205 3 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00899-0001BIN 1019580

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 active DOB violation(s)
0212 open HPD violation(s)
031 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2019 — of about 326 apartments.

2018 — 1 units registered2019 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1964

Built

Floors

326

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 56 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6HIssued 2023-08-24

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 6H, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6HIssued 2023-08-24

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6H, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 10DIssued 2019-03-115+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 10D, 10th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2018-08-205+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition5

General3

Door/Window1

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-12-01 · closed

Paint/PlasterWall2025-03-02 · closed

Door/WindowDoor2025-03-02 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

771

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified351

Residential253

Street/Sidewalk69

Commercial59

Vehicle28

Helicopter6

Park4

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

322

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony112

Misdemeanor181

Violation29

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20253 infested · 3 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20231 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2011-05-11

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2002-12-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2022-10-11Apt THE RETAIL STORE PREcommercial

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2005-04-11

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

GRAMERCY PARK TOWERS

Head officer

THERA WILLIAMS

Managing agent

HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO.

6 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

101 WEST 87 STREETMANHATTAN 180 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASMANHATTAN 236 WEST 17 STREETMANHATTAN 40 RIVERSIDE BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 500 PARK AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,400

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-11-11$10,000 due

ConstructionClass 22025-09-08$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 22020-03-18$2,400 due

UnknownClass 22017-06-22$2,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Most recent mortgage2019-12-02 · $5,194,582.14

Mortgage2019-12-02$5,194,582.14

borrower 205 THIRD AVENUE OWNERS', INC. · lender SANTANDER BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2013-02-01$198,506.36

borrower 205 THIRD AVENUE OWNERS', INC. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.

Mortgage1996-04-03$6,200,000

borrower 205 THIRD AVENUE OWNERS INC · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage1991-10-31$1,000,000

borrower 205 THIRD AVE OWNERSINC · lender NATIONAL CNSMR COOPBK

Mortgage1987-09-25$30,000

borrower GIANNOTTI, AVIVA, GIANNOTTI, JOSEPH A. · lender DIME SAVINGS BK OF NY

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale