A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 38.5. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-12.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
Filed construction activity
$271,970 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
1521 YORK LLC
Head officer
WILLIAM FRIEDLAND
Managing agent
LARSTRAND CORPORATION
Last registered
2025-07-29
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
$3,958,800
$1,781,460
2026
$4,223,000
$1,900,350
2027
$4,453,000
$2,003,850
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 82 St — M31 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
E 81 St & York Ave · 100 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.
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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: $1,200,000 on
1988-04-28 (lender: American Svgs Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1988-04-28
Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 976 PROSPECT AVE CP to AMERICAN SVGS BK
$1,200,000
1985-10-09
Mortgage $670,000 — from 1521 YORK AVE ASSOCIATES to 1521 YORK AVE ENTRPSINC
$670,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
15
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
6
1
4
2
13
2018
1
1
11
1
14
2019
0
0
13
2
15
2020
0
0
5
0
5
2021
4
0
10
0
14
2022
3
0
5
0
8
2023
0
5
10
0
15
2024
0
1
4
0
5
2025
0
1
4
0
5
2026
0
0
5
0
5
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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
2026-04-29
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
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-20311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-04-29HPD 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
2024-04-17HPD 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
2024-04-02HPD 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
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-03-31HPD 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
2023-03-16HPD 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
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-08-01Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2022-06-25311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2022-06-16311: Consumer Complaint — Other
2022-06-16Permit Sign — Signed-off
2022-06-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND RELATED PIPING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2022-04-21311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2021
2021-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-08311: Consumer Complaint — Other
2021-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND RELATED PIPING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2021-11-18Job filed: ILLUMINATED BUSINESS ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,790
2021-11-10Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2021-10-26Job filed: FILING FOR MINOR INTERIOR WORK AT THE EXISTING STORE AT 1ST FLOOR giftshop/smoke shop. CARPENTRY,SHELVES, MILLWORK AND FINSIHES. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRE$12,880
2021-05-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-04-02HPD 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
2018-07-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-06-27HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2018-06-26HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2018-05-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-02-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2017
2017-11-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-11-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-10-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-26311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2017-04-27Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT EXISTING FIRST FLOOR STORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS , OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION .$123,150
2017-04-27Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT EXISTING FIRST FLOOR STORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS , OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION .$123,150
2017-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-15311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016
2016-11-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-11-25311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-15311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2016-09-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-09-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-09-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-09-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-08-04311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016-07-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-06-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-05-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-10-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Parking Card Stuck in Meter
2015-08-12HPD class A: SECTION 27-2048 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS AT ALL STORIES , 1st STORY
2015-08-12HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
2015-08-12HPD 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
2015-08-12HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2015-08-12HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2015-08-12HPD class A: SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMEN
2015-08-12HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDI
2015-02-18311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-02-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-02-05311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-01-31311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-01-31311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014
2014-09-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013
2013-10-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-05-30311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-05-28311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-05-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-05-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-04-24Job filed: REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES IN 3RD FLOOR APARTMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING STAIRS FRO 1ST TO 2ND $80,000
