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17 East 63 Street

133Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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133 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 DOB permits, 17 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1901
Floors5.5
Res. units5
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)SECOND CITY CORP
BBL1013780013
BIN1041021

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
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)SECOND CITY CORP.
Head officerGERALD SOLOMON
Managing agentWALLACK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
Last registered2025-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,782,000 $6,651,900
2026$11,826,000 $5,321,700
2027$11,420,000 $5,139,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 63 St — M1 M2 BxM3 BxM4 · 150 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 63 St · 450 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

17 East 63 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

2 311 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 WALLACK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 61 buildings, 4,120 units. Grades across the portfolio: A59 · B1. See the whole portfolio

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333 East 79 Street MN440 A
225 East 57 Street MN260 A
40 West 116 Street MN249 A
530 Amsterdam Avenue MN225 A
120 East 87 Street MN214 A
10 East End Avenue MN198 A
963 2 Avenue MN191 A
194 West 4 Street MN160 A
860 5 Avenue MN157 A
21 East 22 Street MN134 A
1230 3 Avenue MN125 A
302 Lexington Avenue MN125 A
112 East 81 Street MN101 A
565 West End Avenue MN99 A
30 East 85 Street MN92 A
52 East End Avenue MN81 A
120 East 79 Street MN78 A
1100 Park Avenue MN75 A
308 East 72 Street MN75 A
1120 Park Avenue MN70 A
21 West 58 Street MN68 A
2745 Broadway MN64 A
1211 Madison Avenue MN61 A
2 West 67 Street MN56 A
530 East 86 Street MN46 A
45 East 85 Street MN45 A
28 East 94 Street MN40 A
42 West 13 Street MN40 A
153 East 72 Street MN37 A
892 9 Avenue MN33 A
84 White Street MN33 A
623 Park Avenue MN32 A
1080 Madison Avenue MN29 A
1035 Park Avenue MN29 A
447 East 57 Street MN23 A
563 Park Avenue MN20 A
166 West 107 Street MN20 A
121 East 90 Street MN20 A
168 West 107 Street MN20 B
224 East 27 Street MN20 A
16 East 80 Street MN18 A
132 East 72 Street MN17 A
7 East 73 Street MN16 A
125 East 90 Street MN15 A
139 East 79 Street MN15 A
14 East 80 Street MN15 A
123 East 90 Street MN15 A
43 West 13 Street MN14 A
6 East 68 Street MN14 A
330 East 72 Street MN13 A
63 East 79 Street MN10 A
37 East 67 Street MN10 A
22 East 82 Street MN9 A
48 West 12 Street MN9 A
64 East 80 Street MN9 A
44 West 12 Street MN8 A
127 East 61 Street MN8 A
44 East 65 Street MN8 A
18 East 64 Street MN7 A
17 East 63 Street MN5 A

showing 60 of 61 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2016-12-09 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-02RPTT&RET $7,850,000 — from JASON ABRAMS, EXECUTOR; SOLOMON, MARLANE; ESTATE OF GERALD SOLOMON to XU, YINGKAI $7,850,000
2024-09-19Sold for $7,850,000 $7,850,000 $1,570,000
2023-12-07RPTT&RET $3,600,000 — from THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY MAYTAG KING; DR. PHILIP E. STIEG, EXECUTOR to SIMANSON, GARY $3,600,000
2023-10-12Sold for $3,600,000 $3,600,000 $720,000
2023-09-22RPTT&RET $4,000,000 — from ARRIA, DIEGO to XU, YINGKAI; WANG, AILIN $4,000,000
2023-09-13Sold for $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $800,000
2016-12-09Mortgage $200,000 — from SECOND CITY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $200,000
2016-12-09Agreement $600,000 — from SECOND CITY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $600,000
2016-12-09AL&R $600,000 — from SECOND CITY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $600,000
2013-10-04RPTT $3,000,000 — from OLEXA, LAVELLE to ARRIA, DIEGO $3,000,000
2013-07-19Mortgage $196,865 — from SECOND CITY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $196,865
2013-07-19Agreement $400,000 — from SECOND CITY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $400,000
2013-07-19AL&R $400,000 — from SECOND CITY CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $400,000
2003-08-01AL&R $250,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to SECOND CITY CORP. $250,000
2003-08-01Mortgage $73,235 — from SECOND CITY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $73,235

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000022
2018300036
2019002046
2020001001
2021001001
2022001001
2023001405
2024001203
2025012003
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 16Ownership & money 37Health & systems 13

Every one of the 133 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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