1,524 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 554 311 service requests, 249 DOB permits, 169 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 91% 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 0.3. 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
161 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (41) · Illegal Parking (18) · Noise (14) · Street Condition (13) · Food Establishment (11) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8).
$23,253,881 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (46 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 (1962) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (613) |
| 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) | 215 EAST 68TH STREET L.P. |
| 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 | $216,197,000 | $97,288,650 |
| 2026 | $218,533,000 | $98,339,850 |
| 2027 | $249,483,000 | $112,267,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| 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.
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 | 72 St — Q · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 68 St / 2 Av — M66 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 68 St & 3 Ave · 400 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.
215 East 68 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 |
161 311 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.
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: $65,000,000 on 2015-01-09 (lender: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-09 | Mortgage $65,000,000 — from 215 EAST 68TH STREET L.P. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $65,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-09 | Agreement $160,000,000 — from 215 EAST 68TH STREET L.P. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $160,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-09 | AL&R $160,000,000 — from 215 EAST 68TH STREET L.P. to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER | $160,000,000 | |
| 2009-12-03 | Mortgage $41,202,069 — from 215 EAST 68TH STREET L.P. to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, INC. | $41,202,069 | |
| 2009-12-03 | Agreement $95,000,000 — from 215 EAST 68TH STREET L.P. to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, INC. | $95,000,000 | |
| 2002-05-28 | Mortgage $28,600,000 — from 215 EAST 68TH STREET, L.P. to PRUDENTIAL INSURANCECOMPANY OF AMERICA | $28,600,000 | |
| 1993-10-22 | Mortgage $20,629,814 — from 215 EAST 68TH ST CO. to BANK OF NEW YORK | $20,629,814 | |
| 1982-12-08 | Mortgage $227,451 — from 215 E.68 ST.CO. to MONY PENSION INSUR CORP. | $227,451 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 32 | 73 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 57 |
| 2019 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 53 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 51 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 48 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 65 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 11 | 71 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 72 |
| 2025 | 16 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 16 | 88 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 72 |
Every one of the 1,524 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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