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144 West 86 Street

278Records
17City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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278 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 46 DOB permits, 40 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1929
Floors17
Res. units67
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)144 WEST 86TH STREET LLC
BBL1012160051
BIN1032172

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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 90% 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 1. 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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (10) · Noise (2) · Maintenance or Facility (2) · Non (1) · Lead (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,672,213 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (67)
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)144 WEST 86TH STREET LLC
Head officerWILLIAM C RUDIN
Managing agentRudin Management Co., Inc
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,285,000 $6,878,250
2026$16,831,000 $7,573,950
2027$16,137,000 $7,261,650

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 81/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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 — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Amsterdam Av — M86-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 500 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

144 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO., INC — 18 buildings, 2,229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
215 East 68 Street MN613 A
136 East 55 Street MN192 A
1283 2 Avenue MN172 A
1076 2 Avenue MN160 A
40 Park Avenue MN153 A
241 Central Park West MN140 B
295 Central Park West MN136 A
945 5 Avenue MN107 A
110 Wall Street MN82 A
115 West 86 Street MN81 A
144 West 86 Street MN67 A
25 West 81 Street MN64 A
20 West 86 Street MN63 A
27 West 86 Street MN63 A
40 West 86 Street MN60 A
1085 Park Avenue MN44 A
544 East 86 Street MN30 A
1070 2 Avenue MN2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-03-06RPTT $21,675,000 — from LEWIN, SEAN; STEINMAN, CARLO; LEWIN, REBECCA; JACK&LEWIS RUDIN TTEES UWO NATHAN RUDIN ; ST to 415 MADISON INC. $21,675,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702147
20181123521
2019345517
2020017311
2021517518
20223111419
2023016310
2024214613
202590191644
202611349
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 82Ownership & money 3Health & systems 66

Every one of the 278 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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