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48 West 86 Street

159Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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159 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 DOB permits, 19 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units5
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)48 W 86TH ST TENANTS CORP.
BBL1011990059
BIN1031386

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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 100% 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 0. 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$791,558 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1911)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP
Head officerCAROLE FERRARA
Managing agentCFA MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,149,000 $2,767,050
2026$6,559,000 $2,951,550
2027$6,916,000 $3,112,200

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 86 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 85 St · 700 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

48 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

3 311 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 CFA MANAGEMENT, INC. — 49 buildings, 487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B3 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 East 10 Street MN56 A
534 East 11 Street MN29 A
44 West 96 Street MN25 A
170 East 92 Street MN20 A
346 East 58 Street MN20 A
3 Weehawken Street MN20 A
227 East 87 Street MN18 A
227 East 12 Street MN16 A
311 East 83 Street MN14 A
307 East 12 Street MN13 A
38 West 15 Street MN13 A
141 Mac Dougal Street MN11 A
216 East 7 Street MN10 A
424 Greenwich Street MN10 A
643 East 11 Street MN10 A
625 East 6 Street MN10 A
72 Perry Street MN10 A
985 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
58 West 15 Street MN9 A
993 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
53 Prince Street MN9 A
320 East 14 Street MN9 A
322 West 22 Street MN8 A
127 West 15 Street MN8 A
7 Great Jones Street MN7 A
275 Water Street MN6 A
242 8 Avenue MN6 A
381 Broome Street MN6 A
471 West 22 Street MN6 A
244 8 Avenue MN6 A
321 East 52 Street MN6 A
358 West 23 Street MN6 A
112 Hudson Street MN5 A
334 West 19 Street MN5 A
60 West 15 Street MN5 A
480 Broome Street MN5 A
48 West 86 Street MN5 A
332 West 19 Street MN5 A
331 West 84 Street MN5 A
425 East 9 Street MN4 B
423 East 9 Street MN4 C
325 East 9 Street MN4 B
378 West Broadway MN4 C
40 West 12 Street MN4 B
202 West 123 Street MN4 D
141 West 24 Street MN4 A
399 Washington Street MN4 A
334 East 30 Street MN3 C
27 Perry Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $549,919 on 2019-08-08 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-29RPTT&RET $3,495,000 — from SINCLAIR, SCOTT; BUCHANAN, ROBERT to CHUNG, YOUNG; O'KELLEY, WINNIE $3,495,000
2026-06-22Sold for $3,495,000 $3,495,000 $699,000
2020-01-15RPTT&RET $2,333,000 — from KRATOCHVIL, DAVID to WEBB, COLBY; BURBOECK, AXEL $2,333,000
2020-01-06Sold for $2,333,000 $2,333,000 $466,600
2019-08-08Agreement $1,000,000 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $1,000,000
2019-08-08Mortgage $549,920 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $549,920
2019-08-08AL&R $1,000,000 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $1,000,000
2010-08-31RPTT&RET $1,975,000 — from LEVINE, SUSAN; LEVINE, MYRON to SPIEGEL , DR. ROBERT; SPIEGEL, CAROLINA $1,975,000
2009-08-13Mortgage $350,000 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COORPORATIVE BANK D/B/ $350,000
2009-08-13AL&R $350,000 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COORPORATIVE BANK D/B/ $350,000
2009-08-13Mortgage $150,000 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COORPORATION BANK D/B/ $150,000
2009-08-13AL&R $150,000 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COORPORATION BANK D/B/ $150,000
2005-03-31RPTT&RET $1,800,000 — from MERKATZ, ANDREW; MERKATZ, LISA to LEVINE, MYRON; LEVINE, SUSAN $1,800,000
2002-05-01Mortgage $30,000 — from SINCLAIR, SCOTT; BUCHANAN, ROBERT to CITIBANK, NA $30,000
1999-08-12Mortgage $275,000 — from 48 WEST 86TH STREETTENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $275,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000033
2018600039
20198127321
2020005218
2021005005
2022302027
2023022037
2024102025
2025301037
2026301217
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 25Ownership & money 44Health & systems 28

Every one of the 159 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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