543 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 159 311 service requests, 155 HPD complaints, 120 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 15.9. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (2) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · SAFETY (2) · Curb Condition (1).
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 (15) |
| 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) | WAKEFIELD TOWERS 77TH LLC |
| Head officer | JOHN A VERNI |
| Managing agent | VERCO PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,242,000 | $1,008,900 |
| 2026 | $1,804,000 | $811,800 |
| 2027 | $1,827,000 | $822,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 1 Av — M79-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 77 St & 1 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor 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.
405 East 77 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 VERCO PROPERTIES LLC — 20 buildings, 334 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B5 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 East 7 Street | MN | 33 | A |
| 1670 York Avenue | MN | 32 | C |
| 326 East 19 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 330 East 19 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 424 East 66 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 426 East 66 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 304 West 21 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 110 West Houston Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 352 East 85 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 306 West 21 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 535 East 87 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 405 East 77 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1577 York Avenue | MN | 13 | A |
| 516 East 83 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 225 Sullivan Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 514 East 83 Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 144 West 16 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 9 Gracie Square | MN | 9 | A |
| 1667 York Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 1692 York Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $143,288 on 2017-01-12 (lender: Mahopac Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-25 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from WAKEFIELD 77TH LLC to AVANTI REALTY CORP. | $2,500,000 | |
| 2017-01-12 | Mortgage $143,288 — from WAKEFIELD 77TH LLC to MAHOPAC BANK | $143,288 | |
| 2017-01-12 | Agreement $2,950,000 — from WAKEFIELD 77TH LLC to MAHOPAC BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2017-01-12 | AL&R $2,950,000 to MAHOPAC BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2010-12-16 | Deed $3,750,000 — from 405 EAST 77 LLC to WAKEFIELD 77TH LLC | $3,750,000 | |
| 2010-12-16 | SMIS $3,000,000 — from ELIAHU, EREZ; DANALIS, IOANNIS; 405 EAST 77 LLC; WAKEFIELD 77TH LLC; VERNI, VITO R to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2006-11-29 | Deed $3,550,000 — from LANDRU 77 LLC to 405 EAST 77 LLC | $3,550,000 | |
| 2006-11-29 | Mortgage $1,412,942 — from 405 EAST 77 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,412,942 | |
| 2006-11-29 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 405 EAST 77 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2006-11-29 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 405 EAST 77 LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2003-03-10 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to LANDRU 77 LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2003-03-10 | Mortgage $401,976 — from LANDRU 77 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $401,976 | |
| 1999-09-22 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from JURANICH, FRANK T. JR.; APPLEMAN, GARTH; MOSES, ROBERT; MOSES, HENERY; MOSES, ANN; MOSES, to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,350,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 47 |
| 2018 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 3 | 176 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 543 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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