The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 2.1. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-01.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (4) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$229,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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)
Yes
Six or more residential units (42)
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)
AMBASSADOR APTS EAST LLC
Head officer
JOSHUA PINTEL
Managing agent
Halpern and Pintel, Inc.
Last registered
2026-07-27
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
$5,530,000
$2,488,500
2026
$6,454,000
$2,904,300
2027
$7,132,000
$3,209,400
The city's market estimate has risen
29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
86 St — 4 5 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 83 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
3 Ave & E 82 St · 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.
12 311 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: $109,935 on
2020-05-29 (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
2020-05-29
AL&R $1,800,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$1,800,000
2020-05-29
Agreement $1,800,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$1,800,000
2020-05-29
Mortgage $109,936 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$109,936
2013-05-15
Agreement $2,000,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC
$2,000,000
2013-05-15
Mortgage $221,885 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC
$221,885
2008-11-14
AL&R $1,900,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$1,900,000
2008-11-14
M&CON $1,900,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$1,900,000
2004-01-05
Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC
$2,000,000
2004-01-05
Mortgage $1,220,795 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,220,795
1993-12-23
Mortgage $50,000 — from AMBASSADOR APTMNTS EAST to MORGAN GUARANTY TRSTETC
$50,000
1986-01-09
Mortgage $513,052 — from AMBASSADOR APTS EASTNY to MORGAN GTY TR CO NY
$513,052
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
38
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
1
1
7
0
2
11
2018
2
1
2
0
5
10
2019
0
2
4
0
5
11
2020
11
4
4
4
15
38
2021
1
1
7
0
1
10
2022
0
0
2
0
1
3
2023
0
0
5
0
1
6
2024
0
0
6
0
1
7
2025
0
0
7
0
2
9
2026
0
0
3
0
1
4
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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
2025-03-15311: Noise — Noise: lawn care equipment (NCL)
2024
2024-12-21311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-22HPD 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
2024-06-24311: Illegal Tree Damage — Bicycle Chained to Tree
2024-06-10Boiler inspection
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
2024-01-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-01-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-11-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-10-17Boiler inspection
2023-03-15HPD 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
2022
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-08-30Boiler inspection
2022-06-16311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2020-05-29Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK; STERLING NATIONAL BANK to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2020-05-29AL&R $1,800,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$1,800,000
2020-05-29Agreement $1,800,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$1,800,000
2020-05-29Mortgage $109,936 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$109,936
2020-05-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-05-07311: COVID-19 Non-essential Construction — Construction
2020-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2020-03-27Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2020-03-26Job filed: Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occ$7,000
2020-02-25Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$64,000
2020-02-25Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$64,000
2020-02-25Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$64,000
2020-02-21Boiler inspection
2020-02-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2020-02-16DOB complaint, category ?
2020-02-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS OR APPURTENANCES.NOTED:PREMISES IS 6STORY M/D W/DEFECT OBSERVED AT CORNER(EAST)ADJACENT TO ADDR
2020-02-10311: Elevator — Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service
2019-06-21Elevator permit: Furnish and modernize (1) Geared Traction elevator as per attached drawings. All work to conform to Safety Code for Elevators and$150,000
2019-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-02DOB violation BENCH: FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
2019-04-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-02-12Boiler inspection
2019-01-22311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018
2018-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-09-15311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-09-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-07-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-06-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-06-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-13Boiler inspection
2018-01-26DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2018-01-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-11-14DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2016-11-01HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2016-10-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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
2016-07-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-07-12311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2016-07-12DOB complaint, category ?
2016-04-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-25Job filed: INSTALL NEW GAS DHW BOILER. INSTALL NEW GAS METER AND PIPING AND CONNECT TO DHW BOILER AND GAS/OIL BURNER FILED UNDER DOC 02 OF THIS APPLICATION. INS$25,000
2016-04-25Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE HEATING BOILER AND OIL BURNER WITH LOW PRESSURE BOILER AND GAS/OIL BURNER. ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER DOC 01 OF THIS APPLICATION.
