371 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 64 HPD complaints, 35 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 1. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Damaged Tree (5) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Missed Collection (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (2).
$853,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1976) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (101) |
| 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) | JAMES LENOX HOUSE, INC |
| Head officer | Adam WEINSTEIN |
| Managing agent | PHIPPS HOUSES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,005,000 | $3,152,250 |
| 2026 | $7,057,000 | $3,175,650 |
| 2027 | $7,284,000 | $3,277,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (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 | 77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 72 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 72 St & Park Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake 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.
49 East 73 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 |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 80 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $294,968 on 2016-03-01 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-01 | Agreement $2,800,000 — from JAMES LENOX HOUSE, INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $2,800,000 | |
| 2016-03-01 | Mortgage $294,969 — from JAMES LENOX HOUSE, INC. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $294,969 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2006-02-03 | Mortgage $630,000 — from JAMES LENOX HOUSE, INC. to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. | $630,000 | |
| 2006-02-03 | Agreement $630,000 — from COMMERCE BANK N.A. to JAMES LENOX HOUSE, INC. | $630,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Every one of the 371 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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