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101 West 85 Street

1,988Records
21City systems
2Open violations
13.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,988 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 815 311 service requests, 383 HPD complaints, 235 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1900
Floors6.5
Res. units41
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)85TH COLUMBUS CORP
BBL1012160027
BIN1032161

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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 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-17.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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2
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Food Establishment (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (7) · Outdoor Dining (4) · New Tree Request (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).

Filed construction activity

$3,026,267 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (41)
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)85TH COLUMBUS CORPORATION
Head officerMORRIS SCHREIBER
Managing agentRCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,124,000 $5,905,800
2026$14,562,000 $6,552,900
2027$14,505,000 $6,527,250

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
H&H Midtown Bagels EastBagels/PretzelsA—
Nina's Great Burrito BarMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Worker Hygiene, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 86 St — M7 M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 750 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

101 West 85 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 RCR MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC — 40 buildings, 3,048 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B13 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-11 Corporal Kennedy St QN219 B
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98 Riverside Drive MN133 B
280 Riverside Drive MN129 A
900 West End Avenue MN128 A
205 West 88 Street MN116 B
275 Central Park West MN109 A
10-06 Neilson Street QN108 C
618 Amsterdam Avenue MN108 A
652 West 189 Street MN96 B
41-15 50 Avenue QN95 B
300 Wadsworth Avenue MN95 B
27 West 96 Street MN92 A
90-01 Braddock Avenue QN88 B
825 West 187 Street MN87 A
42-06 212 Street QN84 A
84-50 Austin Street QN75 A
80 Ft Washington Avenue MN75 B
89-39 221 Place QN66 A
45-41 39 Place QN66 A
86 Ft Washington Avenue MN65 B
120 West 79 Street MN64 A
155 Riverside Drive MN64 A
305 Riverside Drive MN63 A
210-02 43 Avenue QN63 A
290 Riverside Drive MN58 A
225 Central Park North MN58 D
55 West 92 Street MN55 A
211-01 42 Avenue QN54 A
550 Riverside Drive MN50 B
412 Cathedral Parkway MN49 A
168 West 86 Street MN46 A
760 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 B
209-30 43 Avenue QN42 A
101 West 85 Street MN41 A
521 West 122 Street MN32 B
515 West 122 Street MN32 A
100 West 86 Street MN12 A
102 West 86 Street MN6 A
35 Union Square MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 1991-12-05 (lender: Independece Savingsbk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-05-11Agreement $864,973 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP. to 85TH COLUMBUS CORPORATION $864,973
1991-12-05Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 85TH COLUMBUS CORP to INDEPENDECE SAVINGSBK $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
114
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2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017714402265
201867521571
201974510264
202011284017114
202145440760
202295450665
202304300640
202407240536
202567340855
202622150423
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The full timeline

Construction 243Enforcement 357Housing & tenants 1,281Ownership & money 19Health & systems 88

Every one of the 1,988 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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