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1616 York Avenue

284Records
16City systems
22Open violations
65.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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284 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 56 HPD complaints, 33 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)H O REALTY CORPORATION
BBL1015820004
BIN1051236

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 65.3. 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 violations22 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Noise (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · PLUMBING (4) · GENERAL (4) · SAFETY (3).

Filed construction activity

$73,500 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)H-O REALTY CORPORATION
Head officerSAMUEl FRUMKIn
Managing agentPlymouth Management Group Inc.
Last registered2025-11-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,116,000 $952,200
2026$2,336,000 $1,051,200
2027$2,458,000 $1,106,100

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 86 St — M31 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 85 St & York Ave · 250 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

1616 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

46 311 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 PLYMOUTH MANAGEMENT GROUP — 31 buildings, 1,078 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
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230 Park Place BK82 A
45 5 Avenue MN65 A
163 St Nicholas Avenue MN64 A
33 5 Avenue MN60 A
244 West 15 Street MN59 A
70 Haven Avenue MN54 A
325 East 80 Street MN48 A
257 West 117 Street MN47 A
248 West 16 Street MN46 A
320 West 87 Street MN36 A
125 West 76 Street MN28 A
228 East 13 Street MN28 A
1624 2 Avenue MN25 A
54 East 1 Street MN24 A
126 East 12 Street MN24 A
30 West 15 Street MN21 A
66 West 10 Street MN20 B
203 East 89 Street MN20 A
1616 York Avenue MN20 B
221 East 89 Street MN20 A
8 Union Square South MN20 A
68 West 10 Street MN20 B
205 East 89 Street MN20 A
26 Beaver Street MN19 A
1707 2 Avenue MN18 A
1630 2 Avenue MN16 A
252 West 17 Street MN16 A
340 East 86 Street MN15 B
31 Gramercy Park South MN11 A
695 Washington Street MN9 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2024-11-04 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-04AL&R $2,400,000 — from H - O REALTY CORPORATION to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,400,000
2024-11-04Agreement $2,400,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to H - O REALTY CORPORATION $2,400,000
2024-11-04Mortgage $900,000 — from H - O REALTY CORPORATION to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $900,000
2024-11-04CORRM $1,500,000 — from H-O REALTY CORPORATION to BEN HAYUM REALTY LLC $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
75
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170090211
2018005139
2019014128
2020113016
2021403018
202260120119
202301411144
202400666375
202502410245
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 213Ownership & money 15Health & systems 21

Every one of the 284 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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