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409 3 Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1009090055 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (2) · Lost Property (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,293,000 $1,031,850
2026$2,622,000 $1,179,900
2027$2,635,000 $1,185,750

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
VatanNot yet graded—
VatanIndianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway28 St — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 29 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 29 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

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.

Report a problem to 311

409 3 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
7
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700213
201800123
201901102
202000303
202141207
202200101
202300011
202400101
202500224
202600101
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-09-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-06-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2025-05-24311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2025-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-06Restaurant inspection: VATAN — grade A
2024
2024-06-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023
2023-06-14Restaurant inspection: VATAN
2022
2022-03-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-11-03311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2021-10-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2021-10-05DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-02Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2021-09-01Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$9,000
2021-08-31Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-08-31Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 20$9,000
2020
2020-10-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2020-08-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-02-19311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2019
2019-12-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2019-10-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-04-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-30311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2017-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-24311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2016-09-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-09-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2016-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-22311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2015
2015-09-09311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015-07-27311: Food Establishment — Facility Construction
2015-07-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-05-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-12-12311: Water System — High Water Pressure (WHP)
2012-10-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-18311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2011
2011-11-29311: Sidewalk Condition — Dismiss Violation Owner Fixed
2011-10-03311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2011-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-09-03Deed — from THE MEHTA FAMILY REAL PROPERTY, LLC to THE MEHTA FAMILY REAL PROPERTY, LLC
2008
2008-08-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-20Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#104690238, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2008-06-16Job filed: PA
2008-06-09ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROTECT ROOFS OF ADJOINING PROPERTY DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS NOTED PUBLIC BRICK UP AND STUCCO WORK AT SOUTH WALL $500
2008-06-09DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-03-15DOB violation C:
2008-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-03-07Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 25 L.F AT 409 3RD AVENUE. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP
2008-03-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-03-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-12-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-11-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS NOTED: ALT #104690238 WITH PLANS DATE 4/9/07 WHERE AS
2007-11-16DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-15DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-10-24Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION FENCE AT ERONTOF PROPERTY NO CHAMGES
2007-09-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-06-20ZONE — from THE MEHTA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2007-02-28Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THERENOVATION OF THE RESTAURANT STRUCTURE.
2007-02-28Job filed: A1$235,000
2007-02-28Job filed: A1$235,000
1996
1996-08-29Deed — from FARKAS, MARY F. L/W/T; HASKEL, PETER EXECUTOR; ROBINSON, FAY EXECUTOR to MEHTA FAMILY LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP
1996-04-24Mortgage satisfied — from PAIOFF, RAY to EHRLICH, RAY
1996-04-24Mortgage satisfied — from FARKAS FILMS INC. to PAIOFF, RAY
1996-04-17Permit AL — ISSUED
1996-04-04SAGE — from MEHTA FAMILY LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP
1996-04-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-04-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-04-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-03-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-02-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-02-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-10-13Deed — from FARKAS FILMS INC. to FARKAS, MARY F.
1976
1976-03-18Agreement — from FARKAS FILMS INC to PAIOFF, RAY
1973
1973-06-06Mortgage assigned — from RAY EHRLICH EST OF DECD to ROBISON, FAY E
1973-06-06Agreement — from FARKAS FILMD INC to ROBISON, FAY E
1968
1968-02-21Agreement — from EHRICH RAY to FARKAS FILMS,INC.
1966
1966-04-08Mortgage — from FARKAS FILMS,INC. to PAIOFF RAY
1966-04-08Deed — from RAIOFF RAY to FARKAS FILM INC.
1900
1900-01-01Restaurant inspection: VATAN

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