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1313 York Avenue

1,048Records
19City systems
7Open violations
0.6Penalty rate

1,048 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 369 311 service requests, 190 DOB permits, 137 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1966
Floors35
Res. units430
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC.
BBL1014650021
BIN1045818

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% 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 0.6. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-04-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Illegal Parking (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Lead (6) · Water System (6) · GENERAL (6).

Filed construction activity

$12,480,555 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (67 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1966)
YesSix or more residential units (430)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES EAST, INC.
Head officerKENRICK OU
Managing agentCUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC.
Last registered2025-08-07

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$110,264,000 $49,618,800
2026$117,227,000 $52,752,150
2027$131,619,000 $59,228,550

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chop'tSaladsA—
Dos Toros TaqueriaTex-MexA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 72 St — M31 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & York Ave · 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.

Report a problem to 311

1313 York Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC. — 38 buildings, 2,491 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
505 East 70 Street MN517 A
1313 York Avenue MN430 A
1330 1 Avenue MN343 A
57 Beekman Street MN90 A
616 West 165 Street MN85 A
625 West 169 Street MN70 A
615 West 164 Street MN65 A
620 West 170 Street MN65 A
3931 Broadway MN65 A
630 West 170 Street MN64 B
625 West 164 Street MN60 A
601 West 164 Street MN54 A
720 West 170 Street MN53 A
602 West 165 Street MN50 A
245 Ft Washington Avenue MN48 A
709 West 169 Street MN43 B
640 West 170 Street MN41 A
600 West 169 Street MN39 A
235 Ft Washington Avenue MN36 B
641 West 169 Street MN34 A
621 West 169 Street MN32 A
520 West 168 Street MN30 A
423 East 70 Street MN28 A
417 East 70 Street MN25 A
402 East 72 Street MN21 A
439 East 71 Street MN20 A
437 East 71 Street MN20 A
617 West 169 Street MN20 A
405 East 70 Street MN18 A
421 East 70 Street MN12 A
418 East 76 Street MN10 A
72 Greene Street MN3 C
3023250032 — —
1014630031 — —
437 East 68 Street MN0 —
139 Mac Dougal Street MN0 —
63 Crosby Street MN0 —
4023 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $98,775,000 on 2006-11-29 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-11-29Mortgage $98,775,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC., to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $98,775,000
2006-11-29Mortgage $171,380,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC. to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $171,380,000
2006-11-29Mortgage $171,380,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC., to FANNIE MAE $171,380,000
1991-06-06Mortgage $28,145,891 — from CHARTER PROPERTIS INC to DORMITORY AUTHORITY/NYS $28,145,891
1988-08-30Mortgage $12,000,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PPTS INC to NATIONAL HOME LIFE ETAL $12,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017472103062
20182583101377
2019257310770
2020272350266
2021161240243
2022101320750
2023130390355
2024442230170
202590747595
202640260434
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The full timeline

Construction 377Enforcement 126Housing & tenants 433Ownership & money 31Health & systems 81

Every one of the 1,048 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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