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1370 York Avenue

560Records
15City systems
40Open violations
25.7Penalty rate

560 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 311 service requests, 99 ECB/OATH violations, 70 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1370 YORK ASSOCS
BBL1014850001
BIN1046274

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 25.7. 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 violations40 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1982-03-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (8) · Obstruction (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$118,800 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 (1920)
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)H.P.S.O.N.Y. INC
Head officerROBERT GALPERN
Managing agentFAIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,485,000 $1,568,250
2026$3,976,000 $1,789,200
2027$4,138,000 $1,862,100

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FinestraItalianA—

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
77 St — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 74 St — M31 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & York Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

1370 York Avenue

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

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $1,184,358 on 2002-06-07 (lender: Independence Community Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-12-08SPRD $6,000,000 — from ISRAEL GALPERN; 37-1/2 ALLEN STREET REALTY CORP.; H.P.R.C.O.N.Y., INC.; R.C.F.H.P., INC.; to ARIEL REALTY CORP. $6,000,000
2002-06-07Mortgage $1,184,358 — from H.P.S.O.N.Y., INC.; N.Y.A.H., INC.; R.C.F.H.P., INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,184,358
1997-01-07Mortgage $503,834 — from H.P.S.O.N.Y., INC.; N.Y.A.H., INC.; 37 1/2 ALLEN STREETREALTY CORP.; R.C.F.H.P., INC. to ARIEL REALTY CORP. $503,834
1992-01-17Mortgage $339,185 — from 1374 YORK ASSOCIATES; 1370 YORK ASSOCS; 503 REALTY ASSOCIATES to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK $339,185
1989-12-22Mortgage $200,000 — from 1374 YORK ASSOCS; 1370 YORK ASSOCS; 503 REALTY ASSOCS to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK $200,000
1987-05-06Mortgage $238,080 — from 1370 YORK ASSOCIATES to FIRST NATIONWIDE BK $238,080
1987-05-06Mortgage $350,000 — from 1370 YORK ASSOCIATES; 1374 YORK ASSOCIATES to WOLOWITZ HLDNGS INCETC; CHERNOFF INDSTRS INCETC; WOLOWITZ, HERBERT TR; CHERNOFF, EDWARD R $350,000
1987-01-16Mortgage $953,512 — from 1370 YORK ASSOCIATES to 1374 YORK AVE COMPANY $953,512
1987-01-16Mortgage $961,920 — from 1370 YORK ASSOCIATES to 1370-72 YORK AVE COMPANY $961,920
1986-12-08Mortgage $600,000 — from KINVARA REALTY INC. to AMF CAPITAL CO. $600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172570317
201803120318
201902140218
2020106018
202100110112
2022004037
20233081214
202400140317
202500220325
202600150318
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The full timeline

Construction 67Enforcement 182Housing & tenants 212Ownership & money 70Health & systems 29

Every one of the 560 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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