421 East 70 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014650015 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 0 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
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 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3).
$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1940) |
| 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) | ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES INC |
| Head officer | KENRICK OU |
| Managing agent | CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,169,000 | $526,050 |
| 2026 | $1,310,000 | $589,500 |
| 2027 | $1,175,000 | $528,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 69 St — M31 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 72 St & York Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson 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.
421 East 70 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
3 311 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.
Managed by CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC. — 38 buildings, 2,491 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 505 East 70 Street | MN | 517 | A |
| 1313 York Avenue | MN | 430 | A |
| 1330 1 Avenue | MN | 343 | A |
| 57 Beekman Street | MN | 90 | A |
| 616 West 165 Street | MN | 85 | A |
| 625 West 169 Street | MN | 70 | A |
| 615 West 164 Street | MN | 65 | A |
| 620 West 170 Street | MN | 65 | A |
| 3931 Broadway | MN | 65 | A |
| 630 West 170 Street | MN | 64 | B |
| 625 West 164 Street | MN | 60 | A |
| 601 West 164 Street | MN | 54 | A |
| 720 West 170 Street | MN | 53 | A |
| 602 West 165 Street | MN | 50 | A |
| 245 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 48 | A |
| 709 West 169 Street | MN | 43 | B |
| 640 West 170 Street | MN | 41 | A |
| 600 West 169 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 235 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 36 | B |
| 641 West 169 Street | MN | 34 | A |
| 621 West 169 Street | MN | 32 | A |
| 520 West 168 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 423 East 70 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 417 East 70 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 402 East 72 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 439 East 71 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 437 East 71 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 617 West 169 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 405 East 70 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 421 East 70 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 418 East 76 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 72 Greene Street | MN | 3 | C |
| 3023250032 | — | — | |
| 1014630031 | — | — | |
| 437 East 68 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 139 Mac Dougal Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 63 Crosby Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 4023 Broadway | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,000,000 on 1994-11-17 (lender: National Westminsterbank USA), covering 20 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-11-17 | Mortgage $15,000,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK USA | $15,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 311: Noise — Construction | |
| 2026-07-23 | Boiler inspection | |
| 2026-06-08 | Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS | |
| 2026-06-03 | Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS | |
| 2026-06-02 | FDNY inspection (RISK) | |
| 2026-04-09 | 311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1) | |
| 2025-12-19 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units | |
| 2025-12-18 | Boiler inspection |