191 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 311 service requests, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 392.7. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Noise (6) · SAFETY (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1).
$652,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | 223 EAST 59TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | VLADY SHEYNIN |
| Managing agent | Pinnacle City Living |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,384,000 | $1,522,800 |
| 2026 | $3,327,000 | $1,497,150 |
| 2027 | $3,276,000 | $1,474,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 59 St / 3 Av — Q32 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 58 St & 3 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.
223 East 59 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 137 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,798,339 on 2018-07-13 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | Mortgage $1,798,339 — from 223 EAST 59TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,798,339 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 223 EAST 59TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2018-07-13 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 223 EAST 59TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2011-09-20 | AL&R $2,430,000 — from 223 EAST 59TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $2,430,000 | |
| 2011-09-20 | Mortgage $2,430,000 — from 223 EAST 59TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $2,430,000 | |
| 1998-09-11 | Mortgage $1,845,000 — from HARLEM CENTRAL HOMESINC; NCY PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $1,845,000 | |
| 1986-10-27 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from PARK, DONG SOOK to YORKVILLE FEDL SAVGSETC | $1,750,000 | |
| 1985-04-08 | Mortgage $200,000 — from PARK, DONG SOOK to EVERLAST CAPITAL CORP. | $200,000 | |
| 1984-01-18 | Mortgage $650,000 — from PARK, DONG SOOK to 18 E 84 INC. | $650,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 79 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Every one of the 191 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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