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 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
Open HPD violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-06.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1) · Rodent (1).
Filed construction activity
$60,728 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
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)
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
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,476,000
$1,114,200
2026
$2,807,000
$1,263,150
2027
$2,879,000
$1,295,550
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)
SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)
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 — 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
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 72 St — M31 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
E 72 St & York Ave · 300 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.
7 311 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: $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
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
14
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
1
2
4
2018
0
0
0
3
3
2019
0
0
3
1
4
2020
3
1
2
1
7
2021
0
1
1
1
3
2022
0
1
4
1
6
2023
0
1
7
1
9
2024
0
0
2
4
6
2025
0
0
4
2
6
2026
7
2
3
2
14
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Job filed: installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed. no change in use, occupancy or egress. all work to comply with chapter 33 of nycbc
2026-07-23
Boiler inspection
2026-07-20
Job filed: Exterior facade restoration and repairs as necessary and per plans submitted. No change in use, occupancy or egress proposed under this application.
2026-06-30
Permit Suspended Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-06-17
Job filed: INSPECTION & FISP REPAIRS PER PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2026-02-26
FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-24
FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-09
311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-12-19
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-18
Boiler inspection
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-23Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-09-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-05311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-07-28Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-07-28Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-07-28Job filed: installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed. no change in use, occupancy or egress. all work to comply with chapter 33 of nycbc$4,000
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.$46,728
2024-10-10Asbestos abatement: Removal — PAR Environmental Corporation
2024-10-10Asbestos abatement: Removal — PAR Environmental Corporation
2024-09-12Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-03Boiler inspection
2023-09-06HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES NO GAS AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 16, 5th STORY, 1st APARTM
2023-09-06HPD class C: §27-2005 (E) HMC: PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE TENANTS AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO ESSENTIAL SERVICE INTERRUPTION BY POSTING A NOTI
2023-09-06HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 16, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2022-01-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-19Boiler inspection
2021-06-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 8A REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL & APPURTEN
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
2019-03-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-07-30311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2016-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-06-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-14311: Construction Safety Enforcement — SST Tracking Complaint
2013-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2013-03-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION,FOREMAN ON SITE COULD P
2013-01-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-01-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-01-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-12-20Job filed: FACADE RESTORATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BRICK REPLACEMENT,STONE REPOINTING, LINTEL REPLACEMENT,SILL REPLACEMENT AND PATCHING AS PER PLANS FIL$166,300
2012-11-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-11-28Job filed: PIPE SCAFFOLD PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2012-11-28Job filed: PIPE SCAFFOLD PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2011-02-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 35 LINEAR FT OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERNATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2008-04-18Mortgage satisfied — from ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES INC to FLEET BANK NA
2006
2006-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-10-31Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE BOILER AND GASBURNER AND CONNECT TO EXISTING GAS PIPING. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESSOR OCCUPANCY IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$35,000
2005
2005-01-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-06Job filed: Installation of thru wall and window A/C units. Refurbish and reloctae radiators as shown on plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$5,000
2004-11-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-08-25Job filed: Removal of plumbing fixtures and modification of toilet in conjunction with change of use.
2004-08-25Job filed: Partition and ceiling modifications rela TED TO CHANGE OF USE ON THE FIR T FLOOR FROM RETAIL AND APARTMENTS TO OF FICES. FILING FOR NEW C OF O FOR FIR$50,000
2004-08-25Job filed: Removal of plumbing fixtures and modification of toilet in conjunction with change of use.
2004-08-24Job filed: Partition and ceiling modifications related to change of use on the first floor from retail and apartments to community facility offices. Filing for n$35,000
2004-08-24Job filed: Removal of plumbing fixtures and modification of toilet in conjunction with change of use.
2004-08-24Job filed: Partition and ceiling modifications related to change of use on the first floor from retail and apartments to community facility offices. Filing for n$35,000
2003
2003-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-11-21Job filed: Parapet repairs as indicated on plans filed herewith, no change to use egress or occupancy.$25,000
2003-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2003-11-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SCAFFOLD 25' L X 60' HIGH DURING FACADE REPAI R. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY .
2003-11-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SCAFFOLD 25' L X 60' HIGH DURING FACADE REPAI R. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY .
2003-01-30Job filed: Install scaffold 20ft long by 65ft high at 439 east 71 street during remedial repairs No change in use egress or occupancy
2003-01-30Job filed: Install scaffold 20ft long by 65ft high at 439 east 71 street during remedial repairs No change in use egress or occupancy
2003-01-14Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2003-01-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK BRIDGE 25, DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL LAW 33/91. NO MA
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
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
1996
1996-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-02-27HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE SOUTH DOOR AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
1995-02-27HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE NORTH DOOR AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
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
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1986
1986-09-09Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO4FUEL
1986-07-01Deed — from SOCIETY/N.Y. HOSPITAL to ROYAL CHARTER PROPTS, IC
1971
1971-01-21Deed — from INVERSION INC
1967
1967-11-01Mortgage — from UKASE COMPANY INC to ROCH, IGNATZ; BLAU, HELEN E; LAWRENCE, RUTH; KRANZLER, ELENORA
1967-11-01Deed — from KRANZLER, ELENORA; LAWRENCE, RUTH; ROTH, IGNATZ; BLAU, HELEN E to UKASE COMPANY INC
1967-05-03Mortgage assigned — from LAWRENCE, ALLAN to LAWRENCE, RUTH
1967-05-03Deed — from LAWRENCE, ALLAN to LAWRENCE, RUTH