A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 32. In ZIP 10023, 77% 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 violations
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-25.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
9
’23–24
4
’24–25
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (4) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Animal (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1892)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
E Q R-228 W 71ST LLC
Head officer
Wayne Ngai
Managing agent
Equity Residential Management
Last registered
2025-12-29
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,689,000
$1,660,050
2026
$4,427,000
$1,992,150
2027
$4,845,000
$2,180,250
The city's market estimate has risen
31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
72 St — 1 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Broadway — M5 M57 M72 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
W 70 St & Amsterdam Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,708 on
2003-04-18 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-09-22
RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC
$2,126,354,644
2007-06-26
Deed $75,000,000 — from 230 WEST 71ST, INC.. to EQR-228 WEST 71ST, LLC
$75,000,000
2003-04-18
Mortgage $15,708 — from 230 WEST 71ST ST. INC., to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$15,708
1997-03-11
Mortgage $250,000 — from 230 WEST 71ST ST., INC. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
$250,000
1993-03-10
Mortgage $348,451 — from 230 WEST 71ST ST. INC to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK
$348,451
1989-06-01
Mortgage $101,944 — from 230 W 71 ST INC to HOME SAVINGS BANK
$101,944
1984-01-23
Mortgage $101,915 — from 230 W 71ST ST INC. to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGS,FSB
$101,915
1984-01-23
Agreement $101,915 — from 230 W 71 ST INC. to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVG,FSB
$101,915
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
18
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
3
0
3
7
2018
0
1
0
2
3
2019
0
13
0
5
18
2020
0
8
1
2
11
2021
0
9
0
7
16
2022
0
5
0
4
9
2023
0
4
0
2
6
2024
0
15
0
2
17
2025
0
12
0
2
14
2026
0
1
1
2
4
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RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC
2026-07-14
Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2026-05-22
Boiler inspection
2026-01-12
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-17
HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-22RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC $2,126,354,644
2025-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-10-17311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2025-09-12311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2025-08-12Boiler inspection
2025-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-27311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2025-05-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-04-04311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Not Separated
2025-04-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-11-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-11-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2024-11-15311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2024-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-11Boiler inspection
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-30HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SAFETY CAP FOR ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL ALL FLOORS AT PUBLIC HALL
2024-03-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-03-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-03-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-03-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-25HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM
2024-01-25HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2024-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-05311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-06-01Boiler inspection
2023-03-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-02-26311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2022
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-02311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-07-17311: Animal-Abuse — Tortured
2022-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-16Boiler inspection
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-01-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021
2021-12-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-12-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-11-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-10-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020-08-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-29Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-05-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-02-18Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-25Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-09-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-06-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-02-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-04-23311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2016-04-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2016-04-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2016-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-07-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-07-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2015-06-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-06-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-03-04311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2015-02-03HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-12-09311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-11-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013
2013-12-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)