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1601 York Avenue · Manhattan · BBL 1015640026 · 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, AEP17
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. More recorded distress than 56% 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 21.3. In ZIP 10028, 79% 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Obstruction (2) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (8)
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)GAIL SILBER
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,816,800 $2,167,560
2026$3,853,000 $1,733,850
2027$3,412,000 $1,535,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 84 St — M31 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 85 St & York Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Yorkville Community School
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

1601 York Avenue

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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 West 52 Street MN109 A
419 Bleecker Street MN87 A
270 St Nicholas Avenue MN77 B
160 Imlay Street BK70 A
421 West 162 Street MN65 C
860 Riverside Drive MN61 D
67 West 107 Street MN56 A
42-14 Crescent Street QN48 A
374 Wadsworth Avenue MN43 A
215 East 81 Street MN40 A
951 Carroll Street BK38 A
212 East 57 Street MN38 A
259 21 Street BK37 A
191 Grand Street MN35 A
334 East 13 Street MN34 A
900 Lenox Road BK31 A
28 Vestry Street MN31 A
10 Lenox Avenue MN29 A
1260 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
268 West 84 Street MN28 A
76 Pinehurst Avenue MN27 A
326 East 65 Street MN27 A
31 East 127 Street MN25 A
649 Warren Street BK24 A
377 Warren Street BK24 A
174 Delancey Street MN22 B
42 East 20 Street MN22 A
178 East 117 Street MN22 B
611 West 180 Street MN21 B
409 East 74 Street MN20 A
26 Henry Street MN20 B
17 West 76 Street MN20 B
474 West 146 Street MN20 A
160 East 117 Street MN19 A
35 East 12 Street MN18 A
20 Bethune Street MN18 A
845 2 Avenue MN18 A
24 Varick Street MN18 A
422 East 75 Street MN18 A
23 Canal Street MN17 B
1324 2 Avenue MN17 A
66 East 80 Street MN17 A
52 Carmine Street MN16 A
329 East 75 Street MN16 A
407 East 90 Street MN16 A
514 East 82 Street MN15 A
191 Hester Street MN15 A
105 Wooster Street MN15 B
259 East Broadway MN15 A
516 East 82 Street MN15 A
409 East 90 Street MN15 A
297 Driggs Avenue BK14 A
104 Hudson Street MN14 A
177 Wadsworth Avenue MN14 B
1695 Lexington Avenue MN13 B
1082 Madison Avenue MN13 A
19 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
9 West 107 Street MN12 C
320 West 105 Street MN11 B
268 West 77 Street MN10 A

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Ten-year activity

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2019
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2022
2023
2024
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2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170325
20180628
20190718
20201708
20210808
20220505
20230101
2024010010
2025011011
20260000
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2025-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-21311: Obstruction — Merchandise

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-21311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2025-04-28311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2025-01-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-04HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF KICK DOWN STOPPER INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR L
2024-12-04HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE CANS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2024-12-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-04-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023
2023-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-16311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-02-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2022-01-22311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-01-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-08-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-30311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware
2021-05-30311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2021-04-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2020-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
2020-02-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-02-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-01-23311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2019
2019-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-12311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2018-07-26311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Damaged
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
2018-05-25311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2018-05-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-26311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2017
2017-12-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-11-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-11HPD 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
2017-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-04-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016-01-08311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2015
2015-12-04311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-10-27311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2015-08-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2015-05-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-05-12311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014
2014-08-25311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-05-12311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2013
2013-11-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012
2012-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-05-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2011-05-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2011-05-23HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2010
2010-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-10-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1997
1997-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
1997-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-03-12Mortgage satisfied — from SHEMIGA REALTY CORP to LILA REALTY CORP
1985
1985-12-31Mortgage assigned — from LILA REALTY CORP to BLECHMAN, ENID; BLECHMAN, BETSY
1984
1984-01-06Deed — from SILBER, SHELDON to SILBER, GAIL
1977
1977-02-11Deed — from SHEMIGA REALTY CORP to SILBER, GAIL; SILBER, SHELDON
1976
1976-12-20Deed — from LILA REALTY CORP to SHEMIGA REALTY CORP
1976-12-20Mortgage — from SHEMIGA REALTY CORP to LILA REALTY CORP

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