276 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 311 service requests, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (4) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$62,250 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | UPPER YORK HOLDINGS, LLC |
| Head officer | Meilech Simkowitz |
| Managing agent | UPPER YORK HOLDINGS, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,278,000 | $1,025,100 |
| 2026 | $2,422,000 | $1,089,900 |
| 2027 | $2,611,000 | $1,174,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effys Cafe | Jewish/Kosher | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 M86-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 89 St & York Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
1688 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $181,355 on 2016-08-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | AL&R $2,800,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | M&CON $2,800,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2016-08-22 | Mortgage $181,355 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $181,355 | |
| 2016-08-22 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Mortgage $1,837,888 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,837,888 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2008-05-19 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Deed $6,750,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC | $6,750,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to NEO REALTY CO. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Mortgage $300,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $300,000 | |
| 2002-07-09 | Mortgage $326,183 — from NEO REALTY CO to CITIBANK, NA | $326,183 | |
| 1999-10-18 | Mortgage $250,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to OLYMPIAN BANK | $250,000 | |
| 1998-08-24 | Mortgage $200,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to OLYMPIAN BANK | $200,000 | |
| 1998-08-24 | Mortgage $10,457 — from NEO REALTY CO. to OLYMPIAN BANK | $10,457 | |
| 1995-03-03 | Mortgage $101,000 — from NEO REALTY CO to OLYMPIAN BANK | $101,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Every one of the 276 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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