1251 3 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01427-0001BIN 1043964Plain-text version

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 active DOB violation(s)
021 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 OATH/ECB 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 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 149 apartments.

2018 — 8 units registered2023 — 5

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

1966

Built

Floors

149

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 3 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 building

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. This tax lot has 3 buildings; these counts are for this building only.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition9

Door/Window6

Plumbing6

Flooring/Stairs4

Appliance3

Paint/Plaster3

General2

Water Leak1

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

651

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified272

Residential134

Vehicle108

Street/Sidewalk80

Commercial49

Helicopter8

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

329

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony85

Misdemeanor211

Violation33

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 20 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

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2025-01-22

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

ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-04-05

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2012-11-30

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.

ConstructionNon-Hazardous2001-04-06$350 penalty

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-14Apt 16Dresidential

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: repair & harassment cases

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

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

203 EAST 72ND STREET CORP.

Head officer

NEAL ROSENBERG

Managing agent

DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1979-01-17 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-12-21 · $7,200,000

Mortgage2021-12-21$7,200,000

borrower 203 EAST 72ND STREET CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2021-12-21$1,000,000

borrower 203 EAST 72ND STREET CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2021-05-07$2,100,000

borrower 30162 OWNERS CORP · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2021-05-07$2,100,000

borrower 30162 OWNERS CORP · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2012-02-28$500,000

borrower 203 EAST 72ND STREET CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, NCB

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