The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 8.1. 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
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).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Illegal Dumping (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Street Light Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$298,200 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (8 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (16)
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)
216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC
Head officer
ADAM VICKERS
Managing agent
VICKERS REALTY LTD.
Last registered
2025-07-30
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
$1,945,000
$875,250
2026
$2,097,000
$943,650
2027
$2,320,000
$1,044,000
The city's market estimate has risen
19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 26 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
E 26 St & 3 Ave · 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.
15 311 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: $3,191,981 on
2022-03-04 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 6 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
2022-03-04
AL&R $13,000,000 — from 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC; 359 EAST 19 to SIGNATURE BANK
$13,000,000
2022-03-04
Mortgage $3,191,981 — from 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; UPPER BROADWAY LLC; 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STRE to SIGNATURE BANK
$3,191,981
2022-03-04
Agreement $13,000,000 — from 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; UPPER BROADWAY LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STRE to SIGNATURE BANK
$13,000,000
2012-11-02
Mortgage $558,504 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$558,504
2012-11-02
Agreement $1,500,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$1,500,000
2012-11-02
AL&R $1,500,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$1,500,000
2010-07-27
AL&R $972,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$972,000
2010-07-27
Agreement $972,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$972,000
2010-07-27
Mortgage $115,958 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$115,958
2003-10-10
Mortgage $145,703 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
$145,703
2001-09-18
Mortgage $825,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREETLLC. to AMALGAMATED BANK
$825,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
96
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
6
1
6
0
2
15
2018
0
0
1
0
3
4
2019
4
0
9
0
1
14
2020
4
0
91
0
1
96
2021
2
1
63
0
1
67
2022
0
0
8
7
1
16
2023
0
0
12
0
1
13
2024
0
0
6
4
1
11
2025
0
0
6
0
3
9
2026
0
0
8
0
2
10
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311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-02-01
HPD 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
2026-01-28
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-28
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-10
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-10
Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-06311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-02-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-02-01HPD 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
2026-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-04AL&R $13,000,000 — from 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC; 359 EAST 19 to SIGNATURE BANK$13,000,000
2022-03-04TL&R — from AMALGAMATED BANK to 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC
2022-03-04Mortgage assigned — from AMALGAMATED BANK to SIGNATURE BANK
2022-03-04Mortgage $3,191,981 — from 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; UPPER BROADWAY LLC; 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STRE to SIGNATURE BANK$3,191,981
2022-03-04TL&R — from AMALGAMATED BANK to 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC
2022-03-04Agreement $13,000,000 — from 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; UPPER BROADWAY LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STRE to SIGNATURE BANK$13,000,000
2022-03-04TL&R — from AMALGAMATED BANK to 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC
2022-01-25311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-01-23311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2021-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-07-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-06-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-06-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-04-28Boiler inspection
2021-04-12311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2021-04-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-22311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-04311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-03-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-25311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-14311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-10311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-25311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-23311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-23311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-01-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-19311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-16311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-12311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-01-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020
2020-12-31311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-26311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-22311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-03311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-12-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-19311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-19311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-13311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-11-09311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO APARTMENT 2A ON THE 2ND FLOOR. REPLACE/ RELOCATE/ INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 ($10,000
2020-11-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020-11-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-05311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-11-03Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO APT. 2A ON THE 2ND FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: PARTITIONS, DOORS AND FINISHES. PLUMBING WORK FILED UNDER SEPAR$42,750
