The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.2. In ZIP 10010, 74% 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
7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1985-09-11.
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Obstruction (1) · Lead (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Noise (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 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (18)
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)
239 E 24TH STREET LLC
Head officer
HOWARD BALABAN
Managing agent
GPG MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-08-28
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
$2,134,000
$960,300
2026
$2,615,000
$1,176,750
2027
$3,093,000
$1,391,850
The city's market estimate has risen
45% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 25 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
E 25 St & 2 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.
5 311 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.
2016-07-09311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2016-05-26DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-11-11311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2015-11-11DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-03-31311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013
2013-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-10-07HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE LOOSE CENTER SECTION FRONT BOTTOM RAIL AT 5TH STORY REAR NORTH AT PARTY WALL
2013-10-07HPD class A: SECTION 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT 2ND
2013-10-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE LOOSE GUSSET PLATE AT SOUTHWEST CORNER FRONT TOP RAIL AT 2ND STORY BALCONY,FRONT S
2013-10-07HPD class A: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BO
2007-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-03-04HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
2005-03-04HPD class A: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BO
2005-03-04HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2005-03-04HPD class A: SECTION 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER O
2005-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999-10-20Deed — from COHEN, CYNTHIA; SPEIER, SAMANTHA; LETTIERI, ELLICE; ELKIN, STEPHANIE BALABAN; SPEIER, DAVI to 239 EAST 24TH STREET, L.L.C.; SPEIER, JESSICA
1998
1998-10-13Deed — from BALABAN, MORRIS L/W/T; BALABAN, HOWARD AS TRUSTEE to BALABAN, HOWARD; CANTOR, JOAN BALABAN; ELKIN, STEPHANIE BALABAN
1998-03-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-03-13Permit AL — ISSUED
1998-03-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-01-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-01-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-11-09Deed — from BALABAN, ROSE to BALABAN, MORRIS LWT; BALABAN, HOWARD TRTEE
1985
1985-09-11HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO VESTIBULE.
1985-09-11HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1985-03-21Deed — from SPEIER, FERDINAND to COHEN, ANDREW F/B/O; SPEIER, JESSICA F/B/O; SPEIER, DAVID; SPIER, ERIC; SPEIER, SAMANTHA F
1985-02-05Mortgage satisfied — from DIGEST REALTY CORP.; RULEW REALTY CORP. to DE FELICE, CHARLES &ANO; SHUPING, ROBERT F.; SCHNEIDER, ESSIE
1982
1982-05-11Deed — from MAUTNER, JOHN H. to MAUTNER, RICHARD K.
1981
1981-10-07Deed — from BALABAN, MORRIS; BALABAN, ROSE EX to BALABAN, ROSE
1980
1980-01-08Deed — from GLICK, ALVIN H to LETTIERI, ELLICE
1978
1978-03-07Deed — from RULEW REALTY CORP to SPEIER, FERDINAND; BALAHAN, MORRIS DECDEX; GLICK, ALVIN H; MAUTNER, JOHN H
1978-03-07Deed — from SPEIER, FERDINAND; GLICK, ALVIN H; MAUTNER, JOHN H; BALAHAN, MORRIS DECDEX to RULEW REALTY CORP
1978-01-23Deed — from RULEW REALTY CORP to BALABAN, MORRIS DECDEX; GLICK, ALVIN H; SPEIER, FERDINAND; MAUTNER, JOHN H
1978-01-23Agreement — from RULEW REALTY CORP to SHUPING, ROBERT F
1978-01-23Mortgage — from RULEW REALTY CORP to SHUPING, ROBERT F
1978-01-23Mortgage assigned — from DE FELICE, MARY ANNE; DE FELICE, CHARLES to SHUPING, ROBERT F
1978-01-23Deed — from BALABAN, MORRIS DECDEX; GLICK, ALVIN H; MAUTNER, JOHN H; SPEIER, FERDINAND to RULEW REALTY CORP
1974
1974-03-27Agreement — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SHUPING, ROBERT F
1974-03-27Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SHUPING, ROBERT F
1974-03-27Deed — from BALSHAN, MORRIS; SPEIER, FERDINAND; GLICK, ALVIN H; MAUTNER, JOHN H to DIGEST REALTY CORP
1974-03-27Mortgage assigned — from SCHNEIDER, ESSIE to SHUPING, ROBERT F
1974-03-27Deed — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to MAUTNER, JOHN H; SPEIER, FERDINAND; BALABAN, MORRIS; GLICK, ALVIN H
1968
1968-11-20Deed — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to GLICK ALVIN H.; MANTNER JOHN H.; BALABAN MORRIS; SPEIER FERDINAND
1968-11-20Agreement — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SCHNEIDER ESSIE
1968-11-20Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SCHNEIDER ESSIE
1968-11-20Deed — from BALABAN MORRIS to DIGEST REALTY CORP
1968-03-08Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SCHNEIDER ESSIE
1968-03-08Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to DIFELICE CHARLES; DIFELICE MARY A.
1968-03-08Deed — from DEFELICE CHARLES to DIGEST REALTY CORP
1968-03-08Deed — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to BALABAN MORRIS
1966
1966-07-15Deed — from 239E. 24TH ST.RLTY CORP to DEFELICE CHARLES