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1669 York Avenue

144Records
12City systems
6Open violations
87.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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144 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections, 23 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EL-KAM REALTY CO
BBL1015670027
BIN1050592

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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 87.3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-06-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 33).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (11)
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)EK-KAM REALTY CO
Head officerANNETTE FOBBS
Managing agentROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,001,000 $450,450
2026$1,064,000 $478,800
2027$1,017,000 $457,650

The city's market estimate has risen 2% 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 6 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

Subway86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & York Ave · 300 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

1669 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

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC — 198 buildings, 24,128 units. Grades across the portfolio: A148 · B26 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 Broad Street MN1320 A
22-44 Jackson Avenue QN1122 A
415 West 23 Street MN901 A
222 Broadway MN788 A
66 Pine Street MN612 A
9 DeKalb Avenue BK541 A
450 East 63 Street MN503 A
241 West 28 Street MN480 A
517 West 59 Street MN465 A
21 India Street BK463 A
100 Flatbush Avenue BK441 A
41-42 24 Street QN421 A
55 West 25 Street MN407 A
984 1 Avenue MN397 A
1752 Broadway MN396 A
151 Bank Street MN384 A
11 Ocean Parkway BK375 A
222 East 40 Street MN372 A
210 Livingston St BK367 A
150 East 44 Street MN360 A
15 Hanover Place BK314 A
61-01 Junction Boulevard QN312 A
736 Avenue of the Americas MN301 B
1510 Lexington Avenue MN298 A
47 Willoughby Street BK293 A
21 West Street MN293 A
422 East 53 Street MN292 A
7 West 21 Street MN289 A
1520 York Avenue MN267 A
539 Vanderbilt Avenue BK264 A
211 North End Avenue MN253 A
240 East 86 Street MN246 A
23-10 42 Road QN240 A
204 Wythe Avenue BK232 A
4650 Broadway MN222 A
65 West 96 Street MN217 A
260 West 52 Street MN215 A
1490 Lexington Avenue MN211 A
800 5 Avenue MN208 B
4-21 27 Avenue QN208 C
300 East 50 Street MN194 A
233 West 125 Street MN191 A
341 8th Avenue MN188 A
5-11 47 Avenue QN188 A
245 East 124 Street MN185 B
2180 Broadway MN181 A
1245 Park Avenue MN164 A
308 Livingston Street BK160 A
85 4 Avenue MN159 A
306 East 96 Street MN159 A
25-34 Jackson Avenue QN157 A
729 2nd Avenue MN157 A
240 West 167 Street BX155 D
989 1 Avenue MN150 A
2495 Broadway MN147 A
150 East 57 Street MN144 A
181 West 97 Street MN140 B
23 India Street BK140 C
110 Green Street BK130 A
34-20 Junction Boulevard QN125 B

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Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180123
20190235
20200213
20210415
202207310
20230246
20240224
2025231942
2026039342
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 97Ownership & money 6Health & systems 33

Every one of the 144 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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