979 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 DOB permits, 183 311 service requests, 170 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 95% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.1. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Curb Condition (3) · Water System (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Taxi Complaint (2).
$24,500,304 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (31 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1960) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (112) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | YORK TOWERS, INC. |
| Head officer | KEVIN KORN |
| Managing agent | BROWN HARRIS STEVENS |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $41,274,000 | $18,573,300 |
| 2026 | $44,091,000 | $19,840,950 |
| 2027 | $50,537,000 | $22,741,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $6,981,088 a year ($32.36 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,094,758 ($9.71 per sq ft), net operating income $4,886,330. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | 86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 79 St — M31 M79-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 81 St & York Ave · 450 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.
1498 York Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 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.
Managed by BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 160 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,500,000 on 2019-01-30 (lender: Principal Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | RPTT&RET $1,470,000 — from MARKS, KENNETH A; MARKS, SONDRA M to FRIEDMAN, BERNICE | $1,470,000 | |
| 2026-06-23 | Sold for $1,470,000 | $1,470,000 | $13,125 |
| 2025-12-23 | RPTT $25,926,694 — from WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. to BLAZING STAR PARENT LLC | $25,926,694 | |
| 2025-12-23 | RPTT&RET $2,700,000 — from LERNER, LEGAL GUARDIAN, ANDREA; ANDREA M. LERNER, EXECUTOR; LERNER, PATRICIA; ESTATE OF SY to ANN CONWAY SATTIN, TRUSTEE; BRIAN DAVID SATTIN, TRUSTEE; THE BRIAN DAVID SATTIN | $2,700,000 | |
| 2025-12-12 | Sold for $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | $24,107 |
| 2025-08-15 | RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from SAMPSON, BARBARA A; HEDVAT, CYRUS to BUGLO, YURIY; KHODOSH, OLGA | $1,650,000 | |
| 2025-08-05 | Sold for $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | $14,732 |
| 2025-07-30 | RPTT&RET $1,185,000 — from SCHOENFELD, JAY; SCHOENFELD, RENEE to PLATEK, STEPHEN E; PAULIN, JOYCE D | $1,185,000 | |
| 2025-07-21 | Sold for $1,185,000 | $1,185,000 | $10,580 |
| 2025-04-14 | RPTT&RET $870,000 — from GORUN, SERGIU; GORUN, CLAUDIA to TERRY, CLAUDIA | $870,000 | |
| 2025-04-09 | Sold for $870,000 | $870,000 | $7,768 |
| 2024-12-27 | RPTT&RET $1,480,819 — from THOMPSON, ROBIN P to JAFFE, SABRINA; ISELIN, DANIEL | $1,480,819 | |
| 2024-12-19 | Sold for $1,480,819 | $1,480,819 | $13,222 |
| 2023-07-26 | RPTT&RET $615,000 — from HOCEK, ADAM; REZAN HOCEK 2017 TRUST; HOCEK, SABA; HOCEK, ALI C to XU, DONGMING; BAO, MAO | $615,000 | |
| 2023-07-21 | RPTT&RET $1,960,000 — from DERFNER, ERIC B; DERFNER, ALLISON F to TURETZ, MEREDITH L; DECECCO, DAVID C | $1,960,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 44 |
| 2019 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 71 |
| 2020 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 62 |
| 2021 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 77 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 44 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
Every one of the 979 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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