207 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 54 HPD housing violations, 27 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.3. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lost Property (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | GARY BROWN; STEVEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | NONE |
| Last registered | 2024-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,798,400 | $1,259,280 |
| 2026 | $3,358,000 | $1,511,100 |
| 2027 | $4,030,000 | $1,813,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 | 72 St — Q · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 75 St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 75 St & 3 Ave · 350 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.
244 East 74 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 |
2 311 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 NONE — 117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $844,560 on 2021-06-23 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 10 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-23 | AL&R $1,844,561 — from 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC; 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC; 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LL to INVESTORS BANK; INVESTORS BANK | $1,844,561 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Mortgage $844,561 — from 142 WEST 86TH REALTY, LLC; 231 W 15 REALTY LLC; 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC; 142 WEST 86 to INVESTORS BANK; INVESTORS BANK | $844,561 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Mortgage $844,561 — from 142 WEST 86TH REALTY, LLC; 231 W 15 REALTY LLC; 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC; 142 WEST 86 to INVESTORS BANK; INVESTORS BANK | $844,561 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Agreement $1,844,561 — from 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC; 427 EAST 82ND REALTY, LLC; 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC; 1 to INVESTORS BANK; INVESTORS BANK | $1,844,561 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Agreement $1,844,561 — from 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC; 427 EAST 82ND REALTY, LLC; 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC; 1 to INVESTORS BANK; INVESTORS BANK | $1,844,561 | |
| 2021-06-23 | AL&R $1,844,561 — from 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC; 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC; 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LL to INVESTORS BANK; INVESTORS BANK | $1,844,561 | |
| 2016-11-29 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 427 EAST 82ND REALTY, LLC; 231 W 15 REALTY LLC; 142 WEST 86TH REALTY, LLC; 244-250 EAST 74 to INVESTORS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2016-11-29 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 142 WEST 86TH REALTY, LLC; 231 W 15 REALTY LLC; 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC; 427 EAST 82 to INVESTORS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2016-11-23 | Agreement $18,725,000 — from 427 EAST 82ND REALTY, LLC; 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC; 142 WEST 86TH REALTY, LLC; 244-2 to INVESTORS BANK | $18,725,000 | |
| 2016-11-23 | Agreement $7,575,000 — from 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $7,575,000 | |
| 2016-11-23 | AL&R $7,575,000 — from 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $7,575,000 | |
| 2016-11-23 | Mortgage $2,458,230 — from 244-250 EAST 74TH STREET, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,458,230 | |
| 2012-08-16 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 427 EAST 82ND REALTY, LLC C/O GARY BROWN; 231 W 15 REALTY LLC C/O GARY BROWN; 142 WEST 86T to INVESTORS BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2012-08-16 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from 231 W 15 REALTY LLC C/O GARY BROWN; 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC C/O GARY B; 142 WEST 86T to INVESTORS BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2012-08-16 | Agreement $9,750,000 — from 231 W 15 REALTY LLC C/O GARY BROWN; 155-157 WEST 74TH REALTY, LLC C/O GARY B; 142 WEST 86T to INVESTORS BANK | $9,750,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 207 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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