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505 East 70 Street

1,193Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0.4Penalty rate

1,193 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 297 311 service requests, 284 DOB permits, 186 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1987
Floors36
Res. units517
ClassI4
Owner (PLUTO)ROYAL CHARTER ETAL
BBL1014820001
BIN1046255, 1083177

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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 89% 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 0.4. 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

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

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 3).

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

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (12) · Noise (6) · Food Establishment (5) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · Lead (4).

Filed construction activity

$17,083,178 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (99 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1987)
YesSix or more residential units (517)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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$255,402,000 $114,930,900
2026$259,200,000 $116,640,000
2027$265,595,000 $119,517,750

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NayaMiddle EasternA—
Pret A MangerSoups/Salads/SandwichesA—
Starbucks Coffee # 77655Coffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal), shared by 3 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Roosevelt Island — M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 72 St — M31 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & York Ave · 400 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

505 East 70 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

77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $171,380,000 on 2006-12-14 (lender: Dormitory Authority Of The State Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-23RPTT $2,481,446 — from DALLAS LONESTAR (EMPIRE) LIMITED to PRET A MANGER (USA) LIMITED $2,481,446
2025-04-04AL&R $186,075,000 — from DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE $186,075,000
2025-04-04AL&R $186,075,000 — from DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE $186,075,000
2010-04-28RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO $73,123,491
2006-12-14Mortgage $171,380,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC., to DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW $171,380,000
2006-12-14Mortgage $171,380,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC., to FANNIE MAE $171,380,000
2005-05-05Mortgage $98,775,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC. to FANNIE MAE $98,775,000
2005-05-05Mortgage $98,775,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $98,775,000
1998-10-09Mortgage $115,582,689 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES-EAST, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; MUNICIPAL BOND INVESTORS ASSURANCE CORPO; IBJ SC $115,582,689
1988-12-02Mortgage $96,021,640 — from ROYAL CHARTER ETAL to NYC HOUSING DVLP CORP $96,021,640
1985-04-16Mortgage $13,204,803 — from ROYAL CHRTR PRPRTS EINC to NYC HOUSING DVLPMT CORP $13,204,803
1985-04-16Mortgage $82,816,807 — from ROYAL CHRTR PRPRTS EINC to NYC HOUSING DVLPMT CORP $82,816,807
1984-05-16Mortgage $359,000,000 — from SOCIETY/NY HOSPITAL to NYS DORMITORY AUTHORITY $359,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201772190542
20183811300786
2019235190754
2020161310250
202181240134
2022252280156
202342548016111
202445227027101
20251722219666
2026251330766
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The full timeline

Construction 489Enforcement 204Housing & tenants 343Ownership & money 72Health & systems 85

Every one of the 1,193 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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