The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 0.5. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% 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
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1992-09-24.
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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
Filed construction activity
$109,001 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1915)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
BABKA ASSOCIATES LP
Head officer
ARIELLA BENDOV
Managing agent
BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered
2025-07-18
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
$3,451,000
$1,552,950
2026
$4,141,000
$1,863,450
2027
$4,969,000
$2,236,050
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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
77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 79 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Madison Ave & E 82 St · 350 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.
9 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $76,046 on
2009-10-27 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2009-10-27
Mortgage $76,046 — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$76,046
2009-10-27
Agreement $1,200,000 — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$1,200,000
2000-01-19
Mortgage $1,450,000 — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
$1,450,000
1985-08-23
Mortgage $5,338,750 — from ROC-MADISON ASSOCIATES to CHEMICAL BANK
$5,338,750
1985-08-23
Mortgage $21,161,250 — from ROC-MADISON ASSOCIATES to CHEMICAL BANK
$21,161,250
1983-08-22
Mortgage $931,166 — from ROC-MADISON ASSOCIATES to CHEMICAL BANK
$931,166
1982-06-30
Mortgage $1,500,000 — from ROC-MADISON ASSOCIATES to MANUFACTURERS HANV TR CO
$1,500,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
31
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
3
4
2018
0
0
1
3
4
2019
2
0
3
1
6
2020
0
0
2
1
3
2021
0
0
30
1
31
2022
0
0
1
1
2
2023
0
1
1
1
3
2024
0
0
6
2
8
2025
0
0
5
1
6
2026
2
0
1
1
4
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Job filed: GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UPGRADES FOR ALTERATION TYPE 2. WORK LIMITED TO INSIDE THE DEMISED PREMISES ONLY ON APPROXIMATELY 1100 GF OF IMPACTED RETAIL AREA.
2026-04-30
Boiler inspection
2026-02-05
311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2025-12-23
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-22
311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-21Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-07-10Job filed: GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UPGRADES FOR ALTERATION TYPE 2. WORK LIMITED TO INSIDE THE DEMISED PREMISES ONLY ON APPROXIMATELY 1100 GF OF IMPACTED RETAIL AREA.$100,001
2026-04-30Boiler inspection
2026-02-05311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2020-08-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-01Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-16Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2019-12-16Job filed: REPLACE CHIMNEY OFFSET AT ROOF$9,000
2019-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-09311: Indoor Air Quality — N/A
2019-01-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-24311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-12-21Boiler inspection
2018-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-31Boiler inspection
2017-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-06311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2017-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-22Mortgage satisfied — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2016-01-22TL&R — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2014
2014-08-07311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2014-01-27FDNY inspection (FPS-OOS)
2013
2013-12-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-11-09311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-11-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-11-09311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
2013-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
2013-11-02311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
2013-10-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-10-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-10-01Job filed: INSTALL SHED (FACADE WORK FILED UNDER JOB #121770921)
2013-10-01Job filed: INSTALL SHED (FACADE WORK FILED UNDER JOB #121770921)
2013-09-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-09-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-09-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-09-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-09-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-09-06Job filed: INSTALL NEW HVAC SYSTEM AND DUCT WORK. REMOVE EXISTING TOILET AND SINK. RELOCATE 60 SPRINKLER HEADS.$119,000
2013-09-06Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED TO RENOVATE EXISTING STORE. REPLACING DOORS, FLOOR,REPLACING WINDOWS,NEW HVAC DUCT,NEW STOREFRONT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR O$450,000
2013-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-03Job filed: REMOVAL OF PARTIAL 2ND FLOOR SLAB TO CREATE A DOUBLE HEIGHT CEILING AT FIRST FLOOR$39,000
2013-07-03Job filed: REMOVAL OF PARTIAL 2ND FLOOR SLAB TO CREATE A DOUBLE HEIGHT CEILING AT FIRST FLOOR$39,000
2013-06-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-14Job filed: THE PROPOSED WORK FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION IS TO REPAIR / PATCH EXISTING BROWNSTONE SURFACE AND REPLACE EXISTING WATER TABLES AT FRONT FACADE. NO $12,375
2013-04-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-04-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-04-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2013-04-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012
2012-10-15311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-10-14311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-10-12311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2012-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-02-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-11-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-10-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF STEEL LINTEL AND MISCELLANEOUS ANGLES$6,000
2010-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF STEEL LINTEL AND MISCELLANEOUS ANGLES$6,000
2010-09-24Job filed: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED FINISHES. REMOVAL OF 1 TUB, RELOCATE 1 SINK, 1 W.C., 1 LAV AND 1 GAS RANGE. INSTALL$25,000
2009
2009-10-27Mortgage $76,046 — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$76,046
2009-10-27Agreement $1,200,000 — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$1,200,000
2009-10-27AL&R — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2009-10-27Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2009-10-27TL&R — from BABKA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2006
2006-08-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2005
2005-09-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: CEASE USE 50A/50B 51/B4B 50C WEIL MCLAIN C.L. BLR. MOD 676, LP STEAM, GAS PFLAME. 1987 50A) NON-CODE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE INSTALL$400
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-09-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-01Job filed: Apartment renovation, partition and plumbing work. No change in occupancy use or egress.$10,000
2004-09-01Job filed: Apartment renovation, partition and plumbing work. No change in occupancy use or egress.$10,000
2004-03-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2004-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004-01-13Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING INTERIOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON DRAWINS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$5,000
2004-01-13Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING INTERIOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON DRAWINS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$5,000
2003
2003-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-10-23Job filed: Application filed in conjunction w/approved and permitted application #103567677. Structural work for new convenience stair, and framing as per plans$10,000
2003-09-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-09-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-09-19Job filed: Filing for the removal and installation of HVAC equipment and related ductwork and plumbing work as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$120,000
2003-09-17Job filed: Filing for the installation and relocation of sprinkler heads and related piping as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$25,000
2003-09-16Job filed: Filing for new non-load bearing partition and miscelaneous general construction work for interior renovations as per plans. No change in use, egress o$250,000
2003-07-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-07-15Job filed: Filing for the installation of a temporary construction fence, the demolition of an existing storefront and the installation of a new storefront, the $100,000