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1670 York Avenue

1,481Records
17City systems
65Open violations
152.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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1,481 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 580 311 service requests, 343 HPD complaints, 198 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units32
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)PHOENICIA PROPERTIES, LLC
BBL1015840049
BIN1078787, 1078788

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 152.1. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations65 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 23). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$65,132 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

282 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · GENERAL (22) · Sidewalk Condition (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · Noise (16).

Filed construction activity

$181,928 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (32)
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)PHOENICIA PROPERTIES, LLC
Head officerCHRISTOPHER T VERNI
Managing agentVERCO PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,663,000 $2,998,350
2026$7,084,000 $3,187,800
2027$5,581,000 $2,511,450

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & York Ave · 350 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

1670 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

282 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 VERCO PROPERTIES LLC — 20 buildings, 334 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B5 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
73 East 7 Street MN33 A
1670 York Avenue MN32 C
326 East 19 Street MN25 A
330 East 19 Street MN24 C
424 East 66 Street MN21 C
426 East 66 Street MN20 A
304 West 21 Street MN20 A
110 West Houston Street MN18 A
352 East 85 Street MN16 A
306 West 21 Street MN15 B
535 East 87 Street MN15 C
405 East 77 Street MN15 A
1577 York Avenue MN13 A
516 East 83 Street MN12 B
225 Sullivan Street MN11 B
514 East 83 Street MN11 B
144 West 16 Street MN10 A
9 Gracie Square MN9 A
1667 York Avenue MN8 B
1692 York Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,725,000 on 2026-09-08 (lender: Rwc Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-08Mortgage $5,725,000 — from REBI MEIR LLC to RWC LENDING LLC $5,725,000
2026-09-08Deed $8,150,000 — from PHOENICIA PROPERTIES LLC to REBI MEIR LLC $8,150,000
2026-08-17Sold for $8,150,000 $8,150,000 $254,688
2019-01-02AL&R $1,600,000 — from PHOENICIA PROPERTIES LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,600,000
2019-01-02Mortgage $1,600,000 — from PHOENICIA PROPERTIES LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017472502056
2018016101173
20190010526113
202006520866
2021103105012130
202272350953
20230184020105
202428127214153
2025150197021269
2026129160410204
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 122Housing & tenants 1,134Ownership & money 12Health & systems 156

Every one of the 1,481 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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