471 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 311 service requests, 121 HPD complaints, 77 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.6. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Water System (1).
$26,240 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (29) |
| 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) | 503 EAST 73 LLC |
| Head officer | HENRY MOSES |
| Managing agent | VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,693,000 | $1,661,850 |
| 2026 | $4,339,000 | $1,952,550 |
| 2027 | $4,383,000 | $1,972,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 77 St — 6 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 74 St — M31 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 72 St & York Ave · 400 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.
503 East 73 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC — 17 buildings, 571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 314 East 78 Street | MN | 99 | A |
| 507 East 81 Street | MN | 60 | C |
| 222 Thompson Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 433 East 80 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 511 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 509 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 507 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 235 East 4 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 503 East 73 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 512 East 80 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 338 East 65 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 1229 1 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 213 East 4 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 413 East 70 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 1233 1 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 20 Commerce Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 649 Washington Street | MN | 12 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $208,000 on 2022-10-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-04 | Mortgage $208,000 — from 503 EAST 73 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $208,000 | |
| 2022-10-04 | Agreement $5,335,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 503 EAST 73 LLC | $5,335,000 | |
| 2018-05-22 | Agreement $5,127,000 — from 503 EAST 73 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $5,127,000 | |
| 2018-05-22 | Mortgage $844,000 — from 503 EAST 73 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $844,000 | |
| 2013-05-02 | Mortgage $487,006 — from 503 EAST 73 LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC | $487,006 | |
| 2013-05-02 | Agreement $4,283,000 — from 503 EAST 73 LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC | $4,283,000 | |
| 2006-03-27 | Mortgage $950,000 — from KAHLESS 1413 CO. LLC; TYREE 73 REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2006-03-27 | AL&R $950,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to KAHLESS 1413 CO. LLC; TYREE 73 REALTY LLC | $950,000 | |
| 2004-04-14 | Agreement $1,960,826 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to TYREE 73 REALTY LLC; KAHLESS 1413 CO. LLC | $1,960,826 | |
| 2004-04-14 | Mortgage $1,039,174 — from TYREE 73 REALTY LLC; KAHLESS 1413 CO. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,039,174 | |
| 2004-04-14 | DEEDO $4,350,000 — from KRIDJ REALTY CORP. to KAHLESS 1413 CO. LLC AS TO 28% INTEREST; TYREE 73 REALTY LLC AS TO A 72% INTEREST | $4,350,000 | |
| 2002-07-05 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from KRIDJ REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 1992-01-17 | Mortgage $339,185 — from 1374 YORK ASSOCIATES; 1370 YORK ASSOCS; 503 REALTY ASSOCIATES to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK | $339,185 | |
| 1989-12-22 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 1374 YORK ASSOCS; 1370 YORK ASSOCS; 503 REALTY ASSOCS to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK | $200,000 | |
| 1988-05-16 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 503 REALTY ASSOCS to FIRST NATIONWIDE BK | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 471 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
Explore: ZIP 10021 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map