The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1989-01-30.
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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Noise (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Curb Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$33,000 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 (1920)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
517 East 75th Street LLC
Head officer
Ivan Villarruel
Managing agent
Safeguard Realty Management
Last registered
2026-01-29
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
$1,907,000
$858,150
2026
$2,139,000
$962,550
2027
$2,161,000
$972,450
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 74 St — M31 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
E 72 St & York Ave · 950 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.
9 311 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: $345,426 on
1987-03-19 (lender: Emigrant Savings 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
2025-02-24
Deed $7,300,000 — from EL-KAM REALTY CO. to 517 EAST 75TH STREET LLC
$7,300,000
2025-02-19
Sold for $7,300,000
$7,300,000
$608,333
1987-03-19
Mortgage $345,426 — from EL-KAM REALTY CO. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK
$345,426
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
44
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
3
4
2018
6
0
4
0
4
14
2019
0
0
7
0
3
10
2020
0
0
5
0
1
6
2021
0
1
33
0
10
44
2022
0
0
31
0
2
33
2023
0
0
1
0
1
2
2024
0
1
2
0
1
4
2025
0
0
4
2
1
7
2026
0
0
8
0
1
9
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HPD 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
2026-03-17
311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
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
2026-04-29HPD 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
2026-03-17311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2025
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
2025-09-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-05-19311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2025-05-02311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2025-02-24Deed $7,300,000 — from EL-KAM REALTY CO. to 517 EAST 75TH STREET LLC$7,300,000
2025-02-19Sold for $7,300,000$7,300,000
2025-01-30Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-25Boiler inspection
2024-04-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2024-04-24DOB complaint, category ?
2023
2023-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-18Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-31311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2022-03-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021-12-28HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2021-06-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2021-05-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2021-05-25311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-05-25DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2018-11-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-08-02311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2018-08-02311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2018-07-30Boiler inspection
2018-05-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-05-01Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2018-05-01Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-05-01Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $5,000
2018-04-30Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $3,000
2018-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2016-09-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-09-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-08-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-08-04Job filed: MISCELLANEOUS FACADE MAINTENANCE WORK. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY$25,000
2016-08-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-08-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE
2016-08-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE
2016-08-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE
2016-07-14311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2011-05-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010
2010-11-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2005
2005-11-02Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK to LASALLE BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-05-12Agreement — from EL-KAM REALTY CO. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK
1989
1989-01-30HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNE
1987
1987-03-19Mortgage assigned — from HAKIM, KAMRAN to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BKNY
1987-03-19Agreement — from EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK to EL-KAM REALTY CO
1987-03-19Mortgage $345,426 — from EL-KAM REALTY CO. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK$345,426
1974
1974-07-19Mortgage assigned — from LANDA, LLOYD S; LANDA, STUART J to HAKIM, KAMRAN
1973
1973-04-18Mortgage assigned — from LANDA, FRANCES H DECD EX to LANDA, LLOYD S; LANDA, STUART J
1969
1969-07-18Deed — from EL-KAM REALTY CORP to EL-KAM REALTY CO
1966
1966-07-05Mortgage — from EL-KAM REALTY CORP to LAUDA, FRANCES H; LANDA, JOSEPH S
1966-07-05Deed — from LANDA, FRANCES H; LANDA, JOSEPH S to EL-KAM REALTY CORP