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87 Delancey Street

5,184Records
21City systems
33Open violations
12.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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5,184 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,793 311 service requests, 822 HPD housing violations, 755 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1966
Floors21
Res. units1099
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)MASARYK TOWERS CORP
BBL1003330001
BIN1082665, 1082666, 1082667, 1086089

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.6. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations33 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2012-01-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
14
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$17,429 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

480 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (283) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · Elevator (18) · Illegal Parking (14) · Consumer Complaint (12) · Water System (10).

Filed construction activity

$35,469,390 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (43 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1966)
YesSix or more residential units (1099)
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)MASARYK TOWERS CORP
Head officerBERNICE MCCALLUM
Managing agentMETRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$76,737,000 $34,531,650
2026$86,909,000 $39,109,050
2027$97,578,000 $43,910,100

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $22,632,420 a year ($19.00 per sq ft), operating expenses $12,900,479 ($10.83 per sq ft), net operating income $9,731,941. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
51 PizzaPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated, No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Rivington St — M14D-SBS M21 · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeColumbia St & Rivington St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

87 Delancey Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

480 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Main Street MN8018 A
2070 1 Avenue MN1594 B
2885 West 12 Street BK1578 B
87 Delancey Street MN1099 B
66 1 Avenue MN877 B
29 Leonard Street BK774 B
30 Montrose Avenue BK774 B
54 Boerum Street BK772 A
33-34 Crescent Street QN726 A
59-10 Queens Boulevard QN706 A
102-00 Shore Front Parkway QN651 B
2289 5 Avenue MN629 B
633 Olmstead Avenue BX624 C
150 Beach 77 Street QN554 A
7600 Shore Front Parkway QN554 A
2520 Batchelder Street BK540 A
43-10 50 Avenue QN493 B
67-02 Springfield Blvd QN467 A
162 Avenue C MN439 A
156-20 Riverside Drive West MN434 A
62-27 108th Street QN430 B
39-25 51 Street QN427 B
260 65 Street BK420 A
1760 Bruckner Boulevard BX408 B
555 Main Street MN400 A
350 65 Street BK391 B
83-55 Woodhaven Boulevard QN390 B
91 Boerum Street BK387 B
52-24 65 Place QN372 B
33-43 14 Street QN364 A
3400 Paul Avenue BX352 A
221-22 Manor Road QN350 A
175-01 Hillside Avenue QN342 A
1371 Linden Boulevard BK342 B
2301 5 Avenue MN329 C
333 Lafayette Avenue BK327 A
21 St James Place BK326 A
2212 Brigham Street BK324 A
2740 Cropsey Avenue BK320 B
211-35 23 Avenue QN310 B
79 Clark Street BK301 A
112-50 Northern Boulevard QN301 B
17-85 215 Street QN290 A
18-15 215 Street QN289 A
59-50 61 Street QN282 B
69-42 Jewel Avenue QN280 A
801 Tilden Street BX266 A
150-10 Melbourne Avenue QN266 A
48-10 43 Street QN261 A
251-38 71 Avenue QN256 A
196 Park Row MN250 A
70-04 Kissena Boulevard QN248 A
210-05 Corp Kennedy Street QN248 A
71-50 Parsons Boulevard QN248 B
69-18 Melbourne Avenue QN244 A
1238 President Street BK241 B
18-40 211 Street QN240 A
206-17 Emily Road QN222 A
99 Hillside Avenue MN205 A
60 1 Avenue MN203 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $32,680,616 on 2025-07-10 (lender: NYC Housing Development Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-10Mortgage $32,680,616 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP $32,680,616
2022-10-19Mortgage $560,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $560,000
2022-10-19Mortgage $1,940,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,940,000
2018-07-06Mortgage $33,335,010 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $33,335,010
2018-07-06Mortgage $7,154,990 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,154,990
2018-07-06Mortgage $300,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $300,000
2009-07-09Mortgage $2,000,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,000,000
2009-07-09AL&R $8,000,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $8,000,000
2009-07-09Agreement $4,000,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,000,000
2009-07-09Mortgage $6,000,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,000,000
2001-07-20Mortgage $4,000,000 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORPORATION to NYC HPD $4,000,000
1985-07-10Mortgage $1,017,043 — from MASARYK TOWERS CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK (HPD) $1,017,043

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171109102104
20181618262124312
2019194023026297
2020213720507270
2021293622206293
2022231918660234
2023132130000334
202493237602419
20253940209412304
202628182260574846
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The full timeline

Construction 332Enforcement 718Housing & tenants 3,456Ownership & money 41Health & systems 637

Every one of the 5,184 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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