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12 East 62 Street

163Records
13City systems
0Open violations
8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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163 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 DOB violations, 23 DOB job filings, 22 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1880
Floors6
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)12-62 REALTY CORP
BBL1013760063
BIN1040865

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1880)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)14 62 Realty Corporation
Head officerStephen Elbaz
Managing agentEsquire Management
Last registered2026-02-10

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,422,000 $4,689,900
2026$8,338,000 $3,752,100
2027$6,670,000 $3,001,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway5 Av/59 St — N R W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 61 St — M3 M4 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 61 St & Madison Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.

Report a problem to 311

12 East 62 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP. — 25 buildings, 675 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B10 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
155-31 155 Avenue QN120 B
3165 Nostrand Avenue BK108 B
80-11 Shore Parkway QN96 A
81-04 155 Avenue QN96 A
918 East 14 Street BK59 A
4117 Avenue V BK38 A
13 Prince Street MN20 B
59 Hawthorne Street BK20 A
534 5 Avenue BK15 B
47 Thames Street BK14 B
232 Adelphi Street BK12 A
29 Perry Street MN10 A
711 Madison Avenue MN9 A
113 South 2 Street BK8 A
24 Prince Street MN8 D
21 East 62 Street MN7 B
715 Madison Avenue MN6 B
14 East 62 Street MN5 A
16 East 62 Street MN5 A
12 East 62 Street MN5 B
71 Greene Street MN4 C
69 Greene Street MN4 B
122 Montague Street BK3 B
18 East 62 Street MN2 A
395 Bleecker Street MN1 A

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171034
201817311
20191337
20200011
20211214
20220314
20230011
20240718
20250112
20260415
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 15Health & systems 20

Every one of the 163 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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