A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-26.
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
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Tattooing (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1).
Filed construction activity
$5,000 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
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)
LEVY & ESSES LLC
Head officer
ALLEN ESSES
Managing agent
SKY REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-06-27
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
$762,000
$45,720
2026
$868,000
$52,080
2027
$850,000
$51,000
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Church Av — B46-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
E 49 St & Church Ave · 450 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.
7 311 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: $300,000 on
2017-06-19 (lender: Hanover Community 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
2017-06-19
AL&R $300,000 — from LEVY & ESSES LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
$300,000
2017-06-19
Mortgage $300,000 — from LEVY & ESSES LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
$300,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
9
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
0
2
1
3
2018
3
0
5
0
1
9
2019
0
0
5
0
1
6
2020
0
0
2
0
1
3
2021
0
0
0
0
1
1
2022
0
0
1
0
1
2
2023
0
0
6
0
1
7
2024
0
1
1
0
1
3
2025
0
0
1
0
1
2
2026
0
0
4
0
1
5
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2024-10-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-08Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-10-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ERODED MORTAR JOINTS OVER WINDOWS AT BUILDING FRONT , 2nd S
2023-10-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ERODED MORTAR JOINT AT BUILDING FRONT PARAPIT WALL , 3rd ST
2023-03-07Boiler inspection
2023-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-09-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-03-30Boiler inspection
2021
2021-05-04Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-29311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-09-14Boiler inspection
2020-06-25311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line
2019
2019-12-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-08-01Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-06-27311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2019-05-01311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2012-03-02Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXIST'G COMMERCIAL SPACE(UG 6) AS SHOWN PLAN. TO REMOVE STORE FRONT, PARTITION WALLS AND REPLACE CEILING TILE. ALSO WORK INCLUD$47,000
2011
2011-08-30Job filed: FILING FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2011-06-23Job filed: FILING TO RENIVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT AND BAKERY ON FIRST FLOOR,WORK INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2011-06-23Job filed: FILING TO RENIVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT AND BAKERY ON FIRST FLOOR,WORK INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2004
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED LEAKS IN CEILING 1ST AND 2ND ROOMS FROM FRONT 2ND STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THROUGHOUT 2ND STORY NORTH APT 1
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE 2 STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES 2ND STORY APT THROUGHOUT
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS LOWER SASH FRONT EAST ROOM 2 STORY APT 2
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE KITCHEN 3 STORY APT 2
2004-01-16HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING CLOSET FRONT WEST ROOM 3 STORY A
2004-01-16HPD class A: § 27-2041 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING UNIT T
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 2 STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG
2004-01-16HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS OF ENTIRE 2 STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRE WALL 2ND STORY APT KITCHEN
2004-01-16HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THROUGHOUT 3RD STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED LEAK CEILINGS OF ENTIRE 2 STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING KITCHEN 3RD STORY APT
2004-01-16HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT ENTRANCE DOOR 2ND STORY NORTH APT 1 SOUTHEAST ROOM
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE REAR YARD
2004-01-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT 2ND STORY N
1998
1998-01-06Deed — from LEVY, MARCO; ESSES, ALLEN to LEVY & ESSES LLC
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1982
1982-09-01Mortgage satisfied — from DOBSON, HIGHLAND to TUCILLO, DOROTHY
1982-09-01Mortgage satisfied — from DOBSON, HIGHLAND to PRELUDE REALTY CORP
1982-09-01Deed — from DOBSON, HIGHLAND to ESSES, ALLEN; LEVY, MARCO
1981
1981-12-15Mortgage assigned — from PRELUDE REALTY CORP to GRODINSKY ETTA; GRODINSKY JACK
1981-12-15Mortgage — from DOBSON HIGHLAND to PERLUDE REALTY CORP
1979
1979-08-07Mortgage — from DOBSON HIGHLAND to TUCILLO DOROTHY
1979-08-07Deed — from TUCILLO DOROTHY to DOBSON HIGHLAND
1974
1974-03-20Deed — from CODISPOTI VIRGINIA to TUCILLO DOROTHY
1966
1966-10-03Mortgage — from CODISPOTI VIRGINIA to GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK