182 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 HPD complaints.
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 77% 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 4. 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
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Non (1) · Construction Safety Enforcement (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Water Maintenance (1).
$149,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1890) |
| 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) | 16985 REALTY, LLC |
| Head officer | NICHOLAS BRUSCO |
| Managing agent | R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL |
| Last registered | 2026-05-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,528,000 | $1,587,600 |
| 2026 | $3,763,000 | $1,693,350 |
| 2027 | $4,396,000 | $1,978,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Amsterdam Av — M86-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts and Technology. 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.
169 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 |
6 311 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.
Managed by R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL — 117 buildings, 3,819 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B30 · C15 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,425,000 on 2016-08-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-13 | RPTT&RET $113,400,000 — from BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS to L & N REALTY CO., A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP | $113,400,000 | |
| 2022-10-06 | RPTT&RET $52,725,000 — from JNPJ REALTY, LLC to BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS | $52,725,000 | |
| 2016-08-02 | Deed $4,750,000 — from 169 WEST 85TH STREET LLC to 16985 REALTY, LLC | $4,750,000 | |
| 2016-08-02 | Mortgage $1,425,000 — from 16985 REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,425,000 | |
| 2016-07-25 | Sold for $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | $475,000 |
| 1985-06-20 | Mortgage $100,000 — from SHORE, MARCEL; COHEN, GEORGE D. to KLEIN, SHIRLEY | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 182 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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