3,222 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,091 311 service requests, 1,078 HPD complaints, 676 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.2. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 88 total — 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
225 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (88) · HEAT/HOT WATER (34) · PLUMBING (26) · APPLIANCE (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Illegal Parking (8).
$288,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (201) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HDFC |
| Head officer | RODERICK L JONES |
| Managing agent | GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,773,000 | $4,397,850 |
| 2026 | $10,077,000 | $4,534,650 |
| 2027 | $9,989,000 | $4,495,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
| Subway | 86 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 86 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 87 St & Amsterdam Ave · 250 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.
166 West 87 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
225 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 34 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.
Managed by GRENADIER REALTY MANAGEMENT — 61 buildings, 6,171 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B27 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 61 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,700,000 on 2015-12-10 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-26 | RPTT&RET $39,644,829 — from ENTERPRISE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT FUND I, L to CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELO; GRCC CAPITOL HALL LLC | $39,644,829 | |
| 2025-12-23 | Agreement $6,700,000 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L.; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVELO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2015-12-10 | Mortgage $6,700,000 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Mortgage $2,469,643 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L.; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,469,643 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Mortgage $181,800 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L.; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F to CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F | $181,800 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Mortgage $1,126,343 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L. to GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER | $1,126,343 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Mortgage $1,838,991 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L.; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F to CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F | $1,838,991 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Mortgage $16,150,000 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L.; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F to CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F | $16,150,000 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Mortgage $20,405,357 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F; CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $20,405,357 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Agreement $17,000,000 — from CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV. F to CAPITOL HALL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, L. | $17,000,000 | |
| 1992-07-10 | Mortgage $70,000 — from HOTEL PRESERVATION ASSC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $70,000 | |
| 1990-10-22 | Mortgage $430,000 — from HOTEL PRESERVATION ASSOC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $430,000 | |
| 1984-09-25 | Mortgage $2,430,800 — from HOTEL PRESERVATION ASSOC to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK,FSB | $2,430,800 | |
| 1982-03-15 | Mortgage $100,000 — from LAUREL BROOK ASSOC.,INC. to GOULD INVESTORS TRUST | $100,000 | |
| 1982-02-18 | Mortgage $50,000 — from LAUREL BROOK ASSOC.,INC to GOULD INVESTORS TRUST | $50,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 79 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 90 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 75 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 129 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 0 | 3 | 131 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 3 | 215 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 192 | 0 | 4 | 203 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 7 | 153 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 3 | 3 | 193 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 0 | 3 | 123 |
Every one of the 3,222 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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