270 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 311 service requests, 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 3.9. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2014-05-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 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.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Lead (1).
$581,910 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 244 E 60 ST OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | MILTON TAUBE |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,895,000 | $2,202,750 |
| 2026 | $5,149,000 | $2,317,050 |
| 2027 | $5,469,000 | $2,461,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $809,978 a year ($50.91 per sq ft), operating expenses $220,990 ($13.89 per sq ft), net operating income $588,988. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 500 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 60 St / 2 Av — Q32 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 62 St · 700 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.
244 East 60 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 |
4 311 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.
Managed by METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $802,397 on 2018-03-06 (lender: Investors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-02 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from MARISA A. BROWN, CO-EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF HOWARD S. PALEY; NOVICK, ARLENE; WILLIAM M. PA to COSTELLO, EILEEN | $400,000 | |
| 2025-06-26 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $22,222 |
| 2024-09-18 | RPTT&RET $515,000 — from ABADIE, SHEILA RAHEL to FUHR-DECHANT, AMY; DECHANT, CURTIS | $515,000 | |
| 2024-09-12 | Sold for $515,000 | $515,000 | $28,611 |
| 2024-08-05 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from ROYAL EAST REALTY CO., LLC to WALKER, JASON MICHAEL | $425,000 | |
| 2024-08-05 | RPTT&RET $430,000 — from ROYAL EAST REALTY CO., LLC to COSTELLO, MICHAEL | $430,000 | |
| 2024-07-18 | Sold for $425,000 | $425,000 | $23,611 |
| 2024-07-18 | Sold for $430,000 | $430,000 | $23,889 |
| 2022-12-07 | RPTT&RET $480,000 — from FEHLE, MICHAEL to WONG, JEFFREY | $480,000 | |
| 2022-12-01 | Sold for $480,000 | $480,000 | $26,667 |
| 2018-12-18 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from LIN, RITA H to DUDAS, JAMES; KANG, SEUNG | $425,000 | |
| 2018-03-06 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from 244 EAST 60TH ST. OWNERS CORP to INVESTORS BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2018-03-06 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from 244 EAST 60TH ST. OWNERS CORP to INVESTORS BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2018-03-06 | Mortgage $802,398 — from 244 EAST 60TH ST. OWNERS CORP to INVESTORS BANK | $802,398 | |
| 2017-03-06 | RPTT&RET $450,000 — from SIMMONDS, JAN to PARHAM, KENNETH C | $450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 270 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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