2016-03-31311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2015-09-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-07-12311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2015-05-27311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-05-27Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014
2014-10-07DOB violation E:
2014-09-09311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2014-08-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 42N11,98B07,99B07,67L10,05B01,68B07,41D06,40L10,71L11. 42N11-CONTROLLER HAS TWO 3A FUSES BYPASSED REPLACE; 98B07-FIVE YEAR TEST TA
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-03-24311: Elevator — Elevator Not Inspected/Illegal/No Permit
2008-11-14AL&R $1,900,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$1,900,000
2008-11-14M&CON $1,900,000 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$1,900,000
2008-11-14Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2008-09-16DOB complaint, category ?
2008-01-23DOB violation E:
2006
2006-08-15DOB violation E:
2005
2005-05-20DOB violation E:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-05TL&R — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
2004-01-05TL&R — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
2004-01-05Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2004-01-05Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC$2,000,000
2004-01-05Mortgage $1,220,795 — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,220,795
2003
2003-03-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SIDEWALK SHED DOE NOT MEET BUILDING CODE SPECIFICATIONS. DEFECT NOTED: SIDE TOWARD BUILDING NOT SELAED. DEBRIS FROM POINTING FALLI$2,000
2002
2002-12-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-12-16Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED-65FT LONG AT 147 EAST 82ND STREET - DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 1133/91. NO STORAGE PERMITTE D ON
2002-12-16Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED-65FT LONG AT 147 EAST 82ND STREET - DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 1133/91. NO STORAGE PERMITTE D ON
2000
2000-08-21DOB violation E: 1P28243
1997
1997-07-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 75B-5 YEAR TEST IS NEEDE.
1996
1996-06-10Deed — from AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST to AMBASSADOR APARTMENTS EAST, LLC
1994
1994-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-10-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-12-23Mortgage $50,000 — from AMBASSADOR APTMNTS EAST to MORGAN GUARANTY TRSTETC$50,000
1993-12-23Mortgage assigned — from MORGAN GUARANTY TRSTETC to MORGAN GUARANTY TRST/ETC
1993-12-23Agreement — from AMBASSADOR APRTMNT EAST to MORGAN GUARANTY TRTETC
1993-12-23Agreement — from AMBASSADOR APTMNTS EAST to MORGAN GUARANTY TRT/ETC
1990
1990-03-16DOB violation E:
1986
1986-01-09Agreement — from AMBASSADOR APTS EASTNY to MORGAN GTY TR CO NY
1986-01-09Mortgage $513,052 — from AMBASSADOR APTS EASTNY to MORGAN GTY TR CO NY$513,052
1986-01-09Mortgage assigned — from FOURTH FDRL S&L ASSN to MORGAN GTY TR CO NY
1986-01-09Agreement — from AMBASSADOR APTS EASTNY to MORGAN GTY TR CO NY
1972
1972-11-17Deed — from ENVOY APARTMENTS INC to AMBASSADOR APTS EAST
1972-11-16Mortgage — from ENVOY APARTMENTS INC to FOURTH FED S/L ASSNNY
1972-10-16Deed — from AMBASSDOR APTS EAST to ENVOY APARTMENT INC
1968
1968-10-29Mortgage — from ENVOYS APARTMENTS INC to FOURTH FEDERAL S/LANY
1968-10-29Agreement — from ENVOY APARTMENTS INC to FOURTH FEDERAL S/LANY
1968-10-29Deed — from ENVOY APARTMENTS INC to AMBASSADOR APRTMNTSEAST
1968-10-29Mortgage assigned — from BANKERS TRUST CO to FOURTH FEDERAL S/LANY
1968-10-21Deed — from AMBASSADOR APRTMNTSEAST to ENVOY APARTMENT INC
1967
1967-06-22Agreement — from AMBASSADOR APRTMNTSEAST to BANKERS TRUST CO
1967-06-22Mortgage assigned — from HOME SVNGS BK CTY ALBANY to BANKERS TRUST CO
1967-06-22Mortgage assigned — from DE JONG, LILLIAN DBA; SWERDLIN, JULES J; L J REALTY CO to BANKERS TRUST CO
1967-06-22Mortgage assigned — from ABRAMS, BEATRICE; METZGER, HORTENSE; GREENBLATT, CONSTANCE; SWAAN, VIOLA to BANKERS TRUST CO
1967-06-22Mortgage — from AMBASSADOR APRTMNTSEAST to BANKERS TRUST CO
1900
1900-01-01Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO4FUEL