2011-02-18Agreement $1,302,761 — from SARA'S STUDIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,302,761
2010
2010-09-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2006
2006-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-08DOB complaint, category ?
2006-02-22Deed $2,100,000 — from GRUMPY REAL ESTATE LLC to SARA'S STUDIOS LLC$2,100,000
2006-02-22Mortgage $1,400,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,400,000
2006-02-22AL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SARA'S STUDIOS LLC
2005
2005-09-16TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK