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1531 York Avenue

845Records
15City systems
100Open violations
87.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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845 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 334 HPD complaints, 208 311 service requests, 153 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FORTUNA 1527 LLC
BBL1015600028
BIN1050371

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 87.8. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations100 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 78 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1989-09-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2
’24–25

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Food Establishment (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · GENERAL (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$100,000 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)FORTUNA 1527 LLC,MEHDI INVESTMENTS LLC & MAZOL LLC
Head officerNICO MOINIAN
Managing agentGENERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,871,000 $841,950
2026$2,242,000 $1,008,900
2027$2,342,000 $1,053,900

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Om RestaurantIndianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 82 St — M31 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 81 St & York Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
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

1531 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

32 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GENERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 28 buildings, 260 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B7 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
359 East 68 Street MN20 A
319 West 116 Street MN20 B
305 East 84 Street MN18 B
307 East 84 Street MN16 A
392 1 Street BK16 A
313 East 60 Street MN16 B
1154 1 Avenue MN16 A
311 East 60 Street MN15 A
1630 Madison Avenue MN11 A
148 East 98 Street MN11 A
39 West 71 Street MN10 A
147 West 142 Street MN10 A
1531 York Avenue MN10 B
22 Monitor Street BK8 A
234 East 70 Street MN8 A
402 8 Avenue MN8 A
345 East 19 Street MN8 A
32 West 128 Street MN6 A
69 West Washington Plce MN6 A
109 East 29 Street MN6 A
1527 York Avenue MN4 B
341 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
316 Chauncey Street BK3 D
62 Hull Street BK3 B
235A Cooper Street BK2 C
1170 Madison Street BK2 C
2756 Fulton Street BK2 C
730 Halsey Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $296,201 on 2019-05-21 (lender: Dime Community Bank), covering 2 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
2019-05-21Agreement $4,475,000 — from MEHDI INVESTMENTS, LLC; FORTUNA 1527 LLC; MAZOL, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,475,000
2019-05-21AL&R $4,475,000 — from MAZOL, LLC; MEHDI INVESTMENTS, LLC; FORTUNA 1527 LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $4,475,000
2019-05-21Mortgage $296,201 — from MEHDI INVESTMENTS, LLC; MAZOL, LLC; FORTUNA 1527 LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $296,201
2016-06-07ASPM $4,475,378 — from MAZOL, LLC; FORTUNA 1527 LLC; MEHDI INVESTMENTS, LLC to BANK UNITED, N.A. $4,475,378
2016-06-07Deed $3,597,000 — from M&S CAPITAL N.Y. LLC to FORTUNA 1527 LLC; MEHDI INVESTMENTS, LLC; MAZOL, LLC $3,597,000
2014-02-07AL&R $4,500,000 — from M & S CAPITAL N.Y. LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,500,000
2014-02-07Agreement $4,500,000 — from M & S CAPITAL N.Y. LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,500,000
2014-02-07Mortgage $2,455,298 — from M & S CAPITAL N.Y. LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,455,298
2004-03-15Mortgage $1,900,000 — from M&S CAPITAL N.Y., LLC to BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC. $1,900,000
2004-03-15Agreement $2,400,000 — from M&S CAPITAL N.Y., LLC to BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC. $2,400,000
2004-03-15AL&R $2,400,000 — from BEAR STEARNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC. to M&S CAPITAL N.Y., LLC $2,400,000
1985-08-15Mortgage $499,000 — from M & S ENTERPRISES to YU, MABEL; WANG, JOSEPHINE; WANG, DESMOND; WANG, MARGUERITE; WANG, RICHARD $499,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702120317
201860100723
201900325239
2020004004
202100250025
2022004004
202300220123
202401330034
202504230027
202600110112
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 705Ownership & money 45Health & systems 18

Every one of the 845 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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