231 East 3rd Street, Manhattan

Subsidized East Village housing where block-level party volume and air quality complaints shape the immediate setting.

Built in 2005, this 10-unit East Village building operates under regulatory affordability covenants through Diversity Houses, with LIHTC and HUD program oversight across all units. The building sits on a active East 3rd Street block where late-night noise and commercial venting pattern the immediate surroundings. Three things to know:

Late-night residential party noise concentrates heavily within three blocks. 389 residential noise calls occurred within three blocks over the last year, led by 243 reports of loud music and parties alongside 110 for heavy pounding. Combined with 183 street noise calls in the same radius, late-night party volume is a major factor on the surrounding blocks.

Indoor air quality and restaurant exhaust calls surface on the surrounding blocks. 10 indoor air quality calls and 10 food establishment complaints occurred within three blocks over the last year, pointing to localized odor and kitchen exhaust drift. In a 10-unit layout, shared shafts or low-floor placement can pull commercial kitchen exhaust directly into residential units.

Affordability covenants bind all 10 units under dedicated housing programs. All 10 units are anchored by long-term Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and HUD regulatory affordability agreements. Housing maintenance and day-to-day operations filter through private board oversight, preserving long-term community housing stability.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 133 commercial noise calls logged within three blocks in the past year, dominated by 125 loud music reports
• 131 illegal parking complaints within three blocks over the last 12 months, mostly short-stay double-parking
• 15 encampment reports and 17 homeless assistance calls logged within three blocks over the past year

231 East 3rd Street is a 10-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1003860055). This building is associated with Diversity Houses Housing Development Fund Company,. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 2005, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on September 15, 2023 for $3,652,183.45, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

See every NYC building owned by Diversity Houses Housing Development Fund Company, on the landlord portfolio page.