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414 East 71 Street

1,274Records
16City systems
22Open violations
197.5Penalty rate

1,274 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 588 HPD complaints, 255 311 service requests, 246 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CENTURY ASSOCIATES,
BBL1014650040
BIN1045822

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GRADE C

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 197.5. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations22 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-01-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
8
’25–26
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’26–27

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · GENERAL (2) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$267,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)CENTURY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerFarzad Shahery
Managing agentCENTURY ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,784,400 $2,152,980
2026$5,741,000 $2,583,450
2027$5,491,000 $2,470,950

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway72 St — Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 70 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & York Ave · 650 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

414 East 71 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,216,812 on 2018-04-27 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-08Agreement $2,969,332 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,969,332
2018-04-27Agreement $3,000,000 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2018-04-27Mortgage $1,216,813 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,216,813
2018-04-27AL&R $3,000,000 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2013-05-06Mortgage $970,303 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $970,303
2013-05-06Agreement $2,000,000 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,000,000
2005-06-23Agreement $1,200,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to CENTURY ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,200,000
2005-06-23AL&R $1,200,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to CENTURY ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,200,000
2005-06-23Mortgage $427,838 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $427,838
2002-08-28Mortgage $411,525 — from CENTURY ASSOCIATES,LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $411,525
1998-07-13Mortgage $233,333 — from 414 EAST 71ST REALTYCORP to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $233,333
1994-06-09Mortgage $200,000 — from 414 EAST 71ST REALTYCORP to SCHULMAN, LOWELL M. $200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700440448
201840614372
201900310334
20200160310
2021006129
202240370243
2023004026
202400292536
2025003014
202600340135
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 1,132Ownership & money 27Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,274 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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