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278-280 East 3 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00372 • Lot 0012 • Zip: 10009

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

2 Open HPD violations Class A 2 40 on record • 2015–2026 3 Open DOB violations 43 on record • 1991–2025 0 Open ECB violations 4 on record • 1991–1998

Address

Primary address: 278-280 East 3 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10009
Block: 00372
Lot: 0012
BBL: 1003720012
Unified address ID: 1003720012

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Elevator Buildings
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,095 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 48 ft x 105 ft
Built FAR: 5.26
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 1

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Miscellaneous (D9)
Year built: 1900
Last altered: 1992
Floors: 6
Total units: 18
Residential units: 18
Building area: 26,780 sq ft
Building dimensions: 48 ft x 93 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,411,000
Total assessment: $634,950
Land assessment: $135,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGE

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood East Village
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station
1 Av L

About 8 minutes on foot · 517 m

  • Union Square 13 min 8 walking, 5 riding
  • Grand Central 23 min 8 walking, 15 riding
  • Times Square 24 min 8 walking, 16 riding
  • Penn Station 26 min 8 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 26 min 8 walking, 18 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 33 min 8 walking, 25 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation Aug 12, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT. AT CEILING A...

  2. HPD violation Aug 12, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 2nd ...

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 28, 2026 $450,000

    Alteration

    Objections

  4. DOB NOW filing Mar 26, 2026 $40,000

    Alteration

    Objections

  5. DOB NOW filing Mar 26, 2026 $270,000

    Alteration

    Objections

  6. DOB NOW filing Mar 26, 2026 $281,600

    Alteration

    Objections

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 26, 2025 $3,347,125

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 12, 2024

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOW TEMP...

  2. HPD violation Oct 18, 2024

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  3. HPD violation Oct 18, 2024

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

  4. HPD violation Oct 8, 2024

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

2021

  1. DOB violation Dec 1, 2021

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

  2. DOB violation Nov 2, 2021

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  3. DOB violation Aug 2, 2021

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

  4. DOB violation Jun 2, 2021

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

2020

  1. DOB violation May 21, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. Sale Jul 30, 2019 $2,583,642

    Changed hands

    278 EAST 3RD STREET

1998

  1. ECB violation Jun 23, 1998 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    75U5.

1994

  1. ECB violation Mar 16, 1994 $125

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION P#100169158. REMEDY: PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS

1993

  1. Permit issued Apr 19, 1993

    AL

    CHEEVER DEVELOPMENT CORP

  2. Permit issued Mar 17, 1993

    AL

    CHEEVER DEVELOPMENT CORP

1992

  1. Permit issued Mar 26, 1992

    EQ / EQ

    CHEEVER DEVELOPMENT CORP

  2. Permit issued Mar 16, 1992

    AL

    CHEEVER DEVELOPMENT CORP

1991

  1. Permit issued Nov 14, 1991

    EQ / EQ

    CHEEVER DEVELOPMENT CORP

  2. Permit issued Oct 2, 1991

    PL / PL

    FRF PLUMBING AND HEATING

  3. ECB violation Sep 30, 1991 $345

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO SAFELY AND PROPERLY REMOVE MATERIAL AND DEBRIS FROM CONST. SITE NOTED: DEBRIS BEING THROWN OUT OF UPPER FL...

  4. ECB violation Jan 28, 1991 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO FILE A REPORT OF COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAW 16/84 CERTIFY- ING TO THE INSTALLATION OF REQUIRED FIRE PROTECT...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC INC
59-61 EAST 4TH ST 4E
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
Agent
Legacies of Cooper Square Unido
59-61 EAST 4TH ST 4E
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
HeadOfficer
MICHAEL ATKINS
59-61 EAST 4TH ST 4E
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
Officer
DAVID POWELL
59-61 EAST 4TH ST 4E
New York, NY, 10003
Registration Contract
SiteManager
DAVID POWELL
Registration Contract
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Two Buildings Tenants United HDFC
NEW YORK, NY, 10004
DOB NOW 06/28/2026
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC
C/O COOPER SQUARE HDFC COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC
61 EAST 4TH STREET, 1ST FL
NEW YORK, NY, 10003
ACRIS 07/30/2019
GRANTEE/BUYER
TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC, INC.
61 EAST 4TH STREET
1ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10003
ACRIS 07/30/2019
PARTY 1
THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOC
228 EAST 3RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10009
ACRIS 07/30/2019
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC
C/O COOPER SQUARE HDFC COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC
61 EAST 4TH STREET, 1ST FL
NEW YORK, NY, 10003
ACRIS 07/30/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF THE
LOWER EAST SIDE, INC.
228 EAST 3RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10009
ACRIS 07/30/2019
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
THE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF THE LOW
228 EAST 3RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10009
ACRIS 07/30/2019
PARTY 1
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THROUGH HPD
100 GOLD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
ACRIS 07/30/2019
PARTY 1
LESPMHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
228 EAST 3RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10009
ACRIS 07/30/2019
GRANTOR/SELLER
THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HOUSING
ASSOCIATION, INC.
228 EAST 3RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10009
ACRIS 07/30/2019
PARTY 2
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THROUGH HPD
100 GOLD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
ACRIS 07/30/2019

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PEOPLE'S MUTUAL HSNGE
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
TWO BUILDINGS TENANTS UNITED HDFC, INC.
PLUTO