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517 East 83 Street

1,291Records
16City systems
178Open violations
290.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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1,291 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 462 HPD complaints, 351 311 service requests, 315 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)KANTER'S REALTY ASSOC
BBL1015800012
BIN1051189

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 290.3. 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 violations178 total — 48 class C (immediately hazardous), 102 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 1992-02-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

100 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 67 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 16 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

67
’23–24
5
’24–25
16
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (43) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · PLUMBING (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · WATER LEAK (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (15)
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)KANTER'S REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerRONALD J SWARTZ
Managing agentGERMAN CACERES
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,947,000 $876,150
2026$2,070,000 $931,500
2027$2,133,000 $959,850

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 84 St — M31 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 82 St & East End 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

517 East 83 Street

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

115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 43 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.

Ten-year activity

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128
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170561470
201801376796
2019038711101
20200341145
20210059564
20224124332
20230065469
2024031232128
20250067370
2026091123124
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 1,147Ownership & money 9Health & systems 63

Every one of the 1,291 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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