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41 West 86 Street

784Records
20City systems
5Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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784 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 325 311 service requests, 105 HPD complaints, 77 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1927
Floors16
Res. units166
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)EQR-41 WEST 86TH, LLC
BBL1012000011
BIN1031403

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-04-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Rodent (4).

Filed construction activity

$218,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (166)
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)EQR-41 WEST 86TH LLC
Head officerWAYNE NGAI
Managing agentEQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$27,027,000 $12,162,150
2026$32,132,000 $14,459,400
2027$30,729,000 $13,828,050

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Central Pk West — M86-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 85 St · 650 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

41 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

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Riverside Boulevard MN516 A
111 Lawrence Street BK492 B
240 East 27 Street MN325 A
777 Avenue of the Americas MN294 A
831 8 Avenue MN293 A
747 2 Avenue MN269 A
303 East 83 Street MN261 A
400 West 37 Street MN259 A
71 Broadway MN237 B
170 Amsterdam Avenue MN236 A
750 Columbus Avenue MN207 B
180 Montague Street BK193 A
228 West 71 Street MN169 A
41 West 86 Street MN166 A
815 10 Avenue MN164 A
720 Columbus Avenue MN163 B
50 West 77 Street MN137 B
600 Washington Street MN136 A
53 North 3 Street BK113 A
500 West 23 Street MN111 A
431 West 37 Street MN98 A
508 West 55 Street MN58 A
261 North 9 Street BK42 A
238 West 71 Street MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,803 on 2003-03-03 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC $2,126,354,644
2007-06-26Deed $47,000,000 — from HOTEL CAMERON, INC. to EQR-41 WEST 86TH, LLC $47,000,000
2003-03-03Mortgage $1,200,803 — from HOTEL CAMERON, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,803
1998-07-13Mortgage $98,351 — from HOTEL CAMERON INC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $98,351
1991-08-26Mortgage $250,000 — from HOTEL CAMERON INC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BK $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702360240
201840690477
201903340441
202003100215
202101360239
202202750582
202302220327
202481460560
20251021501542
2026162391563
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 89Housing & tenants 526Ownership & money 15Health & systems 62

Every one of the 784 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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