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437 East 71 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014660019 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

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

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Hazardous Material (1) · Maintenance or Facility (1).

Filed construction activity

$116,392 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES INC.
Head officerKENRICK OU
Managing agentCUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC.
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,732,000 $779,400
2026$1,904,000 $856,800
2027$1,747,000 $786,150

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway72 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 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 72 St — M31 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & York Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

437 East 71 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC. — 38 buildings, 2,491 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
505 East 70 Street MN517 A
1313 York Avenue MN430 A
1330 1 Avenue MN343 A
57 Beekman Street MN90 A
616 West 165 Street MN85 A
625 West 169 Street MN70 A
615 West 164 Street MN65 A
620 West 170 Street MN65 A
3931 Broadway MN65 A
630 West 170 Street MN64 B
625 West 164 Street MN60 A
601 West 164 Street MN54 A
720 West 170 Street MN53 A
602 West 165 Street MN50 A
245 Ft Washington Avenue MN48 A
709 West 169 Street MN43 B
640 West 170 Street MN41 A
600 West 169 Street MN39 A
235 Ft Washington Avenue MN36 B
641 West 169 Street MN34 A
621 West 169 Street MN32 A
520 West 168 Street MN30 A
423 East 70 Street MN28 A
417 East 70 Street MN25 A
402 East 72 Street MN21 A
439 East 71 Street MN20 A
437 East 71 Street MN20 A
617 West 169 Street MN20 A
405 East 70 Street MN18 A
421 East 70 Street MN12 A
418 East 76 Street MN10 A
72 Greene Street MN3 C
3023250032 — —
1014630031 — —
437 East 68 Street MN0 —
139 Mac Dougal Street MN0 —
63 Crosby Street MN0 —
4023 Broadway MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1994-11-17Mortgage $15,000,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK USA $15,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201800033
201900213
202030014
202100617
202200213
202301315
202400235
202500112
2026602210
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-09-25Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF NYCBC
2026-09-18Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-08-13311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-07-28311: Hazardous Material — Chemical Odor
2026-07-23Boiler inspection
2026-07-20Job filed: Exterior facade restoration and repairs as necessary and per plans submitted. No change in use, occupancy or egress proposed under this application.
2026-07-01Permit Suspended Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-06-18Job filed: INSPECTION & FISP REPAIRS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2026-06-11Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-18Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-25Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-09-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF NYCBC$4,500
2026-09-18Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-08-13311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-07-28311: Hazardous Material — Chemical Odor
2026-07-23Boiler inspection
2026-07-20Job filed: Exterior facade restoration and repairs as necessary and per plans submitted. No change in use, occupancy or egress proposed under this application.$101,892
2026-07-01Permit Suspended Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-06-18Job filed: INSPECTION & FISP REPAIRS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2026-06-11Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025
2025-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-18Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-20311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-04Asbestos abatement: Removal — PAR Environmental Corporation
2024-11-04Asbestos abatement: Removal — PAR Environmental Corporation
2024-09-12Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-03Boiler inspection
2023-07-20311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2023-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-30Boiler inspection
2022-08-30311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2021
2021-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-19Boiler inspection
2021-09-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2020-01-29Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2020-01-29Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2020-01-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE$10,000
2020-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-08-07Boiler inspection
2019-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-09Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-25HPD 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
2016-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-12-15Job filed: REPLACING EXTERIOR STACK THAT COLLAPSED. ERECTING 90' OF 12' DIAMETER 12GAGE FULL SEAM WELDED STAINLESS STEEL.$15,000
2014
2014-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-07-02311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2012
2012-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-11-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2010-03-28311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-04-18Mortgage satisfied — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES INC to FLEET BANK NA
2006
2006-07-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2004
2004-03-26Job filed: Repair amd replace existing entry stoop and rail in same location. Repair existing areaway. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$18,000
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-11-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-07-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO APARTMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2001-05-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO APARTMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2000
2000-01-19SMIS — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK USA
1998
1998-11-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-11-17Mortgage assigned — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK USA
1994-11-17Mortgage $15,000,000 — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK USA$15,000,000
1986
1986-07-01Deed — from SOCIETY/N.Y. HOSPITAL to ROYAL CHARTER PROPTS, IC
1971
1971-01-21Deed — from INVERSION INC to SOCIETY NEW YORK HOSPTL
1967
1967-10-18Deed — from GTS REALTY CORP to BIRDO REALTY INC
1967-09-25CNTR — from GTS REALTY CORP to BIRDO REALTY INC

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