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113 West 85 Street

170Records
10City systems
1Open violations
30.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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170 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 311 service requests, 25 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1891
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)113 WEST 85TH ST CORP
BBL1012160024
BIN1032158

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 30.6. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 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

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1891)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)JAN PICKEN
Managing agentGUIDANCE REALTY CORP.
Last registered2024-11-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,310,000 $1,039,500
2026$2,772,000 $1,247,400
2027$3,326,000 $1,496,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 86 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

113 West 85 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

13 311 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 GUIDANCE REALTY CORP — 13 buildings, 213 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
640 West 139 Street MN62 C
311 West 95 Street MN32 B
159 West 80 Street MN20 A
148 West 77 Street MN12 A
349 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
47 West 86 Street MN10 A
161 West 80 Street MN10 B
113 West 85 Street MN10 B
138 West 81 Street MN10 B
127 West 92 Street MN9 A
127 West 85 Street MN9 A
143 West 80 Street MN9 A
136 West 80 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $71,211 on 2018-09-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-28Mortgage $71,211 — from PICKEN, JAN; PICKEN, DAVID A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $71,211
2018-09-28Agreement $750,000 — from PICKEN, JAN; PICKEN, DAVID A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $750,000
2014-02-12Mortgage $354,302 — from PICKEN, DAVID A; PICKEN, JAN to FLUSHING BANK; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $354,302
2014-02-12Agreement $749,000 — from FLUSHING BANK; FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to PICKEN, JAN; PICKEN, DAVID A $749,000
2014-02-12AL&R $749,000 — from PICKEN, DAVID A; PICKEN, JAN to FLUSHING BANK $749,000
2002-12-03Mortgage $125,188 — from PICKEN, DAVID A.; PICKEN, JAN to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $125,188
1998-01-30Mortgage $114,138 — from PICKEN, JAN; PICKEN, DAVID A. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $114,138
1987-08-26Mortgage $51,552 — from PICKEN, JAN; PICKEN, DAVID A to ARCS MORTGAGE INC $51,552
1986-05-15Mortgage $325,000 — from PICKEN, DAVID A.; PICKEN, JAN to YORKVILLE FED S&L ASSN $325,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702035
201800426
201912036
202002046
202107029
2022070310
202303047
20240140115
20250110213
202624017
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 48Health & systems 35

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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