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402 East 72 Street

198Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

198 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 36 DOB permits, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC.
BBL1014660144
BIN1045842

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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 100% 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 0. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$463,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (21)
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 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$2,447,000 $1,101,150
2026$2,663,000 $1,198,350
2027$2,406,000 $1,082,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-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: E 72 St / 1 Av — M72 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 74 St & 1 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

402 East 72 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

8 311 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.

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: $3,013,364 on 2005-11-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-11-23Agreement $4,900,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,900,000
2005-11-23Mortgage $3,013,365 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,013,365
2005-11-23Deed $6,900,000 — from DOMAIN EQUITIES LTD to ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. $6,900,000
2005-11-23AL&R $4,900,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. $4,900,000
2004-12-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from DOMAIN EQUITIES, LTD to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $2,000,000
2004-12-08Mortgage $1,281,653 — from DOMAIN EQUITIES, LTD. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,281,653
2004-12-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to DOMAIN EQUITIES, LTD. $2,000,000
1998-07-10Mortgage $882,221 — from DOMAIN EQUITES LTD to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $882,221
1990-02-23Mortgage $314,801 — from CURRAY, DAVID to 402 E 72 ST. COMPANY $314,801
1986-06-18Mortgage $425,000 — from 402 E. 72 ST COMPANY to 402 E. 72ND ST. CORP. $425,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171112216
201800134
20190010111
202000718
2021504110
2022308112
202300112
202400112
202500516
202601427
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 30Health & systems 18

Every one of the 198 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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