537 3 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00916-0061BIN 1020201

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 148 apartments
025 active DOB violation(s)

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 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 148 apartments.

2018 — 9 units registered2023 — 4

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

1955

Built

Floors

148

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 74 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 building1 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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10AIssued 2022-05-16

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10A, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 10AIssued 2022-05-16

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS INSIDE CLOSET IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 10A, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 14GIssued 2008-08-065+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CEILING 14TH STY EAST APT 14G FRONT NORTHEAST ROOM. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-08-065+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING OF CELLAR NORTH WEST ELECTRIC METER ROOM.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

General10

Unsanitary Condition4

Safety3

Water Leak2

Paint/Plaster2

Outside Building1

Flooring/Stairs1

Electric1

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

803

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential223

Vehicle181

Unspecified178

Commercial134

Street/Sidewalk84

Park2

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

252

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony110

Misdemeanor99

Violation43

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-11-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2022-07-12

THE BOROUGH COMMISSIONER INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL PLUMBING APPROVALS AND PERMIT ISSUED UNDER JOB # 122821562 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF LICENSE MASTER PLUMBER # 000945. STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER ABOVE MENTIONED PERMIT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2017-01-03

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

200 East 36th Owners Corp.

Head officer

Robert Irvine

Managing agent

AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.

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

41 WEST 72 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

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.

ConstructionClass 22025-10-01$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12023-06-13$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-05-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2020-11-13 · $1,500,000

Mortgage2020-11-13$1,500,000

borrower 200 EAST 36TH OWNERS CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2008-04-22$531,134.71

borrower 200 EAST 36TH OWNERS CORP · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2003-12-29$300,000

borrower 200 EAST 36TH OWNERS CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

Mortgage2003-04-10$690,419.22

borrower 200 EAST 36TH OWNERS CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

Mortgage1994-02-25$400,000

borrower 200 EAST 36TH OWNERSCORP. · lender LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK

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