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278 East 3 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10009 BBL 1003720012 18 units · 6 floors · 1900

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in East Village
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 278 East 3 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1900
6 or more units
18 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 278 East 3 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
27th percentile

Out of 1555 buildings in this neighborhood, 420 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
18.6%
No serious
violations
59.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
21.4%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building characteristics
Total units18
Floors6
Year built1900
Gross area26,780 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

278 East 3 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Two Buildings Tenants United Hdfc Inc
Address
59-61 East 4Th St 4e
New York, NY 10003
Landlord portfolio

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