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535 Park Avenue

619Records
16City systems
0Open violations
1.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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619 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 DOB permits, 129 DOB job filings, 76 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1910
Floors15
Res. units31
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)535 PARK AVENUE CORP
BBL1013960001
BIN1041961

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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 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.9. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Water System (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Non (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$7,459,827 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (65 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)535 PARK AVENUE CORP.
Head officerPETER LEIBOWITZ
Managing agentDOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$20,183,000 $9,082,350
2026$22,200,000 $9,990,000
2027$23,981,000 $10,791,450

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $4,416,028 a year ($51.28 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,645,677 ($19.11 per sq ft), net operating income $2,770,352. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 62 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 61 St & Madison Ave · 550 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

535 Park Avenue

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

19 311 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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2049 Bartow Avenue BX10914 A
163-15 Baisley Boulevard QN5860 A
120 Erskine Place BX4458 A
209-90 23 Avenue QN1037 A
54-17 31 Avenue QN966 A
330 East 38 Street MN830 A
2928 West 5 Street BK572 A
2940 West 5 Street BK572 A
200 Rector Place MN540 A
200 East 66 Street MN490 A
245 East 54 Street MN444 A
22 Thames Street MN439 A
25 Central Park West MN416 A
1781 1 Avenue MN367 A
425 East 58 Street MN348 A
2 5 Avenue MN343 A
150 West 56 Street MN337 A
25 Sutton Place South MN320 A
25 Broad Street MN308 A
245 East 93 Street MN290 A
83-85 Woodhaven Boulevard QN288 A
139-15 83 Avenue QN282 A
45 Sutton Place South MN278 A
14 West 4 Street MN274 A
9 5 Avenue MN267 A
631 Hudson Street MN261 A
70-20 108 Street QN254 A
200 East 89 Street MN253 A
5 West 53 Street MN245 A
130 William Street MN240 A
230 West 55 Street MN232 A
240 East 47 Street MN229 A
142-05 Roosevelt Avenue QN228 A
641 5 Avenue MN224 A
230 East 20 Street MN223 A
249 8 Avenue MN221 A
333 East 43 Street MN215 A
1461 1 Avenue MN215 A
2360 Broadway MN207 A
1485 5 Avenue MN206 B
101 West 24 Street MN202 A
133 West 11 Street MN199 A
188 East 64 Street MN194 A
139 East 33 Street MN193 A
225 East 34 Street MN190 A
555 West 59 Street MN186 A
211 Central Park West MN183 A
22 West 14 Street MN182 A
242 Madison Avenue MN180 A
1030 3 Avenue MN176 A
120 4 Avenue MN175 A
1185 Park Avenue MN172 A
173 Riverside Drive MN167 A
201 East 25 Street MN164 A
1156 3 Avenue MN163 A
515 East 79 Street MN163 A
111 East 85 Street MN160 A
280 East Houston Street MN158 A
2420 Broadway MN158 A
726 Greenwich Street MN157 A

showing 60 of 313 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2015-12-22 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-26RPTT&RET $8,600,000 — from BLAIR, MICHAEL W; BLAIR, EDITH M to FEIRSTEIN, BARRY; KUTTEL, JULIENNE $8,600,000
2026-05-18Sold for $8,600,000 $8,600,000 $277,419
2026-05-07RPTT&RET $8,500,000 — from PJS-JRS REVOCABLE TRUST; PHILIP J. SHAPIRO, AS TRUSTEE to KUTTEL, JULIENNE; FEIRSTEIN, BARRY $8,500,000
2026-04-23Sold for $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $274,194
2026-03-24RPTT&RET $3,950,000 — from JAMES A BOORSTEIN, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ALLEN L BOORSTEIN; ESTATE OF JANE K BOORSTEIN to SCHEINER, AS TRUSTEE, RICHARD L; RICHARD L. SCHEINER 2015 LIVING TRUST; MARCIA B. $3,950,000
2025-05-30RPTT&RET $3,850,000 — from GORDON, STEPHEN H; GORDON, MADALINE R to BEARD, RICHARD $3,850,000
2025-05-28Sold for $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $124,194
2025-04-28Sold for $3,950,000 $3,950,000 $127,419
2025-03-14RPTT&RET $400,000 — from NUMBER 535 PARK AVENUE to ASCEND VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC $400,000
2025-03-04Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $12,903
2023-08-23RPTT&RET $4,250,000 — from LOWENBERG, MARC; GROSSMAN, ALISON J to KENNETH GERARD MCKENNA, TRUSTEE; PATRICIA ANN MCKENNA, TRUSTEE; THE MCKENNA FAMILY TRUST D $4,250,000
2023-08-16RPTT&RET $1,600,000 — from GROSSMAN, ALISON J; LOWENBERG, MARC to 2013 COOPERATIVE APARTMENT TRUST DATED 1 $1,600,000
2023-08-14Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $51,613
2023-08-14Sold for $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $137,097
2021-06-01RPTT&RET $2,000,000 — from STREATOR, PRISCILLA K to GRAF, ALEXANDRA I; HAZLETT, ROBERT C $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177128220
201810000212
20198366528
202020832639
2021129710240
202213390631
202310154525
20242270011
202526055137
202614095230
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The full timeline

Construction 332Enforcement 78Housing & tenants 86Ownership & money 85Health & systems 38

Every one of the 619 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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