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509 East 73 Street

389Records
14City systems
2Open violations
2.3Penalty rate

389 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 164 311 service requests, 74 HPD complaints, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)PRAXIS REALTY CO LLC
BBL1014850008
BIN1046280

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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 82% 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 2.3. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · PLUMBING (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)PRAXIS REALTY CO LLC
Head officerHENRY MOSES
Managing agentVANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,674,000 $2,103,300
2026$5,373,000 $2,417,850
2027$5,369,000 $2,416,050

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 74 St — M31 · 300 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. 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

509 East 73 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

30 311 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 VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC — 17 buildings, 571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
314 East 78 Street MN99 A
507 East 81 Street MN60 C
222 Thompson Street MN32 B
433 East 80 Street MN31 A
511 East 73 Street MN30 A
509 East 73 Street MN30 A
507 East 73 Street MN30 A
235 East 4 Street MN30 A
503 East 73 Street MN29 A
512 East 80 Street MN28 A
338 East 65 Street MN28 A
1229 1 Avenue MN28 A
213 East 4 Street MN28 A
413 East 70 Street MN28 B
1233 1 Avenue MN28 A
20 Commerce Street MN20 C
649 Washington Street MN12 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $708,000 on 2022-10-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 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
2022-10-04Mortgage $708,000 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $708,000
2022-10-04Agreement $17,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC $17,500,000
2018-05-22Mortgage $3,455,000 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $3,455,000
2018-05-22Agreement $16,792,000 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $16,792,000
2013-05-03Agreement $13,337,000 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $13,337,000
2013-05-03Mortgage $1,610,342 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $1,610,342
2013-05-03Agreement $15,229,426 — from BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC to PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC; BORG LLC $15,229,426
2013-05-03Mortgage $11,726,658 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $11,726,658
2003-06-25Mortgage $241,308 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $241,308
2003-06-25Mortgage $411,110 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $411,110
2001-04-23Mortgage $107,388,759 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $107,388,759
2001-04-23Mortgage $593,000 — from PRAXIS REALTY CO. LLC to TYRE ASSETS CO. $593,000
1998-11-02Mortgage $5,175,000 — from MOSES, HENRY; MOSES, HENRY JR.; MOSES, ANN; APPELMAN, GARTH; MOSES, ROBERT; JURANICH, FRAN to NORTH FORK BANK $5,175,000
1998-11-02Mortgage $1,225,000 — from MOSES, ROBERT; MOSES, HENRY JR.; MOSES, HENRY; MOSES, ANN; APPELMAN, GARTH; JURANICH, FRAN to NORTH FORK BANK $1,225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171110214
201802439
201904026
20200100111
20211250228
20220143118
2023040711
20241190121
20250170118
202606028
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 273Ownership & money 52Health & systems 27

Every one of the 389 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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