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163 West 85 Street

149Records
13City systems
4Open violations
30Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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149 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 HPD housing violations, 20 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1891
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)WONG, DOUGLAS
BBL1012160105
BIN1032179

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1991-08-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)Douglass Wong
Managing agentNew York Zone Property Inc
Last registered2026-01-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,325,600 $1,046,520
2026$2,791,000 $1,255,950
2027$3,349,000 $1,507,050

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 600 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
BusNearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Amsterdam Av — M86-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 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.

Report a problem to 311

163 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

4 311 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 NEW YORK ZONE PROPERTY INC — 12 buildings, 89 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
159 West 85 Street MN20 A
250 West 102 Street MN10 A
248 West 102 Street MN10 A
45 West 55 Street MN10 A
311 6 Avenue BK8 A
447 West 22 Street MN7 A
401 12 Street BK6 B
449 West 22 Street MN5 A
163 West 85 Street MN4 C
1001 Lorimer Street BK3 C
627 Carroll Street BK3 A
838 2 Avenue MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $639,000 on 1994-03-07 (lender: Dixon, George F. Jr.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-08-07Deed $5,700,000 — from WEST 85, LLC to WONG, JENNY; WONG, ANDREW DOUGLAS; WONG, JEFFREY DOUGLAS; WONG, DOUGLAS $5,700,000
1994-03-07Mortgage $639,000 — from DIXON, CHARLOTTE I. to DIXON, GEORGE F. JR. $639,000
1991-09-13Mortgage $20,000 — from PLUM APARTMENTS CORP to DALCANN REALTY CORP $20,000
1991-09-13Mortgage $350,000 — from PLUM APARTMENTS CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $350,000
1989-07-12Mortgage $125,000 — from DALCANN REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $125,000
1984-01-13Mortgage $20,000 — from DALCANN REALTY CORP. to COLUMBIA SAVINGS F.A. $20,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017123
2018415
2019314
2020112
2021415
202215116
2023213
2024213
2025617
2026213
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 38Health & systems 18

Every one of the 149 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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