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69 West 88 Street

735Records
18City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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735 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 314 311 service requests, 161 HPD complaints, 50 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1983
Floors11
Res. units169
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING
BBL1012020001
BIN1079511

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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 74% 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 1. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (11) · Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (8) · Street Condition (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Vendor Enforcement (4).

Filed construction activity

$5,347,315 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1983)
YesSix or more residential units (169)
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)PHELPS HOUSE ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerRODERICK L JONES
Managing agentGRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$30,587,000 $13,764,150
2026$30,723,000 $13,825,350
2027$32,940,000 $14,823,000

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 89 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 89 St & Columbus Ave · 100 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

69 West 88 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

70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT — 61 buildings, 6,171 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B27 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
125 Beach 17 Street QN602 B
147-25 94th Avenue QN543 A
147-36 94 Avenue QN379 B
2930 West 30 Street BK362 D
3385 Neptune Avenue BK338 B
3521 Neptune Avenue BK334 C
2966 West 28 Street BK332 F
671 Lincoln Avenue BK319 D
51-19 Beach Channel Drive QN237 A
2920 West 21 Street BK224 C
166 West 87 Street MN201 B
82 Rutgers Slip MN198 B
2920 West 28 Street BK178 B
2850 West 24 Street BK174 B
69 West 88 Street MN169 A
212 West 124 Street MN169 B
1940 Turnbull Avenue BX154 A
230 Kingston Avenue BK152 B
1330 Intervale Avenue BX128 C
302 West 127 Street MN117 C
80 Rutgers Slip MN109 A
2116 Arthur Avenue BX108 C
235 West 107 Street MN95 A
3302 Bay View Avenue BK88 A
614 East 179 Street BX54 A
138 West 140 Street MN48 B
623 East 179 Street BX38 B
345 West 141 Street MN35 B
1193 Fulton Avenue BX25 B
305 West 149 Street MN24 B
183 Rochester Avenue BK20 B
364 Prospect Place BK16 B
2796 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN11 B
1267 Pacific Street BK11 A
302 West 149 Street MN10 B
116 Bradhurst Avenue MN10 C
304 West 148 Street MN10 C
302 West 148 Street MN10 C
2801 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
1307 St Johns Place BK8 B
1483 Dean Street BK8 C
262 Schenectady Avenue BK8 B
1303 St Johns Place BK8 A
357 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
333 Prospect Place BK8 A
1311 St Johns Place BK8 B
1312 St Johns Place BK8 B
1315 St Johns Place BK8 B
738 Washington Avenue BK7 B
706 Essex Street BK6 C
229 Rochester Avenue BK6 A
702 Essex Street BK6 B
575 Nostrand Avenue BK6 A
223 Rochester Avenue BK6 B
126 Albany Avenue BK6 C
445 Wyona Street BK6 A
227 Rochester Avenue BK6 C
396 New Jersey Avenue BK3 C
2828 West 28th Street BK0 —
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,569,500 on 2019-12-31 (lender: New York City Housing Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-31Mortgage $6,569,500 — from PHELPS HOUSE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $6,569,500
2019-12-31Mortgage $59,125,500 — from PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; PHELPS HOUSE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $59,125,500
2019-12-31Mortgage $59,125,500 — from PHELPS HOUSE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $59,125,500
2019-12-20RPTT&RET $18,010,113 — from MMA PHELPS HOUSE, LLC; BFIM SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER, INC. to 595 COLUMBUS AVENUE LLC $18,010,113
2009-08-14RPTT $55,483,869 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to HSBC COLUMBIA FUNDING, LLC $55,483,869
2009-08-14RPTT $163,371,467 — from HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III; HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) to HOUSING (USA) LLP $163,371,467
2009-08-14RPTT $18,503,334 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to HOUSING (USA) LLP $18,503,334
2005-01-25Mortgage $3,400,000 — from PHELPS HOUSE ASSOCIATES, LP; PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK,NA $3,400,000
2005-01-25Mortgage $3,497,849 — from PHELPS HOUSE ASSOCIATES, LP; PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP $3,497,849
2005-01-25Mortgage $9,147,151 — from PHELPS HOUSE ASSOCIATES, LP; PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP $9,147,151
2005-01-25Deed $12,629,362 — from GODDARD-RIVERSIDE HDFC, INC. to PHELPS HOUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $12,629,362
1982-01-25Mortgage $10,217,700 — from GODDARD-RIV/HSNG/DEV/FD to UNITED STATES/AMER HUD $10,217,700

Ten-year activity

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67
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702310437
201886340351
20191143612467
202051220230
202115210229
202200390342
202301290636
202421310337
202501250632
202600180220
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 81Housing & tenants 513Ownership & money 28Health & systems 51

Every one of the 735 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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