656 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 223 311 service requests, 154 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 197.8. 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 | 45 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 34 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
78 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
163 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · Rodent (28) · DOOR/WINDOW (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · Noise (8).
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 (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) | ENCORE MANHATTAN LLC |
| Head officer | JEVA LIN |
| Managing agent | ENCORE SPRING REALTY |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,910,000 | $1,309,500 |
| 2026 | $3,177,000 | $1,429,650 |
| 2027 | $3,238,000 | $1,457,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 77 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 72 St / 1 Av — M72 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 2 Ave & E 72 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson 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.
324 East 73 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 |
163 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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 ENCORE SPRING REALTY — 2 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 East 96 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 324 East 73 Street | MN | 18 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $440,329 on 2018-11-21 (lender: Red Mortgage Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-21 | Agreement $3,347,000 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN, LLC to RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC | $3,347,000 | |
| 2018-11-21 | Mortgage $440,330 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN, LLC to RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC | $440,330 | |
| 2014-07-21 | Deed $7,000,000 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to ENCORE MANHATTAN, LLC | $7,000,000 | |
| 2014-07-21 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN, LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2014-07-21 | Mortgage $696,465 — from ENCORE MANHATTAN, LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $696,465 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $89,775 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. | $89,775 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. | $2,600,000 | |
| 2012-08-23 | AL&R $2,600,000 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. | $2,600,000 | |
| 2007-08-20 | AL&R $2,600,000 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,600,000 | |
| 2007-08-20 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,600,000 | |
| 2007-08-20 | Mortgage $1,321,386 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,321,386 | |
| 2002-04-25 | Mortgage $785,569 — from JARKINS REALTY LLC to COMMERCEBANK, N.A. | $785,569 | |
| 1990-01-24 | Mortgage $132,500 — from JARKINS REALTY CO to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $132,500 | |
| 1985-09-04 | Mortgage $165,000 — from JARKINS REALTY CO to WILLIAM PACIF.BENNETT CO | $165,000 | |
| 1985-01-16 | Mortgage $150,000 — from WILLIAM PCFIC BENNETT CO to AMALGAMATED BK NEW YORK | $150,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | 2 | 166 | 0 | 7 | 175 |
| 2025 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 8 | 90 |
| 2026 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
Every one of the 656 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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