2,024 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 990 311 service requests, 227 HPD complaints, 221 asbestos filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.5. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$18,550 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
183 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · Encampment (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Elevator (16) · Illegal Parking (11) · Water System (10).
$2,201,615 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (1977) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (325) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | EQR-EAST 27TH STREET APARTMENTS |
| Head officer | WAYNE NGAI |
| Managing agent | EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $131,220,000 | $59,049,000 |
| 2026 | $128,882,000 | $57,996,900 |
| 2027 | $148,526,000 | $66,836,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 28 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 28 St — M15-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 25 St & 2 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
240 East 27 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
183 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 Riverside Boulevard | MN | 516 | A |
| 111 Lawrence Street | BK | 492 | B |
| 240 East 27 Street | MN | 325 | A |
| 777 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 294 | A |
| 831 8 Avenue | MN | 293 | A |
| 747 2 Avenue | MN | 269 | A |
| 303 East 83 Street | MN | 261 | A |
| 400 West 37 Street | MN | 259 | A |
| 71 Broadway | MN | 237 | B |
| 170 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 236 | A |
| 750 Columbus Avenue | MN | 207 | B |
| 180 Montague Street | BK | 193 | A |
| 228 West 71 Street | MN | 169 | A |
| 41 West 86 Street | MN | 166 | A |
| 815 10 Avenue | MN | 164 | A |
| 720 Columbus Avenue | MN | 163 | B |
| 50 West 77 Street | MN | 137 | B |
| 600 Washington Street | MN | 136 | A |
| 53 North 3 Street | BK | 113 | A |
| 500 West 23 Street | MN | 111 | A |
| 431 West 37 Street | MN | 98 | A |
| 508 West 55 Street | MN | 58 | A |
| 261 North 9 Street | BK | 42 | A |
| 238 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,368,081 on 2002-11-04 (lender: John Hancock Real Estate Finance INC.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC | $2,126,354,644 | |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2010-04-28 | RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO | $73,123,491 | |
| 2007-09-14 | Agreement $18,648,841 — from 240 EAST 27TH STREET OWNER LLC to EQR-EAST 27TH STREET APARTMENTS, LLC | $18,648,841 | |
| 2007-09-14 | Deed $210,000,000 — from 240 EAST 27TH STREET OWNER, LLC to EQR-EAST 27TH STREET APARTMENTS, LLC | $210,000,000 | |
| 2006-05-03 | ASPM $20,000,000 — from 240 EAST 27TH STREET OWNER LLC; WARDS CONSTRUCTION CO. to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $20,000,000 | |
| 2006-05-03 | Deed $158,000,000 — from WARDS CONSTRUCTION CO. to 240 EAST 27TH STREET OWNER LLC | $158,000,000 | |
| 2002-11-04 | Mortgage $4,368,082 — from WARDS CONSTRUCTION CO to JOHN HANCOCK REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC. | $4,368,082 | |
| 1993-06-08 | Mortgage $1,392,423 — from WARDS CONSTRUCTION CO to JOHN HANCOCK MUTUALETC | $1,392,423 | |
| 1985-01-02 | Mortgage $6,521,853 — from WARDS CONSTRUCTION CO. to JOHN HANCOCK MUTUALETC. | $6,521,853 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| 2018 | 0 | 13 | 178 | 0 | 72 | 263 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 28 | 77 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | 136 | 0 | 26 | 182 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 144 | 0 | 25 | 184 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 22 | 108 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 0 | 18 | 143 |
| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 0 | 17 | 98 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13 | 118 | 0 | 17 | 154 |
| 2026 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 39 | 89 |
Every one of the 2,024 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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