554 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 103 DOB permits, 68 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 94% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.2. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · Taxi Complaint (4) · Street Condition (4) · Noise (3) · Day Care (3) · New Tree Request (2).
$9,351,658 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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 (1973) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (172) |
| 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) | 254 EAST 68TH STREET, INC. |
| Head officer | ERIC RUDIN |
| Managing agent | RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO |
| Last registered | 2025-09-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $80,556,000 | $36,250,200 |
| 2026 | $91,020,000 | $40,959,000 |
| 2027 | $101,580,000 | $45,711,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 72 St — Q · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 68 St — M15 M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 68 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.
1283 2 Avenue
| 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 |
41 311 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 RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO., INC — 18 buildings, 2,229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 215 East 68 Street | MN | 613 | A |
| 136 East 55 Street | MN | 192 | A |
| 1283 2 Avenue | MN | 172 | A |
| 1076 2 Avenue | MN | 160 | A |
| 40 Park Avenue | MN | 153 | A |
| 241 Central Park West | MN | 140 | B |
| 295 Central Park West | MN | 136 | A |
| 945 5 Avenue | MN | 107 | A |
| 110 Wall Street | MN | 82 | A |
| 115 West 86 Street | MN | 81 | A |
| 144 West 86 Street | MN | 67 | A |
| 25 West 81 Street | MN | 64 | A |
| 20 West 86 Street | MN | 63 | A |
| 27 West 86 Street | MN | 63 | A |
| 40 West 86 Street | MN | 60 | A |
| 1085 Park Avenue | MN | 44 | A |
| 544 East 86 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 1070 2 Avenue | MN | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,025,358 on 2022-08-05 (lender: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 | Mortgage $9,025,358 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE C | $9,025,358 | |
| 2022-08-05 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE C | $30,000,000 | |
| 2022-08-05 | AL&R $30,000,000 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE C | $30,000,000 | |
| 2021-02-09 | Agreement $13,987,243 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $13,987,243 | |
| 2021-02-09 | Agreement $7,492,097 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $7,492,097 | |
| 2021-02-09 | AL&R $7,492,097 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $7,492,097 | |
| 2021-02-09 | SPRD $7,492,097 — from 415 MADISON AVENUE LLC; 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $7,492,097 | |
| 2021-02-09 | Agreement $13,987,243 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $13,987,243 | |
| 2013-04-17 | Agreement $15,000,000 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $15,000,000 | |
| 2013-02-07 | RPTT $26,917,281 — from SEE RIDER to 415 MADISON INC. | $26,917,281 | |
| 2012-10-15 | AL&R $15,000,000 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $15,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-15 | Agreement $15,000,000 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC.; CROSTON ESTATES, INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $15,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-15 | Mortgage $1,822,938 — from CROSTON ESTATES, INC.; 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $1,822,938 | |
| 2008-04-07 | RPTT&RET $45,000 — from HOROWITZ, JOSEPH to 254 EAST 68TH STREET INC. | $45,000 | |
| 2005-11-15 | Mortgage $6,351,601 — from 254 EAST 68TH STREET, INC.; CROSTON ESTATES, INC. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $6,351,601 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 33 |
| 2018 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 52 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 47 |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2026 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
Every one of the 554 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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