The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
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.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$122,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1895)
Yes
Six or more residential units (9)
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)
CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC
Head officer
MICHAEL R FAGAN
Managing agent
IRVINE REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered
2025-09-08
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
$3,044,000
$1,369,800
2026
$3,653,000
$1,643,850
2027
$3,523,000
$1,585,350
The city's market estimate has risen
16% 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
79 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 77 St — M5 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Riverside Dr & W 78 St · 350 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.
1 311 service request 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: $580,716 on
2014-10-28 (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
2014-10-28
Agreement $1,540,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,540,000
2014-10-28
Agreement $1,540,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,540,000
2014-10-28
Mortgage $580,716 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$580,716
2012-10-26
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,000,000
1995-12-01
Mortgage $389,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE,INC. to CRYSTAL, ABRAHAM J.; KAPERST, LAWRENCE; BEBET ASSOCIATES
$389,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
13
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
2
3
2018
0
0
0
2
2
2019
0
0
4
2
6
2020
0
0
1
1
2
2021
0
0
4
1
5
2022
0
0
2
2
4
2023
5
5
1
2
13
2024
0
0
1
3
4
2025
0
0
2
2
4
2026
0
0
1
1
2
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2023-07-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: CONSTRUCTION SUPER LOG BOOKS NOT ON SITE, UNABLE TO VERIFY COMPETENT PERSON AND DAILY ACTIVITIES. NO RECORD OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS. $2,500
2023-07-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NO APPROVED PLANS FOR FOUNDATION, EXCAVATION, UNDERPINNING & RETAINING WALL AT REAR YEARD EXPOSURE 3. PERMIT M00782871-I1-GC IN CO$625
2023-07-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN HOUSEKEEPING BLOCKING EGRESS AND REAR YARD EXPOSURE 3. STOP ALL WORK AT REAR YARD EXPOSURE 3.$625
2023-07-26DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-26DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-08Permit Structural — Signed-off
2023-06-08Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2023-06-08Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-04-21Boiler inspection
2023-01-11Job filed: ASSOCIATED UNDERPINNING FOR NEW REAR YARD RETAINING WALL INSTALLATION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2023-01-10Job filed: ASSOCIATED DEMO AND STRUCTURAL FRAMING WORK FOR NEW REAR YARD RETAINING WALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$40,000
2022
2022-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-18Boiler inspection
2022-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-30311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2021-08-24Boiler inspection
2021-07-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021-02-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-02Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-10Boiler inspection
2019-03-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-03-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2016-03-15Job filed: PARTITION, PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL WORK IN EXISTING APARTMENT. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATIONS FILED HEREWITH. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANC$62,000
2014-11-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-10-28Agreement $1,540,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,540,000
2014-10-28Agreement $1,540,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,540,000
2014-10-28Mortgage $580,716 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$580,716
2014-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-11-12311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-11-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-10-26Mortgage satisfied — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC to KAPERST, LAWRENCE; BEBET ASSOCIATES; CRYSTAL, ABRAHAM J
2012-10-26Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,000,000
2012-10-17311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012-05-03311: Street Sign - Dangling — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2012-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 50,50A.(50)OUTSIDE SCREEN ON COMBUSTION AIR DUCT TO BOILER NOT MINIMUM 1/4" HOLES.(50A)CLOTHES DRYER OUTSIDE EXHAUST PIPE VENTING $250
2005
2005-11-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-10-20Job filed: Installation of 16 linear feet of light duty sidewalk shed for waterproofing and repointing of facade only. All work to comply with LL 33/91. No chang
2004-10-20Job filed: Installation of 16 linear feet of light duty sidewalk shed for waterproofing and repointing of facade only. All work to comply with LL 33/91. No chang
1998
1998-01-16Permit PL — ISSUED
1997
1997-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1996
1996-12-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTE COMPLETE RENOVATION IN PROGRESS BY REMOVING WALL FLOOR CEILINGS AND CONSTRUCTED METAL STUDS & DRY
1996-12-19DOB complaint, category ?
1996-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-12-01Mortgage $389,000 — from CASTLE REAL ESTATE,INC. to CRYSTAL, ABRAHAM J.; KAPERST, LAWRENCE; BEBET ASSOCIATES$389,000
1995-12-01Deed — from KAPERST, LAWRENCE; CRYSTAL, ABRAHAM J.; BEBET ASSOCIATES to CASTLE REAL ESTATE,INC.
1995-04-08DOB violation C:
1995-04-08DOB violation C:
1986
1986-03-07Deed — from GLANCY, MAIDA to BEBET ASSOCIATES
1967
1967-10-23Deed — from KAPERST, PHILLIP (EXT) to KAPERST, JUNE
1967-10-23RTXL — from KAPERST, PHILLIP (DECD)
1966
1966-05-09Mortgage — from CRITAL ABRHAM J; HAPERST PHILIP (EXTROF) to FIRST NATIONAL CITYBAN
1966-05-09Mortgage assigned — from HILIDES ELIZABETH to FIRST NATIONAL CITYBAN