A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 53.1. 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 — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-14.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · WATER LEAK (2) · Rodent (2) · SAFETY (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
Filed construction activity
$100,000 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 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
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)
235 EAST 27TH PROPERTY LLC
Head officer
HERBERT CHAVES
Managing agent
STONEHENGE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-08-04
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
$2,555,000
$1,149,750
2026
$2,480,000
$1,116,000
2027
$2,612,000
$1,175,400
The city's market estimate has risen
2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
28 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 28 St — M15-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
2 Ave & E 29 St · 500 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.
31 311 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: $3,000,000 on
2012-05-23 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2014-12-29
Deed $8,000,000 — from 235 EAST 27TH STREET REALTY LLC to 235 EAST 27TH PROPERTY LLC
$8,000,000
2012-05-23
Deed $4,550,000 — from SMG 27TH STREET LLC to 235 EAST 27TH STREET REALTY LLC
$4,550,000
2012-05-23
AL&R $3,000,000 — from 235 EAST 27TH STREET REALTY, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$3,000,000
2012-05-23
Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 235 EAST 27TH STREET REALTY, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$3,000,000
2005-04-27
Deed $1,321,180 — from 235 EAST 27TH STREET, LLC to RUTH COSNOTTI FOR DEAN COSNOTTI NYUTMA 8; SURREY 16%, LEWIS D; COSNOTTI, 16%, RUTH
$1,321,180
1983-06-08
Mortgage $82,000 — from MAUTNER, RICHARD K.; GLICK, RANDY E.; SURREY, RUTH J.; LEMLE, LEO to FOURTH FED SV&LN ASC/NY
$82,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
40
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
18
2
20
2018
0
1
17
3
21
2019
0
0
6
1
7
2020
0
2
7
1
10
2021
4
5
9
1
19
2022
2
0
19
2
23
2023
0
0
8
3
11
2024
0
0
20
3
23
2025
0
1
37
2
40
2026
0
0
7
2
9
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2026-03-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-03City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work nyc hpd emergency operations division$529
2025-10-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-09-12Boiler inspection
2025-08-30HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-06-16HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-06-16HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2025-06-16HPD class B: 566 (B) 27-2021.4 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PESTS. EVIDENCE OF WATER BUGS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2025-06-16HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY,
2025-06-16HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK DOWN DOOR STOP AT DOOR LEADING TO GARBAGE AREA AT WEST A
2025-06-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2025-06-16HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOC
2025-06-16HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STO
2025-06-16HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL HOUSE HOLD ITIEMS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH
2025-06-13HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2025-06-08HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-06-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO RECEIVING PANEL AT EAST WALL IN
2025-06-02311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2025-06-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-06-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2025-05-14HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-05-14HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2024-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK DOWN DOOR STOP AT VESTIBUUE DOOR , 1st STORY
2024-02-13311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2024-02-13311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-02-13311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-02-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2022-05-11Job filed: PLUMBING MODIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH APARTMENT RENOVATION.$20,000
2022-02-16Job filed: PLUMBING MODIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH APARTMENT RENOVATION.$20,000
2022-01-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2022-01-22HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCK AT DOOR TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B,
2022-01-22HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2022-01-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STOR
2022-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-08-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS.NOTE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED WORK BEING PERFORMED UNDER THE AFORMENTIONED JOB NUMBER NO A$625
2021-08-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-07-30Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2018-05-22HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
2018-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STO
2018-05-09311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018-05-09311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2018-05-09311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-05-09311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-05-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-05-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-03-23HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS BENT DROPLADDER, BUILDING FRO
2018-02-27311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-02-27Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2018-01-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-08-21Boiler inspection
2017-02-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-29311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2017-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-24311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2017-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-02-21Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITION, REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$30,000
2014-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-04-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-04-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-04-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-04-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-11-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-10-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-06-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2012-06-07DOB complaint, category ?
2012-05-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-23Deed $4,550,000 — from SMG 27TH STREET LLC to 235 EAST 27TH STREET REALTY LLC$4,550,000
2012-05-23AL&R $3,000,000 — from 235 EAST 27TH STREET REALTY, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$3,000,000
2012-05-23Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 235 EAST 27TH STREET REALTY, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$3,000,000
2012-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-17Job filed: EXISTING APARTMENT RENOVATION WITH NEW PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED WORK AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$21,000
2012-05-17Job filed: EXISTING APARTMENT RENOVATION WITH NEW PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED WORK AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$21,000
2012-05-17Job filed: EXISTING APARTMENT RENOVATION WITH NEW PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED WORK AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2012-05-17Job filed: EXISTING APARTMENT RENOVATION WITH NEW PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED WORK AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2011
2011-08-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-17311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-02-12311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2011-02-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2011-02-12DOB complaint, category ?
