No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 11 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 15 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 11
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.
No executed evictions on record for this building.
311 complaints from tenants
23
All time
1
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water8
Water Leak4
General3
Plumbing3
Unsanitary Condition3
Electric2
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-30 · closed
Unsanitary ConditionPests2025-09-07 · closed
Water LeakHeavy Flow2025-09-07 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Unpaid city fines
No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
15
Open now
38
On record
5
Open Class C
8
Open Class B
2
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 12Issued 1995-10-035+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CLOSET DOOR AND FRAME EAST WALL PRIVATE HALL 4 STY NORTHWEST APT 12 ESPINAL 782 5372 ER1 95023752 , SECTION '' ''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 12Issued 1995-10-035+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AND OR PLASTER WEST WALL PRIVATE HALL 4 STY NORTHWEST APT 12 ER1 95023752 , SECTION '' ''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 12Issued 1995-10-035+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT AND OR PLASTER WEST WALL PRIVATE HALL 4 STY NORTHWEST APT 12 ER1 95023752 , SECTION '' ''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 12Issued 1995-10-035+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT DOOR FRAME SOUTHEAST ROOM 4 STY NORTHWEST APT 12 ER1 95023752 , SECTION '' ''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Changed hands in 2024 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
7
Recorded sales
2
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2024-03-01 · $2,850,000
Most recent mortgage2024-03-01 · $2,150,000
Mortgage2024-03-01$2,150,000
borrower 217 SOUTH 3 LLC · lender GRASSHOPPER BANK
Sale2024-03-01$2,850,000
THE PAULA HERNANDEZ LIVING TRUST, PAULA HERNANDEZ, AS TRUSTEE → 217 SOUTH 3 LLC
Sale2022-06-01no recorded price
217 S. 3RD STREET LLC → PAULA HERNANDEZ AS TRUSTEE, PAULA HERNANDEZ LIVING TRUST
Sale2010-01-04no recorded price
HERNANDEZ, PAULA, HERNANDEZ, WAYLON P → 217 S. 3RD STREET, LLC
Sale1996-05-24no recorded price
HERNANDEZ, LORELY D, HERNANDEZ, RAYMOND J → HERNANDEZ, PAULA, HERNANDEZ, RAMON
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.
DOB building violations
1
Active
4
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
1614
Noise reports · last 12 mo
135
≈ per month
34
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk626
Residential556
Commercial275
Vehicle85
Unspecified70
Park1
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 street/sidewalk) — 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.
The building
1910
Built
5
Floors
15
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
217 SOUTH 3 LLC
Head officer
SHAYE STUHL
Managing agent
SHAYE STUHL
1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.
1
Years listed
2021
Most recent
60-day noticeincl. property tax2021-10-18
90-day noticeincl. property tax2021-09-13
From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.
Concern level3 of 4
High
015 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
021 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.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
261
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
22
≈ per month
Felony110
Misdemeanor111
Violation40
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.