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404 East 73 Street

216Records
12City systems
29Open violations
28.3Penalty rate

216 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints, 32 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)999 FIRST CORPORATION
BBL1014670044
BIN1045861

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28.3. 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

Open HPD violations29 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Rodent (2) · Noise (2) · SAFETY (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$67,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (18)
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)999 FIRST CORPORATION
Head officerANDREW LEE
Managing agentNCL
Last registered2016-11-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,537,000 $1,141,650
2026$2,364,000 $1,063,800
2027$2,122,000 $954,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Sweet Shop NYCAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
77 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 72 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 74 St & 1 Ave · 350 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

404 East 73 Street

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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $650,000 on 1991-02-01 (lender: China Trust Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22DEVR $305,475 — from 999 FIRST CORPORATION to FIRST & 73 LLC $305,475
1991-02-01Mortgage $650,000 — from 999 FIRST CORPORATION to CHINA TRUST BANK $650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005027
20180090211
20190190010
202000110213
202100190019
202200110011
202330420348
202400100212
2025003036
202600105015
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 164Ownership & money 14Health & systems 21

Every one of the 216 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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