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1593 York Avenue

135Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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135 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 311 service requests, 19 DOB complaints, 11 boiler inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)453 EAST 84TH ST REALTY CORP
BBL1015640022
BIN1050498

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (3) · Noise (2) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Electrical (1).

Filed construction activity

$22,080 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (8)
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)453 E 84TH ST REALTY CORP
Head officerGILES LEVY
Managing agentFARKAS MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,112,000 $2,300,400
2026$4,090,000 $1,840,500
2027$3,621,000 $1,629,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

Subway86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 84 St — M31 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 85 St & York Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Yorkville Community 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

1593 York Avenue

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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 FARKAS MANAGEMENT, LLC — 10 buildings, 319 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
93-10 Queens Boulevard QN108 A
85-10 120 Street QN71 A
227 West 105 Street MN40 A
89-10 63 Drive QN36 A
423 West Broadway MN26 A
1311 3 Avenue MN16 A
2135 Broadway MN12 A
1593 York Avenue MN8 A
265 Bleecker Street MN2 B
103-19 Metropolitan Avenue QN0 —

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700033
2018025310
2019505212
202000415
20210517123
202200729
202300213
20240111113
202500224
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 68Ownership & money 8Health & systems 22

Every one of the 135 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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