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173 East 74 Street

232Records
17City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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232 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 311 service requests, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1937
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)173-174 OWNERS CORP
BBL1014090032
BIN1043088

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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 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2002-01-02.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Boilers (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$336,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1937)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)173-74 OWNERS CORP.
Head officerTIMOTHY CAVANAUGH
Managing agentDIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,676,000 $1,204,200
2026$2,710,000 $1,219,500
2027$2,711,000 $1,219,950

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $490,571 a year ($51.83 per sq ft), operating expenses $199,901 ($21.12 per sq ft), net operating income $290,670. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 75 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 72 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
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

173 East 74 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

18 311 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 DIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP. — 42 buildings, 1,206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
167-10 Crocheron Avenue QN96 A
50-05 43 Avenue QN73 A
21-17 31 Avenue QN56 A
27-05 Parsons Boulevard QN48 A
170-06 Crocheron Avenue QN48 A
26-15 Parsons Boulevard QN48 B
43-10 44 Street QN48 A
246 West 18th Street MN39 A
14-43 28 Avenue QN38 A
172-27 Highland Avenue QN35 A
30-83 Crescent Street QN35 A
35-27 28 Street QN33 A
30-94 Crescent Street QN33 A
1730 2 Avenue MN31 A
23-23 31 Avenue QN30 A
230 East 52 Street MN28 A
37-31 149 Street QN28 A
215-31 Hillside Avenue QN26 A
23-25 31 Avenue QN26 A
23-43 31st Road QN25 A
170-20 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
17202-18 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
191-15 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
218-10 43 Avenue QN24 A
30-25 21 Street QN22 A
35-47 172 Street QN20 A
12-23 30 Avenue QN20 C
25-54 12 Street QN20 B
172-02 35 Avenue QN20 A
12-21 30 Avenue QN20 A
162 East 91 Street MN19 A
107-27 11 Avenue QN16 A
448 East 88 Street MN15 A
23-03 31 Avenue QN15 B
173 East 74 Street MN15 A
38-08 Astoria Boulevard S QN14 A
32-11 23 Street QN14 A
24-21 Steinway Street QN14 A
24-14 Steinway Street QN12 A
1681 1 Avenue MN12 B
25-16 18 Street QN12 C
22-63 26 Street QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $79,012 on 2018-06-01 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-06RPTT&RET $495,000 — from SHERESHEWSKY, BERYL to ZUSCHKE, AMY; RICHARDS, KATHLEEN $495,000
2024-07-26Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $33,000
2022-07-08RPTT&RET $295,000 — from GILDEN, LLOYD to NORTHUM, NATALIE $295,000
2022-06-28Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $19,667
2021-11-15RPTT&RET $550,000 — from BRUNO, JOSEPH M; BRUNO, SUZANNE M to FONOLL HERNANSAIZ, JOAN CARLES; CARTANA PALAU, MARIA INMACULADA $550,000
2021-10-28Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $36,667
2019-03-11RPTT&RET $325,000 — from ATKIN, AS TRUSTEE, PEARL; PEARL ATKIN TRUST to DOLAN, JAMES MICHAEL; FAHEY, JANICE R; MCCABE, RYAN RICHARD $325,000
2019-02-15Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $21,667
2018-06-14RPTT&RET $500,000 — from LUTZ, STEPHEN G to CAVANAUGH, TIMOTHY $500,000
2018-06-01AL&R $600,000 — from 173-74 OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $600,000
2018-06-01Agreement $600,000 — from 173-74 OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $600,000
2018-06-01Mortgage $79,013 — from 173-74 OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $79,013
2018-05-21Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $33,333
2017-07-14RPTT&RET $377,500 — from STEWART, PATRICIA to ALPER, ARIK $377,500
2017-07-12Sold for $377,500 $377,500 $25,167

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170462315
20185339323
2019021238
2020301015
2021113218
2022103217
20235290117
2024112228
20252080111
20260170210
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 75Health & systems 22

Every one of the 232 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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