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142 West 87 Street

429Records
17City systems
64Open violations
142.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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429 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 98 HPD complaints, 94 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1890
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)UWS NYC LLC
BBL1012170049
BIN1032214

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 142.2. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations64 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1890)
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)UWS NYC LLC
Head officerOFIR BADASH
Managing agentEXL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,342,000 $1,053,900
2026$2,810,000 $1,264,500
2027$3,372,000 $1,517,400

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Columbus Av — M86-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 87 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

142 West 87 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

27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 EXL MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 151 units. Grades across the portfolio: B9 · C7 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
215 West 109 Street MN25 C
638 West End Avenue MN13 C
2 West 16 Street MN13 B
142 West 87 Street MN10 C
268 West 91 Street MN9 B
1412 Madison Avenue MN8 B
1410 Madison Avenue MN8 B
122 East 91 Street MN8 C
23 Adelphi Street BK8 B
152 Macon Street BK7 B
19-28 Linden Street QN6 B
1656 DeKalb Avenue BK6 D
106 East 31 Street MN5 B
2473 Hughes Avenue BX4 D
95 Grand Street MN4 C
1194 Greene Avenue BK3 C
108 East 31 Street MN3 B
500 Broome Street MN3 C
5611 Catalpa Avenue QN2 D
132 Macon Street BK2 D
1219 Atlantic Avenue BK2 D
152 George Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,000 on 2023-04-06 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-06Agreement $1,850,000 — from UWS NYC LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA $1,850,000
2023-04-06Mortgage $30,000 — from UWS NYC LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA $30,000
2023-04-06AL&R $1,850,000 — from UWS NYC LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA $1,850,000
2023-04-06Agreement $4,170,000 — from UWS NYC LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA $4,170,000
2023-04-06Mortgage $1,820,000 — from UWS NYC LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA $1,820,000
2021-12-15Mortgage $4,170,000 — from UWS NYC LLC to EMG TRANSFER AGENT LLC $4,170,000
2021-12-15AL&R $4,170,000 — from UWS NYC LLC to EMG TRANSFER AGENT LLC $4,170,000
2021-12-10Deed $2,300,000 — from 142 WEST 87TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to UWS NYC LLC $2,300,000
2021-12-01Sold for $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $230,000
2017-03-08Mortgage $729,837 — from 142 WEST 87TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC $729,837
2017-03-08Agreement $1,650,000 — from 142 WEST 87TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC $1,650,000
2017-03-08AL&R $1,650,000 — from 142 WEST 87TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC $1,650,000
2012-05-14Mortgage $299,004 — from 142 WEST 87TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $299,004
2012-05-14Agreement $1,000,000 — from 142 WEST 87TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,000,000
2012-05-14AL&R $1,000,000 — from 142 WEST 87TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000527
2018002024
2019001023
2020000033
202105824192
202201372242
20230212162131
202420320236
202500260228
2026022026
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 337Ownership & money 35Health & systems 28

Every one of the 429 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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