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38 West 85 Street

96Records
9City systems
0Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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96 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1887
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)38 WEST 85TH STREET LLC
BBL1011980047
BIN1031322

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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: Noise (4) · Rodent (4) · Illegal Parking (2).

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 (1887)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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)38 WEST 85TH STREET LLC
Head officerRUSSELL B HARKAVY
Managing agentBHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,696,000 $401,760
2026$6,454,000 $387,240
2027$8,274,000 $496,440

The city's market estimate has risen 24% 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 — B C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Central Pk West — M86-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 85 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Lillian Weber. 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

38 West 85 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

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

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 BHL ASSOCIATES LLC — 24 buildings, 292 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
49 Willow Street BK52 A
51 West 84 Street MN22 A
414 West 22 Street MN20 B
1729 2 Avenue MN16 A
42 West 83 Street MN15 A
353 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
56 West 84 Street MN12 B
58 West 84 Street MN12 A
311 East 14 Street MN12 A
147 Columbia Heights BK12 A
133 Henry Street BK10 A
112 West 71 Street MN10 A
54 West 84 Street MN10 A
40 West 85 Street MN10 A
316 West 81 Street MN10 A
42 West 85 Street MN10 A
29 West 76 Street MN10 A
60 West 84 Street MN6 A
62 West 84 Street MN6 A
154 Montague Street BK6 B
148 Montague Street BK6 A
129 Sullivan Street MN5 A
372 State Street BK4 D
38 West 85 Street MN3 C

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201802013
201913116
202003003
202105005
20220130215
202304015
2024080210
202503036
202601012
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 44Ownership & money 29Health & systems 20

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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