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524 East 72 Street

5,795Records
18City systems
22Open violations
2.8Penalty rate

5,795 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 4,702 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 257 DOB permits, 216 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1989
Floors39
Res. units146
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)BELAIRE CONDOMINIUM ASSOC
BBL1014837501
BIN1072695, 1087893

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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 55% 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 2.8. 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

Open HPD violations22 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1995-01-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Lost Property (2) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Traffic (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,629,212 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (74 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 (1989)
YesSix or more residential units (146)
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)Belaire Condominium - Health Club
Head officerLillian SnowerBeacham
Managing agentGumley Haft
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$149,508 $67,278
2026$116,067 $52,230
2027$102,933 $46,320

The city's market estimate has fallen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $12,876,242 a year ($55.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,636,473 ($19.88 per sq ft), net operating income $8,239,769. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Belaire CafeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-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 · 500 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

524 East 72 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

23 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GUMLEY HAFT — 57 buildings, 3,982 units. Grades across the portfolio: A55 · B2. See the whole portfolio

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720 Ft Washington Avenue MN150 A
524 East 72 Street MN146 A
1071 3 Avenue MN131 A
340 East 74 Street MN121 A
205 East 77 Street MN113 A
64-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN105 A
923 5 Avenue MN96 A
436 East 84 Street MN95 A
510 East 86 Street MN94 A
88 Lexington Avenue MN89 A
30 Main Street BK85 A
730 Ft Washington Avenue MN84 A
715 Park Avenue MN76 A
1150 5 Avenue MN74 A
1125 Park Avenue MN72 A
141 East 88 Street MN69 A
525 East 80 Street MN68 A
325 East 72 Street MN60 A
430 East 57 Street MN60 A
895 Lexington Avenue MN60 A
16 West 40 Street MN57 A
2 East End Avenue MN57 A
90 Lexington Avenue MN53 A
850 Park Avenue MN51 A
65 East 76 Street MN50 A
1255 5 Avenue MN49 A
700 Park Avenue MN48 A
10 East 70 Street MN46 A
61 East 86 Street MN42 A
830 Park Avenue MN38 A
893 Park Avenue MN37 A
1049 Park Avenue MN36 A
151 Central Park West MN36 A
4 East 70 Street MN36 A
321 West 55 Street MN36 A
53 East 66 Street MN31 A
79 Worth Street MN29 A
11 East 68 Street MN29 A
11 Beach Street MN27 A
1 Minetta Street MN24 A
97 Reade Street MN20 A
857 5 Avenue MN18 A
1045 5 Avenue MN18 A
840 Park Avenue MN18 A
529 East 88 Street MN18 A
1003 Lexington Avenue MN14 A
969 5 Avenue MN12 A
810 5 Avenue MN12 A
176 West 82 Street MN11 A
333 West 14 Street MN9 A
950 5 Avenue MN9 A
17 East 12 Street MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-28Deed $760,000 — from ZHANG, MAY XUEHONG to BINDER, BARBARA $760,000
2026-09-18Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $5,205
2026-08-14Mortgage $995,910 — from LIVIU ANDREI, STEFAN; ANDREI, IOANA VALENTINA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A $995,910
2026-08-14Deed $1,244,888 — from ZHU, HUA; YUAN, JIYU to ANDREI, IOANA VALENTINA; LIVIU ANDREI, STEFAN $1,244,888
2026-06-26Deed $3,850,000 — from DANKNER, IRIS R; DANKNER, JAY W to BILLERA, DANIELLE; BOKOVZA, SHIMON $3,850,000
2026-06-26Deed $3,850,000 — from DANKNER, IRIS R; DANKNER, JAY W to BILLERA, DANIELLE; BOKOVZA, SHIMON $3,850,000
2026-06-22Sold for $1,244,888 $1,244,888 $8,527
2026-06-17Sold for $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $26,370
2026-06-17Sold for $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $26,370
2026-04-07Deed $720,000 — from LENOX HILL PROPERTIES LLC to DONOVAN, KELLIE $720,000
2026-04-07Mortgage $540,000 — from DONOVAN, KELLIE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $540,000
2026-03-30Sold for $720,000 $720,000 $4,932
2025-11-10Deed $1,162,500 — from SMS REALTY GROUP (DE) LLC to MANHATTAN RIVERVIEW PROPERTIES LLC $1,162,500
2025-11-05Deed $540,000 — from MOFAZ LLC to KWONG TAM, JENNIE M $540,000
2025-10-29Sold for $540,000 $540,000 $3,699

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173137511589
2018179102196261
201947743566
202004110522168
2021251172415289
202253418611137
202332419611117
202437710554113
202515991101144
20261611237268
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The full timeline

Construction 473Enforcement 168Housing & tenants 264Ownership & money 4,842Health & systems 48

Every one of the 5,795 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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