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655 Park Avenue

971Records
16City systems
1Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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971 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 353 DOB permits, 178 DOB job filings, 117 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1923
Floors11
Res. units51
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)655 PARK AVE INC
BBL1014020001
BIN1042467

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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 88% 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 1.2. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1998-05-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Noise (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Taxi Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$13,564,975 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (73 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (51)
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)655 PARK AVE INC
Head officerEAMON EARLY
Managing agentBROWN HARRIS STEVENS
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$37,309,000 $16,789,050
2026$41,715,000 $18,771,750
2027$41,517,000 $18,682,650

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $7,594,008 a year ($47.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,606,418 ($16.20 per sq ft), net operating income $4,987,590. 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 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 67 St / Lexington Av — M66 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 67 St & Park Ave · 150 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

655 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
60 Sutton Place South MN367 A
1296 2 Avenue MN289 A
15 Central Park West MN229 A
48 East 89 Street MN210 A
1965 Broadway MN205 A
422 East 72 Street MN197 A
445 5 Avenue MN174 A
250 East 54 Street MN174 A
880 5 Avenue MN162 A
180 East End Avenue MN159 A
605 East 82 Street MN159 A
1197 Park Avenue MN148 A
235 East 87 Street MN139 A
145 Central Park West MN138 A
1 Beekman Place MN136 A
31 East 37 Street MN131 A
2 Sutton Place South MN127 A
35 Sutton Place MN127 A
263 West End Avenue MN124 A
205 West 57 Street MN115 A
1498 York Avenue MN112 A
420 East 51 Street MN110 A
1761 1 Avenue MN110 A
505 Greenwich Street MN102 A
681 Madison Avenue MN100 A
201 East 80 Street MN100 A
1150 3 Avenue MN96 A
7 Lexington Avenue MN93 A
14 Sutton Place South MN93 A
111 East 67 Street MN90 A
1050 5 Avenue MN90 A
20 Sutton Place South MN88 A
50 United Nations Plaza MN88 A
1150 Park Avenue MN85 A
239 Central Park West MN84 A
8 East 83 Street MN84 A
23 East 74 Street MN83 A
785 Park Avenue MN80 A
962 5 Avenue MN77 A
1 East 66 Street MN77 A
188 East 76 Street MN73 A
907 5 Avenue MN71 A
1095 Park Avenue MN68 A
1000 Park Avenue MN66 A
92 Laight Street MN65 A
826 Lexington Avenue MN65 A
610 Park Avenue MN64 A
1215 5 Avenue MN62 A
433 East 57 Street MN62 A
317 East 57 Street MN62 A
1289 Lexington Avenue MN61 A
1170 5 Avenue MN60 A
114 East 66 Street MN58 A
1115 Madison Avenue MN57 A
1080 5 Avenue MN57 A
30 Sutton Place MN56 A
470 Park Avenue MN56 A
2 East 98 Street MN54 A
1020 Park Avenue MN54 A
275 West 10 Street MN54 A

showing 60 of 160 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2021-09-21 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-30Sold for $4,400,000 $4,400,000 $86,275
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $4,799,000 — from VASAN, TINA REDWINE; VASAN, PHILIP to TEAL, CHARLOTTE MERISON; JOHNSON TEAL, JOHN LANSING $4,799,000
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $4,799,000 — from VASAN, TINA REDWINE; VASAN, PHILIP to TEAL, CHARLOTTE MERISON; JOHNSON TEAL, JOHN LANSING $4,799,000
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $4,799,000 — from VASAN, TINA REDWINE; VASAN, PHILIP to TEAL, CHARLOTTE MERISON; JOHNSON TEAL, JOHN LANSING $4,799,000
2026-09-11Sold for $4,799,000 $4,799,000 $94,098
2026-02-20RPTT&RET $5,100,000 — from MARY MARGARET LANG 2020 QUALIFIED TRUST ; MARY MARGARET LANG AS TRUSTEE; WESLEY W. LANG JR to JAMES R. MATTHEWS AS TRUSTEE; THE JENNIFER P. MATTHEWS 2012 GRANTOR TR $5,100,000
2026-02-06Sold for $5,100,000 $5,100,000 $100,000
2025-05-02RPTT&RET $3,553,620 — from RUNSDORF, LUCETTE; THE ESTATE OF LEE RUNSDORF to KALVARIA, SELENA; MOISIADES, SPIROS $3,553,620
2025-04-30Sold for $3,553,620 $3,553,620 $69,679
2025-02-20RPTT&RET $2,912,500 — from JOHN R. HUPPER, JR., AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JOYCE MCC. HUPPER to BHALLA, VIVAKE; HESS, MIRIAM $2,912,500
2025-02-20RPTT&RET $2,912,500 — from JOHN R. HUPPER, JR., AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JOYCE MCC. HUPPER to BHALLA, VIVAKE; HESS, MIRIAM $2,912,500
2025-02-19Sold for $2,912,500 $2,912,500 $57,108
2024-11-29RPTT&RET $15,975,000 — from TISCH, LACEY to ESKANDARI, MARYAM; TALASAZ, AMIRALI $15,975,000
2024-11-27RPTT&RET $215,000 — from TISCH, LACEY to ANDRES A. SORIANO, III, AS TRUSTEE; ANDRES A. SORIANO III REVOCABLE TRUST $215,000
2024-11-20Sold for $215,000 $215,000 $4,216

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
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2018
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017283107351
20183041412464
2019201344142
2020141167644
2021154519043
2022173105439
202323167037
20243021210155
2025101107129
2026120511028
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The full timeline

Construction 531Enforcement 159Housing & tenants 104Ownership & money 150Health & systems 27

Every one of the 971 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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