15 Sutton Place, Manhattan

A classic 1899 townhouse with a completely silent municipal paper trail.

A 19th-century townhouse steps from the East River that has historically operated with just two residential units. Because it holds zero open violations, there is no active municipal casework on the house itself. Instead, the municipal footprints concentrate entirely on the surrounding corridor. Two things to know:

Zero open violations on a structure built in 1899. The property has stayed off the city's warning lists, carrying zero open violations. For a building constructed in 1899, this suggests a tight, well-maintained structure that avoids tenant friction and municipal citations entirely. Because there are no active violations to underwrite, your focus should shift to physical inspections of the old joists and local block conditions.

A block used heavily for short-term parking and deliveries. While the townhouse is quiet, the corridor has seen 93 illegal-parking complaints in the last year, with key clusters around posted parking sign violations, blocked hydrants, and double-parking. It operates as a busy drop-off zone, rather than a place where abandoned cars sit, showing that public space on the block stays in high demand.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Thirty-one noise complaints on the surrounding block over the last 12 months, driven almost entirely by early-morning or after-hours construction and equipment.
• Twenty-four encampment complaints filed within a three-block radius over the last year, reflecting the typical street-level activity near the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge corridor.
• The last recorded deed transfer in May 2024 shifted ownership from a long-held family trust to an individual buyer, ending several decades of consistent trust management.

15 Sutton Place is a 2-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013720033). This building is associated with De Luca, Laura A. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1899, this two-family home sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on May 1, 2024, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Clean (100/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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