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20 West 86 Street

388Records
17City systems
4Open violations
8.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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388 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 311 service requests, 60 HPD complaints, 50 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1929
Floors16
Res. units63
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)20 WEST 86TH STREET LLC
BBL1011990045
BIN1031377

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
46
’25–26

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

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Elevator (5) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · GENERAL (3) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,184,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (63)
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)20 WEST 86TH STREET LLC
Head officerWILLIAM RUDIN
Managing agentRudin Management Co., Inc.
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$20,636,000 $9,286,200
2026$22,919,000 $10,313,550
2027$22,324,000 $10,045,800

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 78/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Central Pk West — M86-SBS · 200 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

20 West 86 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

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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 RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO., INC — 18 buildings, 2,229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
215 East 68 Street MN613 A
136 East 55 Street MN192 A
1283 2 Avenue MN172 A
1076 2 Avenue MN160 A
40 Park Avenue MN153 A
241 Central Park West MN140 B
295 Central Park West MN136 A
945 5 Avenue MN107 A
110 Wall Street MN82 A
115 West 86 Street MN81 A
144 West 86 Street MN67 A
25 West 81 Street MN64 A
20 West 86 Street MN63 A
27 West 86 Street MN63 A
40 West 86 Street MN60 A
1085 Park Avenue MN44 A
544 East 86 Street MN30 A
1070 2 Avenue MN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-02-07RPTT $21,354,690 — from SEE RIDER to 415 MADISON INC. $21,354,690

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700257
201802349
2019522413
202022329
202114125242
2022126615
20237016326
20241236324
20252483493
20260310316
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The full timeline

Construction 90Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 203Ownership & money 3Health & systems 50

Every one of the 388 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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