2013-02-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2013-02-07Deed — from FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE to 1521 YORK LLC
2012
2012-11-19HPD class C: SECTION 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES NO GAS SUPPLY TO GAS STOVE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH L
2012-11-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING ,NORTH & SOUTH WALLS IN
2012-11-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM STREET FRONT TO IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT
2012-11-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK ASSEMBLY AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STO
2012-11-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2012-11-07HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2012-08-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-04311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2010
2010-11-23311: Broken Parking Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2010-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-17311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2010-01-29311: Broken Parking Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2010-01-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-07-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-07-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-06-24Job filed: INSTALL NON-ILLUMINATED STOREFRONT ACCESSORY BUSINESS AWNING, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$700
2009-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-05Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW HVAC SYSTEM, PLUMBING AND STRUCTURALLY SUPORT. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$35,500
2009-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-02-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2009-01-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2008
2008-12-04Job filed: REMOVAL AND INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND RUINED CEILING AND REPLACING WITH NEW SHEE TROCK FINISH AND REPAIR FLOOR AS REQUIRED IN EXISTING COM SPACE ON TEH $48,000
2008-12-04Job filed: REMOVAL AND INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND RUINED CEILING AND REPLACING WITH NEW SHEE TROCK FINISH AND REPAIR FLOOR AS REQUIRED IN EXISTING COM SPACE ON TEH $48,000
2008-12-04Job filed: REMOVAL AND INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND RUINED CEILING AND REPLACING WITH NEW SHEE TROCK FINISH AND REPAIR FLOOR AS REQUIRED IN EXISTING COM SPACE ON TEH $48,000
2008-11-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-11-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-07-30Job filed: Construction of new deck at rear of second floor. No change in occuapncy, use or egress.$3,000
2004-07-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-06-24Job filed: Construction of new wood deck at rear of second floor. No change in occupancy, use or egress.$3,000
2004-06-24Job filed: Construction of new wood deck at rear of second floor. No change in occupancy, use or egress.$3,000
2004-06-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: AT REAR OF BLDG. (WEST) SIDE AT 1STFLOOR SET BACK ROOF AN APPROX 12'X 16' DECK MADE WITH COMPOS$500
2004-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2004-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-04-15Permit SG — ISSUED
2003-04-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-03-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-03-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-03-11Job filed: NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY AWNING READING- SUBWAY SUBWAY NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC$2,000
2003-03-11Job filed: NON ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY AWNING READING- SUBWAY SUBWAY NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC$2,000
2003-03-05Job filed: To renovate existing store for a "SUBWAY" store at 1st FL No change to use, occupancy and egress.$21,000
2001
2001-04-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-12-29Job filed: Removal and relocation of existing interior partitions, plumbing fixtures and mechanical ventilation ductwork in apartment # 2S on the 2nd floor. No c$20,000
2000-09-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-30Job filed: Removal and relocation of existing interior partitions, plumbing fixtures and mechanical ventilation ductwork in apartment # 3S on the 3rd floor. No c$20,000
1999
1999-12-07HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM VESTIBULE 1 ST STORY TO 3 RD STY APT 3. IN THE 1st ENT
1994-08-24Deed — from PFEIFER, MAXWELL; 976 PROSPECT AVENUECORP. DEF. ETAL to FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-02-28Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-01-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-12-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED:ERECTED AN ONODIYED ALUMIUM STORE FRONT @1ST STORY 2)ROMOVE SECTIONS OF REAR EXTERIOR WALL CREATI
1990-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
1990-06-04DOB complaint, category ?
1990-05-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1990-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-05-03REL — from 794 MANHATTAN CO to 1521 YORK AVE ENTPRINC
1988-04-28Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 976 PROSPECT AVE CP to AMERICAN SVGS BK$1,200,000
1988-04-28Mortgage assigned — from 976 PROSPECT AVE CP to AMERICAN SVGS BK
1988-04-28Mortgage assigned — from FRIEDLAND, GERALD B to 794 MANHATTAN CO
1988-04-28Deed — from 1521 YORK AVE ASSOC to 976 PROSPECT AVE CORP
1988-04-28Agreement — from 794 MANHATTAN CO to 1521 YORK AVE ASSOCS
1985
1985-11-19Mortgage assigned — from 1521 YORK AVE ENTRPRS,IC to FRIEDLAND, GERALD B.
1985-10-09Mortgage $670,000 — from 1521 YORK AVE ASSOCIATES to 1521 YORK AVE ENTRPSINC$670,000
1985-10-09Deed — from 1521 YORK AV.ENTERPS.INC to 1521 YORK AVENUE ASSOC.
1983
1983-04-07Mortgage satisfied — from 1521 YORK AVE ENT.,INC. to KURTZ, MARY
1968
1968-01-18Mortgage — from 1521 YORK AVE ENTRPRS to KURTZ, MARY
1968-01-18Deed — from KURTZ, MARY to 1521 YORK AVE ENTRPRSE