2011-02-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2010-10-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-09-26311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2010-08-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009
2009-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2009-09-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2007
2007-08-02Deed — from MAUTNER, RICHARD K; RUTH COSNOTTI FOR DEAN COSNOTTI, UTMA; GLICK, RANDY E; COSNOTTI, RUTH; to SMG 27TH STREET LLC
2005
2005-06-30HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 3RD STY
2005-06-30HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT 5TH STY
2005-06-01Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-04-27Deed $1,321,180 — from 235 EAST 27TH STREET, LLC to RUTH COSNOTTI FOR DEAN COSNOTTI NYUTMA 8; SURREY 16%, LEWIS D; COSNOTTI, 16%, RUTH$1,321,180
2004
2004-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2004-07-17DOB complaint, category ?
2004-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-09Job filed: PARAPET REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS , USE OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SH D FILED UNDER A SEPARATE APPLICATION.$50,000
2004-07-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-06-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SHED 30' DURING FACADE REPAIR SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2002
2002-08-23Deed — from LEMLE, LEO K. L/W/T; BLACK, JAMES I III AS TRUSTEE; LEMLE, GERTRUDE B. AS TRUSTEES OF to 235 EAST 27TH STREET, LLC
2002-08-21Deed — from LEMLE, LAURA C. AS EXECUTOR; LEMLE, GERTRUDE B. AS EXECUTOR; LEMLE, LEO K. L/W/T/; LEMLE, to LEMLE, LEO K. L/W/T/; LEMLE, GERTRUDE B. AS TRUSTEE; BLACK, JAMES I. IIIAS TRUSTEE
2002-02-14RTXL — from LEMLE, LEO K. ESTATEOF
2000
2000-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-05-11Job filed: Minor partition work and replacement of existing fixtures in bath & ktichen. no change in use, egress oc occupancy.$8,000
2000-05-11Job filed: Minor partition work and replacement of existing fixtures in bath & ktichen. no change in use, egress oc occupancy.$8,000
1999
1999-11-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-06-23DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-02-26Mortgage satisfied — from EAST EIGHTIES REALTY, INC. to AMSTERDAM SAVINGS BANK
1991
1991-08-07Agreement — from SURRY, RUTH I; GLICK, RANDY E; MAUTNER, RICHARD K; LEMLE, LEO to FOURTH FEDERAL SV BK
1991-08-07PAT — from GLICK, RANDY E to GLICK, ALVIN H
1991-08-07PAT — from LEMLE, LEO to CLICK, ALVIN H
1991-08-07PAT — from MAUTNER, RICHARD K to GLICK, ALVIN H
1991-08-07PAT — from SURREY, RUTH I to GLICK, ALVIN H
1986
1986-07-21Agreement — from FOURTH FEDL SAVGS &ETC. to MAUTNER, RICHARD K.; GLICK, RANDY E.; SURREY, RUTH I.; LEMLE, LEO
1983
1983-06-08Mortgage assigned — from SHUPING, ROBERT F.; 861 E.82 STREET CORP. to FOURTH FED SV&LN ASC/NY
1983-06-08Mortgage $82,000 — from MAUTNER, RICHARD K.; GLICK, RANDY E.; SURREY, RUTH J.; LEMLE, LEO to FOURTH FED SV&LN ASC/NY$82,000
1981
1981-01-22Deed — from SURREY, ALBERT W to SURREY, RUTH I
1980
1980-08-07Mortgage — from ARTENA REALTY INC to SHUPING, ROBERT F; 861 EAST 82ND CORP
1980-08-07Deed — from MAUTNER, RICHARD K; SURREY, ALBERT W; LEMLE, LEO; GLICK, RANDY E to ARTENA REALTY INC
1980-08-07Agreement — from ARTENA REALTY INC to 861 EAST 82ND CORP; SHUPING, ROBERT F
1980-08-07Deed — from ARTENA REALTY INC to MAUTNER, RICHARD K; LEMLE, LEO; SURREY, ALBERT W; GLICK, RANDY E
1980-08-07Mortgage assigned — from AMSTERDAM SAVINGS BANK to 861 EAST 82ND CORP; SHUPING, ROBERT F
1978
1978-01-23Deed — from GLICK, ALVIN H to GLICK, RANDY E
1977
1977-07-06Deed — from MAUTNER, JOHN H to MAUTNER, RICHARD K
1975
1975-07-07Agreement — from GLICK, ALVIN H; SURREY, ALBERT W; LEMLE, LEO; MAUTNER, JOHN H to AMSTERDAM SAVINGS BANK