The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% 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 1.2. 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
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-03.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Graffiti (1) · Lead (1) · Cannabis Retailer (1).
Filed construction activity
$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (17)
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)
231 EAST 34TH STREET LLC
Head officer
ESTELLE FARINA
Managing agent
REM RESIDENTIAL
Last registered
2025-10-28
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
$2,407,000
$1,083,150
2026
$2,679,000
$1,205,550
2027
$2,585,000
$1,163,250
The city's market estimate has risen
7% 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 4 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
33 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 2 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
2 Ave & E 31 St · 900 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.
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $45,300,000 on
2005-07-05 (lender: Bank Of America, N.A.), 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
2005-07-05
Mortgage $45,300,000 — from 225 EAST 34TH STREET LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$45,300,000
2005-04-19
DEVR $3,090,750 — from FARINA, ESTELLE; FARINA, FRANK to 221 E 34TH ST CO. LLC
$3,090,750
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
21
2018
2019
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
0
0
1
1
2
4
2018
0
1
18
0
2
21
2019
3
0
8
0
1
12
2020
0
0
5
0
2
7
2021
0
0
8
0
0
8
2022
0
0
14
0
1
15
2023
0
2
8
0
1
11
2024
0
0
13
0
1
14
2025
0
0
4
0
3
7
2026
0
0
8
0
1
9
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2023-04-24ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN, WINDOW A/C UNITS ON FLOORS 2,3 AND 4 ARE MISSING SUPPORT BRACKETS, REPAIR AND OR REPLACE; REPAIR/REPLACE$250
2021-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-08-15311: Consumer Complaint — Dry Cleaner
2020-07-20Boiler inspection
2020-07-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-03-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-17Boiler inspection
2019-10-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-10-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-06-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-03-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING NAIL STORE AT 1ST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REMOVAL OF NON-LOAD-BEARING PARTITION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW EXHAUST FAN SYSTE$20,000
2019-03-03311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-03-03Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2018-11-01HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN PIPE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 2nd
2018-11-01HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 2nd APA
2017-01-25Deed — from FARINA, FRANK; FARINA, ESTELLE to 231 EAST 34TH STREET LLC
2016
2016-10-25HPD 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
2016-10-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-01311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2016-05-26311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2015
2015-12-18FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2015-12-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-12-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2015-06-30311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015-05-07311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2015-04-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2010-03-30Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND GAS BURNER (NYC BOILER NO. MD7673-01)$46,000
2010-03-30Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND GAS BURNER (NYC BOILER NO. MD7673-01)$46,000
2010-03-30Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND GAS BURNER (NYC BOILER NO. MD7673-01)$46,000
2010-01-05HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2009
2009-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2009-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2005-10-18ZONE — from 225 EAST 34TH STREET LLC
2005-10-18CERT — from COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPAN
2005-10-18DECL — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
2005-10-18DECL — from FARINA, FRANK; FARINA, ESTELLE; 225 EAST 34TH STREET LLC to 233 EAST 34 ST. LLC
2005-07-05Mortgage $45,300,000 — from 225 EAST 34TH STREET LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.$45,300,000
2005-04-19DEVR $3,090,750 — from FARINA, ESTELLE; FARINA, FRANK to 221 E 34TH ST CO. LLC$3,090,750
2005-04-19ZONE — from COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPAN
2005-04-19DECL — from FARINA, FRANK; FARINA, ESTELLE to 221 E 34TH ST CO. LLC
2005-04-19ZONE — from FARINA, ESTELLE; 221 E 34TH ST CO., LLC; FARINA, FRANK
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-10-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-10-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-09-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-09-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR NAIL SALON. WORK INCLUDE PLUMBING, CARPENTARY, CEILING & FLOOR WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$33,000
2004-09-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR NAIL SALON. WORK INCLUDE PLUMBING, CARPENTARY, CEILING & FLOOR WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$33,000
2004-09-07Job filed: INTERIOR CLEANUP. WORK INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FLOOR, CEILING AND PAINT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY$8,000
1998
1998-01-23Deed — from FARINA, FRANK; FARINA, ESTELLE to FARINA, ESTELLE; FARINA, FRANK
1992
1992-09-01Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-07-26Mortgage satisfied — from FARINA, FRANK; FARINA, ESTELLE to FARRON, JOSEPH
1978
1978-03-06Mortgage — from FARINA, FRANK; FARINA, ESTELLE to FARRAN, JOSEPH
1978-03-06Deed — from FARRAN, JOSEPH to FARINA, ESTELLE; FARINA, FRANK
1978-01-09CNTR — from 231 E 34 STREET CORP to FARINA, FRANK; FARINA, ESTELLE
1975
1975-11-19Deed — from 231 EAST 34 STREET CORP to FARRAN, JOSEPH
1975-09-11Agreement — from WEISS, ROSE to HANNA, NAGLA
1975-06-16Deed — from FARRAN, JOSEPH to 231 EAST 34TH ST CORP
1975-02-19Deed — from FRED L GOODMAN INC to FARRAN, JOSEPH
1974
1974-10-24Mortgage assigned — from EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK to WEISS, ROSE