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28 East 72 Street

242Records
15City systems
14Open violations
31.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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242 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 40 HPD complaints, 31 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1897
Floors5
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)UEI 640 TENTH LLC
BBL1013860051
BIN1041369

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 31.8. In ZIP 10021, 81% 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

Open HPD violations14 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$750,000 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 (1897)
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)UEI 410 W 36 ST LLC
Head officerALBERTO SMEKE
Managing agentTRIHILL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2023-09-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,305,200 $2,387,340
2026$4,244,000 $1,909,800
2027$5,093,000 $2,291,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 72 St / Madison Av — M72 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & Park 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

28 East 72 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

8 311 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 TRIHILL MANAGEMENT LLC — 47 buildings, 1,356 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B12 · C12 · D7 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
555 Edgecombe Avenue MN127 D
275 Linden Boulevard BK101 B
475 Central Park West MN94 A
143 West 96 Street MN92 B
2783 Broadway MN83 A
263 Eastern Parkway BK62 A
3660 Broadway MN62 B
461 West 159 Street MN48 C
596 Edgecombe Avenue MN48 C
471 Central Park West MN37 B
3440 Broadway MN36 C
778 Madison Avenue MN35 A
3427 Broadway MN31 D
412 West 129 Street MN30 B
408 West 129 Street MN30 C
110 Convent Avenue MN30 C
31-15 32 Street QN25 A
605 West 151 Street MN25 C
964 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 F
603 West 139 Street MN21 C
607 West 139 Street MN21 D
41-07 28 Avenue QN20 C
31-40 30 Street QN20 B
473 Central Park West MN19 B
76 Carmine Street MN19 B
1471 St Nicholas Avenue MN18 F
552 West 184 Street MN16 D
285 West 147 Street MN15 B
310 West 4 Street MN15 A
472 Central Park West MN15 A
43-18 25 Avenue QN14 C
550 West 184 Street MN14 F
554 West 184 Street MN13 D
556 West 184 Street MN13 D
180 West 81 Street MN11 A
84 Bradhurst Avenue MN10 A
633 West 152 Street MN9 C
224 Lafayette Street MN9 A
1509 Pacific Street BK8 B
18 Bedford Street MN8 C
61-09 Catalpa Avenue QN8 B
130 West 72 Street MN6 B
79-63 Myrtle Avenue QN6 A
28 East 72 Street MN5 C
133 Grand Street MN3 D
831 Broadway MN2 A
827 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $159,539 on 1988-01-07 (lender: Manhattan Savings Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-29Deed $12,000,000 — from THE MILDRED G. THALER COHEN FAMILY LIMIT to UEI 410 W 36 ST LLC; UEI 640 TENTH LLC $12,000,000
1988-01-07Mortgage $159,540 — from THALER, MILDRED G.; COHEN, MILDRED T. AKA to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BK $159,540

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713228
201879103101
2019170210
20200140115
202105016
202202013
202304026
202405027
202504015
202605038
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 159Ownership & money 26Health & systems 23

Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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