745 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 214 311 service requests, 211 HPD complaints, 165 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 82.6. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-06-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · WATER LEAK (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6).
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 (29) |
| 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) | 68 ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | MOSHE KATZENSTEIN |
| Managing agent | EK REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,410,000 | $2,884,500 |
| 2026 | $5,457,000 | $2,455,650 |
| 2027 | $4,960,000 | $2,232,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pain Quotidien | French | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 68 St / 1 Av — M66 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 68 St · 250 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.
1270 1 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 EK REALTY LLC — 31 buildings, 899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B9 · C2 · D1 · F5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 Bennett Avenue | MN | 82 | A |
| 590 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 79 | A |
| 44 Bennett Avenue | MN | 66 | B |
| 2028 Valentine Avenue | BX | 63 | C |
| 100 Bennett Avenue | MN | 62 | A |
| 214 East 168 Street | BX | 49 | F |
| 1235 Morris Avenue | BX | 49 | F |
| 165 Pinehurst Avenue | MN | 48 | A |
| 400 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 39 | B |
| 60-15 Fresh Pond Road | QN | 37 | B |
| 1266 1 Avenue | MN | 31 | A |
| 1270 1 Avenue | MN | 29 | B |
| 29 West 12 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 360 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 28 | A |
| 419 West 55 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 619 West 175 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 143 Skillman Avenue | BK | 19 | B |
| 182 Claremont Avenue | MN | 17 | B |
| 346 West 52 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 3405 Broadway | MN | 16 | A |
| 25-48 34 Street | QN | 12 | A |
| 147 Bruckner Boulevard | BX | 12 | F |
| 936 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 920 Columbus Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 109 West 225 Street | MN | 9 | F |
| 928 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 306 West 106 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 773 Melrose Avenue | BX | 8 | F |
| 930 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 626 Grand Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 344 West 52 Street | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,156,528 on 2019-03-05 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-05 | Agreement $16,000,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $16,000,000 | |
| 2019-03-05 | Mortgage $2,156,528 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,156,528 | |
| 2019-03-05 | AL&R $16,000,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $16,000,000 | |
| 2019-03-04 | Agreement $7,150,000 — from BARBARA STERN, LLC to 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC, | $7,150,000 | |
| 2017-11-13 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2017-11-13 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,300,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2016-04-07 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,300,000 | |
| 2016-04-07 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,300,000 | |
| 2013-05-30 | Mortgage $2,754,620 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $2,754,620 | |
| 2013-05-30 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2013-05-30 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2008-07-28 | Mortgage $5,430,247 — from 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,430,247 | |
| 2008-07-28 | Agreement $9,950,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 68 ASSOCIATES, LLC | $9,950,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
| 2019 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 47 |
| 2020 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2022 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2024 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
| 2025 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| 2026 | 2 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 114 |
Every one of the 745 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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