151 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 boiler 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 62% 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 9.8. 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
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.
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Rodent (4) · WATER LEAK (2).
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) | 40 WEST 85TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | DIANE GIPSTEIN |
| 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.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 450 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 · 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.
40 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
Every one of the 151 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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