114 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1887) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 42 WEST 85TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | RUSSELL B HARKAVY |
| Managing agent | BHL ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,378,000 | $1,520,100 |
| 2026 | $3,834,000 | $1,725,300 |
| 2027 | $3,945,000 | $1,775,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 86 St — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Central Pk West — M86-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Central Park W & W 85 St · 450 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.
42 West 85 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 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.
Managed by BHL ASSOCIATES LLC — 24 buildings, 292 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Willow Street | BK | 52 | A |
| 51 West 84 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 414 West 22 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 1729 2 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 42 West 83 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 353 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | A |
| 56 West 84 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 58 West 84 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 311 East 14 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 147 Columbia Heights | BK | 12 | A |
| 133 Henry Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 112 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 54 West 84 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 40 West 85 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 316 West 81 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 42 West 85 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 29 West 76 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 60 West 84 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 62 West 84 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 154 Montague Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 148 Montague Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 129 Sullivan Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 372 State Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 38 West 85 Street | MN | 3 | C |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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