2020-01-16Job filed: COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS 1A & 1B ON THE FIRST FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL/ INSTALLATION AND RELOCATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES, AS PER PLANS. GC WORK$12,500
2019
2019-12-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-12-02Job filed: COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS 1A & 1B ON THE FIRST FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: PARTITIONS, DOORS AND FINISHES. PLUMBING WORK TO BE FI$56,250
2019-12-02Job filed: COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS 1A & 1B ON THE FIRST FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: PARTITIONS, DOORS AND FINISHES. PLUMBING WORK TO BE FI$56,250
2019-12-02Job filed: COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS 1A & 1B ON THE FIRST FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: PARTITIONS, DOORS AND FINISHES. PLUMBING WORK TO BE FI$56,250
2017-06-23Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF GAS-FIRED BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER. INSTALL NEW CHIMNEY LINER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$32,100
2017-06-23Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF GAS-FIRED BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER. INSTALL NEW CHIMNEY LINER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$32,100
2017-03-28311: Building Marshals office — Illegal Activity
2017-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
2017-02-17311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2017-02-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2017-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2016-10-24HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-12-30311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2015-12-29311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-12-22311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-12-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-12-15HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2015-12-03311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-12-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-12-02311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2015-11-04HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2015-10-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-16HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-05-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-05-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING APARTMENT #2DR AT BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AND REPLACEMENT OF PLUMBIN$11,000
2014-02-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2014-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st
2014-01-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR E
2014-01-23HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTM
2014-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-21311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2014-01-21311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2014-01-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-01-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-21311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2014-01-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2014-01-20311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2012-08-30HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2012-08-27311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2012-08-27311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2012-08-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2012-08-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2012-08-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-08-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-08-16Job filed: REPLACE 70' OF 1/4"GAS PIPING TO REAR BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE THE FOLLOWING APARTMENT GAS RANGE APT 1C, 2C, 3C, 4C AND 2D, 3D. CON EDISON LOCK EXISTIN$20,000
2012-08-16Job filed: REPLACE 70' OF 1/4'GAS PIPING TO REAR BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE THE FOLLOWING APARTMENT GAS RANGE APT 1C, 2C, 3C, 4C AND 2D, 3D. CON EDISON LOCK EXISTIN$20,000
2012-08-15HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3DR, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2012-03-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH C
2012-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-08Job filed: REPLACE WINDOW LINTELS & SILLS AND GRINDING,POINTING AS SHOWN ON PLANS. NO CHANGES TO USES,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2003-10-10AL&R — from AMALGAMATED BANK to 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC
2003-10-10Agreement — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK
2003-10-10Mortgage $145,703 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK$145,703
2002
2002-01-31DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-09-18Deed — from CHIN, JAMES GING to 216 EAST 28TH STREETLLC
2001-09-18Mortgage $825,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREETLLC. to AMALGAMATED BANK$825,000
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-01-21DOB complaint, category ?
1999-01-06ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN INTERIOR BUILDING NOTED INTERIOR STAIR DEFECT AT ALL LEVELS IN THAT THE WOODEN THREADS ARE LOOSE IS AMTING AND$350
1999-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-09-26Mortgage satisfied — from CHIN, JAMES GING to GARDELLA, ROMEO EST/OF; GARDELLA, DELORES EXEC; GARDELLA, ARTHUR EXEC
1985
1985-09-20Mortgage satisfied — from PANCHO REALTY CORP. to INTER-CITY MORTGAGECORP; WAGER, ELI
1985-09-20Mortgage assigned — from WALCO CORP PENSION ETC to SOLE, MILTON TR
1981
1981-01-13RTXL — from GARDELLA, ROMEO
1980
1980-08-12Mortgage assigned — from AMSTERDAM SAVINGS BANK to WALCO CORP PNS PLN TRUST
1980-07-22MISC — from WALCO CORP PNS PLN TRUST
1980-07-01Mortgage — from CHIN, JAMES GING to GARDELLA, DELORES; GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA, ROMEO DECDEX
1980-07-01Deed — from GARDELLA, ROMEO DECDEX to CHIN, JAMES GING
1980-03-10MISC — from GARDELLA, ROMEO
1972
1972-07-26Deed — from BERRY, ANDREW JEFFERSON to GARDELLA, ROMEO; GARDELLA, ARTHUR
1968
1968-01-16Mortgage — from BERRY ANDREW J,JR. to 216E.28TH ST. ASSOCIATE
1968-01-16Deed — from 216E.28TH ST.ASSOCIATES to BERRY ANDREW J,JR.