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1580 York Avenue

179Records
13City systems
3Open violations
10.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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179 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 36 rodent inspections, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)YORKVILLE REALTY LLC
BBL1015800002
BIN1051179

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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 59% 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 10.6. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Air Quality (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$113,000 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)YORKVILLE REALTY LLC
Head officerCHONGYU YIH
Managing agentBethel Management Inc.
Last registered2025-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,884,000 $2,647,800
2026$7,061,000 $3,177,450
2027$7,955,000 $3,579,750

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lucky DragonChineseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · 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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-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 · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

1580 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

5 311 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 BETHEL MANAGEMENT INC — 38 buildings, 873 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
374 Broadway MN163 A
165 Sands Street BK120 A
80 Elizabeth Street MN80 A
37-20 Prince Street QN72 A
172 Highland Avenue QN42 B
51 Canal Street MN41 A
1110 37 Street BK36 A
200 Bowery MN35 A
34 Mulberry Street MN27 A
134-46 Maple Avenue QN27 A
155 Henry Street MN24 A
28 Mott Street MN17 A
132-18 Avery Avenue QN15 A
180 Mulberry Street MN12 B
5708 7 Avenue BK12 B
35 Madison Street MN10 A
28 Mulberry Street MN10 A
1578 York Avenue MN10 B
27 Madison Street MN9 A
95 Franklin Street MN8 A
298 12 Street BK8 A
49 Hester Street MN8 B
1580 York Avenue MN8 A
76-18 Grand Central Pkwy QN8 A
141 Division Street MN7 A
112 South 2 Street BK7 A
214 East 111 Street MN7 D
437 13 Street BK6 A
10-38 47 Road QN6 B
28 Bay 50 Street BK6 A
437 13 Street BK6 A
182 Mulberry Street MN6 A
134-40 57 Road QN5 A
134-38 57 Road QN5 B
149 East Broadway MN4 D
66 Mott Street MN3 B
573 2 Avenue MN3 A
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $344,184 on 2001-10-11 (lender: Cathay 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
2006-07-12M&CON $262,535 — from YORKVILLE REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK $262,535
2001-10-11Mortgage $344,184 — from YIH, CHONG YU; HSIA, HSIEN HOU; HSU, HARRY A.K. to CATHAY BANK $344,184
1987-03-19Mortgage $209,780 — from YORKVILLE REALTY CO.; KOU, HSIA HSIEN; YU, YIH CHONG; HSU, HARRY A.K. to GOLDEN CITY BANK $209,780
1983-04-29Agreement $75,000 — from KOU, HSIA HSIEN; YU, YIH CHONG; HSU, HARRY A.K. to GOLDEN PACIFIC NAT'LBK $75,000
1983-04-29Mortgage $75,000 — from KOU, HSIA HSIEN; YU, YIH CHONG; HSU, A.K. to GOLDEN PACIFIC NAT'LBK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017006410
201800123
201900224
20200112013
202140131027
202200538
202310539
202400325
202501449
202600112
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 24Health & systems 38

Every one of the 179 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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