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1645 York Avenue

372Records
16City systems
31Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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372 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 91 311 service requests, 35 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)YORK 87 OWNERS
BBL1015660028
BIN1050554

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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 89% 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 0.6. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations31 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1987-10-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · ELECTRIC (1) · SAFETY (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$64,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (19)
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)YORK-87 OWNERS INC
Head officerFRANK A DEGUZMAN
Managing agentREFCO MGMT CO INC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,015,000 $906,750
2026$2,236,000 $1,006,200
2027$2,282,000 $1,026,900

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $344,421 a year ($45.17 per sq ft), operating expenses $108,656 ($14.25 per sq ft), net operating income $235,765. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 87 St — M31 M86-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 85 St & York Ave · 550 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

1645 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

9 311 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 REFCO MGMT CO INC — 14 buildings, 197 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
424 East 77 Street MN20 A
448 East 84 Street MN20 A
320 East 90 Street MN20 A
326 East 73 Street MN20 A
312 East 89 Street MN20 A
328 East 73 Street MN20 A
344 East 87 Street MN20 A
1645 York Avenue MN19 A
148 East 83 Street MN10 A
502 West 47 Street MN10 A
286 Union Avenue BK5 A
342 East 84 Street MN5 A
171 Prospect Place BK4 A
46 Wilson Avenue BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2018-09-26 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-04RPTT&RET $340,000 — from KWONG, SYLVIA to SCOLA, GEORGE; SCOLA, RACHEL; SCOLA, SUSAN $340,000
2026-05-01Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $17,895
2024-10-02RPTT&RET $270,000 — from PORGES, MICHAEL to THUKRAL, PUNEET; THUKRAL, MONICA $270,000
2024-09-24Sold for $270,000 $270,000 $14,211
2024-07-03RPTT&RET $238,888 — from GUPTA, RAKESH; GUPTA, NEVILLE to WU, ZHONGWEI $238,888
2024-06-27Sold for $238,888 $238,888 $12,573
2024-03-08RPTT&RET $280,000 — from PORGES, MICHAEL to ENGELMAN, JAN; ENGELMAN, RALPH; TRIER, CHRISTINE S $280,000
2024-03-07Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $14,737
2023-06-06RPTT&RET $285,000 — from JO, HO SEOK to YANG, SISI $285,000
2023-05-18Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $15,000
2023-05-04RPTT&RET $535,000 — from EVON, ROBERT; LEHMAN, SAM to SHULAN, BRUCE C; SIRIANNI, NANCY E $535,000
2023-04-20Sold for $535,000 $535,000 $28,158
2021-05-03RPTT&RET $265,000 — from SEBA83 PARTNERS LLC to JO, HO SEOK $265,000
2021-04-21Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $13,947
2020-12-03RPTT&RET $69,483 — from YORK & 87 LLC to SEBA 83 PARTNERS LLC $69,483

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
43
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170440210
2018002612543
201900105318
202001115118
2021005218
2022003014
2023002417
20248146120
2025002024
20260072110
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 165Ownership & money 110Health & systems 23

Every one of the 372 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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