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686 3 Avenue

Gramercy, Murray Hill & Turtle Bay, Manhattan · Mixed residential & commercial · BBL 1012980034

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31Units (28 residential)
6Floors
5,025Building sq ft
5,016Lot sq ft
1930Year built
C5-3Zoning
1.00 of 15.00Built FAR
$13.81M · 2015Last sale
7DOB permits
66Open violations

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Sales history

RecordedDocumentAmount
2015-04-27Deed$13,806,000
1996-03-31Deednot recorded
1993-12-09Deednot recorded
1993-12-09Deednot recorded

Source: NYC ACRIS. A $0 amount means the deed records no consideration — common on estate, correction and in-family transfers, and not a sale price of zero.

Recent DOB permits

IssuedTypeWork
2026-05-29Renewal Permit Without ChangesAntenna
2025-05-06Renewal Permit Without ChangesAntenna
2023-08-01Initial PermitAntenna
2022-08-23Initial PermitSupported Scaffold
2022-08-23Initial PermitSidewalk Shed

Source: DOB NOW approved permits, which covers 2017 onward. 7 permits on file for this lot.

Open HPD violations

ClassOpenMost recent
Class B (hazardous)511992-09-21
Class C (immediately hazardous)151996-11-06

Source: HPD open violations, classes B and C. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the correction, so an old date does not mean the condition persists today.

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Owner debt & loan position

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Who finances deals like this

The lenders with the most recorded retail mortgages in Manhattan since 2021, from public ACRIS filings.

  1. Scale Abf 135TH Harlem Lender LLC — 3 loans, typically $5.25M–$33.75M
  2. S3 Re 34 Union Square Funding LLC — 3 loans, typically $3M–$15.5M
  3. East Ninth LLC — 3 loans, typically $1.31M–$15.72M
  4. Symetra Life Insurance Company — 4 loans, typically $184K–$329K
  5. Commonwealth Business Bank — 3 loans, typically $370K–$2.24M
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Compiled from NYC Open Data: PLUTO (lot and building attributes), ACRIS (deeds and mortgages), DOB NOW (permits) and HPD (violations). Public record, presented as recorded; Crezly does not warrant it. BBL 1012980034 · data refreshed 2026-08-14

Development & air rights

7% Underbuilt — built floor area as a share of the estimated as-of-right maximum

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Estimated from NYC PLUTO zoning data. This is not a zoning analysis — confirm with a zoning attorney or architect before relying on it. As-of-right only: excludes bonuses, air-rights transfers and variances.