236 East 3 Street
Manhattan, NY 10009BBL 1-00385-0023Map
Owner of record: Nuyorican Poets Cafe INC
236 East 3 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1900 in Manhattan, 10009. It has 14 residential units across 5 floors. The owner of record is Nuyorican Poets Cafe INC. HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
- HPD violations
- 0
- DOB violations
- 1
- ECB violations
- 20
- HPD complaints
- 0
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
HPD has not cited this building.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units in 2018–2024 tax bills
Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 0
No HPD violations on record
DOB building violations · 1
- Construction other optional
Failure to maintain building in code compliant manner. lack of required means of egress for every floor per bc 1018.1 (2008 code) 27-366; bc 1021.1 (2014 code) adjacent construction site has made 2nd means of egress inaccessible / unusable.
Dec 6, 2019
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 20
- Class - 1
Observed active site w/out pedestrians protection . active site must provide pedestrian protection to the public while window removal, scheduled deliveries for red brick, steel, plywood, or any construction ma
Sep 4, 2025
Resolve - Class - 1
Observed on active site@cellar level two cut/welded together steel angle plates to form makeshift l extension brackets/connections to help support wood joists/contrary to approve plans. makeshift connections w/
Sep 4, 2025
Resolve - Class - 1
Observed active site failed to address inadequate housekeeping conditions@ multiple locations(rear yard, 1,2,3,4 & roof level)throughout the entire site. this hazardous conditions effects:emergency response per
Sep 4, 2025 · Penalty $1,250
Resolve - Class - 1
Observed active site upon request to provide manufacturer specifications for makeshift catwalk@ 4th fl.leading to roof level. guardrails connection are tied down with metal wiring,mix and match frames.stop all
Sep 4, 2025 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Class - 1
Observed active site with overloaded debris, steel, red brick, and equipment on floors 1,2,3,4 & roof level. upon request to review pe assessment regarding compacity per(3301.6.4)gc was unable to provide any en
Sep 4, 2025 · Penalty $1,250
Resolve - Class - 1
Observed active site failed to provide adequate protection for adjoining properties: window, no overhead protection,no fully installed guardrail system @ expos 2&4 while active on-going construction operation i
Sep 4, 2025 · Penalty $5,000
Resolve - Class - 2
At the time of my inspection of a closed alteration site, i observed that the construction fence at exposure 1 was covered in graffiti maintain construction fence as per code
Aug 30, 2025
Resolve - Class - 1
Unsafe conditions: noting the lack of ohp at exposure #1, #3 and #4. note the unstable brick above the interior door at exposure #2 and at exposure #3 contrary to bc3301.5 stop all demo and structural work
Jan 22, 2025
Resolve - Class - 2
Cs failing to perform duties; observed failure to correct hazardous conditions as noted on followings violations...039536257y,58x,59h.60p
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $5,030
Resolve - Class - 2
Observed make-shift temporary stairs throughout floors for paths of egress and catwalk for access of mezzanine w/out approved design drawings no alternate approved paths of egress in place. current building hei
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $2,530
Resolve
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- Class - 1
Documents not maintained: noting the lack of dd for the temporary wall at exposure #3, interior cat-walk, stairways, manufacturer specifications for all shoring/bracing. stop all use of temporary catwalks and w
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Class - 1
Housekeeping: noting inadequate lighting throughout site, material obstructing egress, lack of floor numbering. stop all work under permit #123900939.
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Class - 2
Observed modified steel, loose bolts, and steel plate connections in conjunction w/ temporary shoring. no p.e. design drawings or approved plans were available/ provided for field fabrications/ modifications. f
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Class - 2
Observed removed brick wall at exposure 3 w/ extended bricks above adjacent property at expo 4, pipe scaffold frames on the roof, and no overhead protection in place for access/ exit expo 3. no site safety plan
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Class - 1
Observed shoring at the cellar for structural support of the pathway on the 1st floor, provided drawings on-site were only stamped by pe and not approved by the department of buildings stop all work at the cell
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $6,250
Resolve - Class - 1
Work contrary to approved plans: noting exterior walls at exposure #3, cellar shoring and bracing. stop all structural work and provide n1 assessment of all exterior walls (both permanent and temporary), assess
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $2,500
Resolve - Class - 1
Per bc 3301.6: no design drawings for cat-walk,missing manufacturer specifications for shoring bracing. no overhead protection for adjacent property @ exposure 4.stop use of catwalk, structural work at cellar a
Jan 22, 2025 · Penalty $5,000
Resolve - Class - 2
Gc failed to construct a temporary construction fence at the rear yard (exposure's #2, #3, and #4)construct a fence at rear yard (exposure's #2, #3, and #4)
Sep 5, 2024 · Penalty $1,000
Resolve - Non-hazardous
Altered building occupied without a valid certificate of occupancy (tco 99237 exp.1/2/92) for open alt. 535/82. remedy: obtain a valid c of o.
Jan 6, 1992
Resolve - Non-hazardous
Altered building occupied without a valid certificate of occupancy. alt. 738/82 operation of pa without a current permit remedy: obtain a valid certificate of occupancy & pa permit. or discontinue use.
Nov 28, 1990
Resolve
Complaints
No HPD complaints in our records
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C4)
- Year built
- 1900
- Floors
- 5
- Residential units
- 14
- Building area
- 9,450 ft²
- Lot area
- 2,621 ft²
- Zoning
- R8B
- Community board
- 103
- Council district
- 2
- Block / lot
- 385 / 23
- Assessed value
- $906,300
- Landmark / historic district
- No
Questions about 236 East 3 Street
Who owns 236 East 3 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Nuyorican Poets Cafe INC.
Does 236 East 3 Street have violations?
NYC HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
Is 236 East 3 Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized units appear in its 2018–2024 tax bills. Individual apartments can still be regulated, so request the rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal if unsure.
When was 236 East 3 Street built?
City records list 1900 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 236 East 3 Street?
It has 14 residential units and 15 units in total.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.