The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-10.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Food Poisoning (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$10,000 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 (1920)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
521 ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officer
CHRIS MESKOURIS
Managing agent
521 ASSOCIATES
Last registered
2025-07-14
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
$2,420,000
$1,089,000
2026
$2,904,000
$1,306,800
2027
$3,485,000
$1,568,250
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 3 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS BM5 · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Lexington Ave & E 36 St · 650 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.
8 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,088 on
1993-03-26 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1993-03-26
Mortgage $13,088 — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
$13,088
1987-07-15
Mortgage $550,000 — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
$550,000
1984-10-18
Mortgage $100,000 — from M-110 MCDOUGAL ST. CORP. to CHEMICAL BANK
$100,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
16
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
1
2
4
2018
0
1
4
5
10
2019
0
0
3
1
4
2020
0
0
4
2
6
2021
0
0
5
2
7
2022
0
0
11
5
16
2023
0
0
7
3
10
2024
0
1
4
2
7
2025
2
0
5
3
10
2026
0
0
5
2
7
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311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-08-14
311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-08-06
311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-06-09
Boiler inspection
2026-03-31
Restaurant inspection: JACKSON HOLE — grade Z
2026-02-05
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-01
311: Dirty Condition — Syringes
2025-11-19
Restaurant inspection: JACKSON HOLE
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-25311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-08-14311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-08-06311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-06-09Boiler inspection
2026-03-31Restaurant inspection: JACKSON HOLE — grade Z
2026-02-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-01311: Dirty Condition — Syringes
2025
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: JACKSON HOLE
2025-09-05311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2025-06-29311: Missed Collection — Trash and Bulky Trash
2025-06-23Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-06-20Boiler inspection
2025-06-09Job filed: REGISTRATION OF GAS KITCHEN EQUIPMENT (4 GAS STOVES) AT EXISTING RESTAURANT AT FIRST FLOOR AND HEATING EQUIPMENT (HWH AND BOILER) AT CELLAR, NEW GAS P$10,000
2025-06-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-11311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024
2024-12-09311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-12-09DOB complaint, category ?
2024-11-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-05Boiler inspection
2024-08-15Restaurant inspection: JACKSON HOLE — grade A
2024-04-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-07-31311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Private Carter Decal Not Posted
2023-07-10Boiler inspection
2023-06-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-03-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-02-09311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2023-02-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-31311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2023-01-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-12-10HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, 1st STORY
2022-12-10HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2022-12-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-09-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-23Boiler inspection
2021-06-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-12-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-09-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-16311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Cafe
2020-06-11Boiler inspection
2020-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-10-13311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2019-07-15Boiler inspection
2019-06-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-21Boiler inspection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-04-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-03-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-02-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-02-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2018-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-08311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-05-03Boiler inspection
2017-04-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2016-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
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
2013
2013-05-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2012
2012-12-17311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2012-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-28CORRD — from 521 ASSOCIATES to 521 ASSOCIATES LLC
2011
2011-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-10-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-01-30Mortgage satisfied — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2003
2003-10-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 50A. 50A) REPLACE FIRE DOOR WITH LOUVERS OR MAKE DOOR FIRE PROOF
2003-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-05-07Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-06-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-05-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-05-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-05-16Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SCAFFOLD : 7' LONG BY 40' HIGH NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2000-05-16Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED:20' LONG NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91
2000-05-05Job filed: Remove existing window lintels and sills, metal cornice, and fire escape railing s and replace them with new per plans. Clean and tack point exterior $12,000
1998
1998-12-09Agreement — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
1995
1995-06-05Permit SG — ISSUED
1993
1993-03-26Mortgage assigned — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK
1993-03-26Mortgage $13,088 — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK$13,088
1987
1987-07-22SAGE — from CHEMICAL BANK
1987-07-22Mortgage satisfied — from M-110 MCDOUGAL ST. CORP. to CHEMICAL BANK
1987-07-15Mortgage $550,000 — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK$550,000
1984
1984-10-18Mortgage $100,000 — from M-110 MCDOUGAL ST. CORP. to CHEMICAL BANK$100,000
1984-10-18Deed — from 521 ASSOCIATES to M-110 MCDOUGAL ST CORP
1984-10-18Deed — from M-110 MCDOUGAL ST CORP. to 521 ASSOCIATES
1984-10-18Mortgage assigned — from M-110 MCDOUGAL ST. CORP. to CHEMICAL BANK
1984-09-07Mortgage satisfied — from 521 ASSOCIATES to GOODMAN, ANNE ET AL
1984-09-07Mortgage satisfied — from 521 ASSOCIATES to GOODMAN, ANNE ET AL
1981
1981-06-11Mortgage — from 521 ASSOC to GITELMAN, HELEN ETAL; GOODMAN, ANNE; ROTHKOWITZ, ALICE
1981-06-11Deed — from GITELMAN, BENJAMIN; GITELMAN, HELEN to 521 ASSOC
1981-06-11Deed — from KLEINSTEIN, IRVING M; KLEINSTEIN, JANE to 521 ASSOC
1981-06-11Deed — from ROTHKOWITZ, ALICE to 521 ASSOC
1981-06-11PAT — from KLEINSTEIN, MARY to SCHWARTZ, SYDNEY S
1981-06-11Deed — from GOODMAN, ANNE to 521 ASSOC
1981-06-11Deed — from KLEINSTEIN, MARY to 521 ASSOC