700 Esplanade Gardens Plaza
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- The most open HPD violations of any building in this ZIP (909 open)
- 199 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (470 vs ~23)
- Built in 1966 (city records)
About this building
City records list 1966 as the year built — newer than 87% of the 228 buildings we cover in ZIP 10039. The building’s floor space is 2.4 times the size of its lot: 756,400 sq ft of building on a 317,525 sq ft lot. 584 apartments — more than 97% of the 228 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10039 have.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 17, 2026.
700 Esplanade Gardens Plaza
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- City records show 909 open HPD violations, 199 immediately hazardous (Class C) under 700 Esplanade Gdns Plaza — the address HPD files this building’s records under, not the address on this page. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 1982 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of rats and all underlying causes creating….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
700 Esplanade Gardens Plaza sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10039. The closest subway is 145 St (3) (1-minute walk), served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: November 1982 · Most recent: September 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-09-22
- 2026-09-10
- 2026-09-03
- 2026-09-03
- 2026-09-03
- 2026-09-10
- 2026-09-01
- 2026-08-19
- 2026-07-17
- 2026-07-07
- Class C · 199 open · penalty 2985 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 528 open · penalty 2640 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 182 open · penalty 182 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-01 · Apt 4D · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-06-01 · Apt 4D · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-05-27 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21
- 2026-07-21
- 2026-07-20
- Dec 11, 2024 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Nov 26, 2024 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Jun 23, 2024 "FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2023)"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1966. For buildings built between 1960 and 1978, Local Law 1 applies where the owner knows lead-based paint is present — there is no automatic pre-1960 presumption. Lead paint in residential use was federally banned in 1978.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 14
- GRAND LARCENY: 13
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 12
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 8
- HARRASSMENT 2: 8
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 612
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 105
- GENERAL: 93
- Water System: 52
- PLUMBING: 44
- 665 LENOX AVENUE
- 665 LENOX AVE
- 150 W 145TH ST
- Global Community Charter School
- P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School
- P.S. 194 Countee Cullen
- Frederick Douglass Academy
- Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
- JHS 010 Frederick Douglas
- Frederick Douglass Academy
- Harlem Village Academy West Charter School
- Community School for Social Justice
- 145 St
- Harlem-148 St
- 149 St-Grand Concourse
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Brigadier General Charles Young Playground
- Global Community Charter Middle School
- 146th St. Depot
- Fred Samuel Playground
- Imagenation Film Festival
- Wilbur Ware Institute, Inc.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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