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85 Christopher Street

876Records
17City systems
8Open violations
118.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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876 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 271 311 service requests, 221 HPD complaints, 184 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1872
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHRISTOPHER ST.ASSOCINC
BBL1006190081
BIN1011172

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 118.4. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations8 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1995-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$7,210 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · PLUMBING (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · WATER LEAK (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (5).

Filed construction activity

$7,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1872)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)CHRISTOPHER ST ASSOCIATES INC
Head officerSAL RADONCIC
Managing agentFRIEDMAN MANAGMENT CORP
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$2,484,000 $1,117,800
2026$2,124,000 $955,800
2027$2,336,000 $1,051,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 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

SubwayChristopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Christopher St / 7 Av South — M8 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 4 St & 7 Ave S · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

85 Christopher Street

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

72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP — 95 buildings, 1,987 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B38 · C17 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2980 Valentine Avenue BX79 B
148-25 88 Avenue QN78 B
3136 Godwin Terrace BX63 C
3950 Bronx Boulevard BX59 B
445 West 153 Street MN54 B
1400 Jesup Avenue BX51 B
419 West 129 Street MN48 B
1370 University Avenue BX47 C
86-05 Forest Parkway QN43 A
40 Morningside Avenue MN41 B
695 St Nicholas Avenue MN40 C
2274 Grand Concourse BX40 C
213 West 18 Street MN40 A
89-06 146 Street QN39 B
2089 5 Avenue MN36 B
18 St Nicholas Place MN36 A
2925 Briggs Avenue BX36 B
107 Vermilyea Avenue MN32 B
150 West 197 Street BX31 B
400 West 150 Street MN30 A
38 St Nicholas Place MN30 B
52 St Nicholas Place MN30 B
1443 Taylor Avenue BX30 B
1854 Adam C Powell Blvd MN28 A
425 West 160 Street MN27 C
1855 Bogart Avenue BX27 A
108-02 Austin Street QN26 A
200 Wadsworth Avenue MN26 A
580 Academy Street MN26 A
157 Allen Street MN26 A
1858 Adam C Powell Blvd MN26 A
2060 5 Avenue MN25 A
461 West 148 Street MN24 B
19 East 128 Street MN24 B
765 East 225 Street BX23 B
611 West 152 Street MN23 B
44 Pinehurst Avenue MN21 C
633 East 224 Street BX21 C
458 Avenue of the Americas MN21 A
506 West 171 Street MN20 B
2322 Hughes Avenue BX20 C
612 West 188 Street MN20 A
106 East 116 Street MN20 A
195 Driggs Avenue BK20 A
85 Christopher Street MN20 B
535 Edgecombe Avenue MN20 C
435 West 46 Street MN20 A
616 East 187 Street BX16 A
480 Convent Avenue MN16 B
506 West 151 Street MN15 B
626 East 187 Street BX15 C
4030 Carpenter Avenue BX14 B
791 9 Avenue MN13 A
401 West 53 Street MN12 A
783 9 Avenue MN12 A
480 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 B
601 East 186 Street BX12 B
645 East 224 Street BX12 A
2328 Arthur Avenue BX11 C
2546 Creston Avenue BX11 B

showing 60 of 95 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $134,150 on 2014-08-26 (lender: Gbr 85 Christopher Limited Liability Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-06Agreement $376,946 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to GBR 85 CHRISTOPHER LIMITED LIABILITY COM $376,946
2024-09-06Agreement $317,125 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to GBR 85 CHRISTOPHER LIMITED LIABILITY COM $317,125
2014-08-26Mortgage $134,150 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to GBR 85 CHRISTOPHER LIMITED LIABILITY COM $134,150
2014-08-26Agreement $450,000 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to GBR 85 CHRISTOPHER LIMITED LIABILITY COM $450,000
2012-07-16Agreement $337,433 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to GBR 85 CHRISTOPHER LIMITED LIABILITY COM $337,433
2009-11-19AL&R $360,899 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to GBR 85 CHRISTOPHER LIMITED LIABILITY COM $360,899
2009-11-19Agreement $360,899 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to GBR 85 CHRISTOPHER LIMITED LIABILITY COM $360,899
1999-10-25Mortgage $24,103 — from CHRISTOPHER ST. ASSOCS. INC. to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNEW YORK $24,103
1994-09-06Mortgage $837,500 — from CHISTOPHER ST. ASSOCIATES INC. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $837,500
1993-02-03Mortgage $320,000 — from CHRISTOPHER ST ASSOCINC to JAKUBOVITZ, JEROME R.; SCHWARTZ, HILTON; PREGENZER, JOSEPH MJR.; JOREMI ENTERPRISES ETC $320,000
1989-05-09Mortgage $700,000 — from CORNELIA ASSOCIATES to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA $700,000
1989-05-09Mortgage $237,500 — from CORNELIA ASSOCIATES to HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA $237,500
1984-10-02Mortgage $250,000 — from 85 CHRISTOPHER ST ASSOC. to WILLIAM B. MAY CO.,INC $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700370138
201802660270
201904550261
202006320341
202101520356
202202610265
202307620372
20240311622123
2025010210334
2026311200135
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 93Housing & tenants 692Ownership & money 39Health & systems 27

Every one of the 876 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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