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256 West 85 Street

94Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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94 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 311 service requests, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1894
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY
BBL1012320160
BIN1033127

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1894)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY
Head officerMICHAEL BRUSCO
Managing agentGIAMCO REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,072,000 $932,400
2026$2,179,000 $980,550
2027$2,609,000 $1,174,050

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 86 St — M104 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 84 St & Broadway · 450 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

256 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

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 GIAMCO REALTY CORP — 27 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
337 West 76 Street MN16 A
71 West 85 Street MN15 A
256 West 85 Street MN15 A
104 Riverside Drive MN15 A
253 West 91 Street MN15 A
306 West 76 Street MN14 A
226 West 72 Street MN13 A
309 West 76 Street MN12 A
335 West 88 Street MN11 A
339 West 88 Street MN10 A
321 West 88 Street MN10 A
47 West 88 Street MN10 A
14 West 90 Street MN10 A
84 Riverside Drive MN10 A
332 West 88 Street MN10 A
59 West 69 Street MN10 A
40 West 88 Street MN10 A
62 East 66 Street MN10 A
345 West End Avenue MN10 A
55 West 69 Street MN10 A
335 West 76 Street MN10 A
224 West 72 Street MN9 A
140 West 92 Street MN8 A
144 West 92 Street MN8 A
218 West 79 Street MN8 B
325 West 87 Street MN8 A
142 West 92 Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $135,914 on 1988-08-16 (lender: East New York Svgs Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-22Agreement $487,927 — from MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY CORP. to BRUSCO, ROSA; BRUSCO, JAMES; BRUSCO, LOREDANA $487,927
2019-04-16Agreement $487,927 — from MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY CORP. to BRUSCO, JAMES; BRUSCO, LOREDANA; BRUSCO, ROSA $487,927
2014-05-29Agreement $487,927 — from BRUSCO, ROSA; BRUSCO, JAMES; BRUSCO, LOREDANA to MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY CORP. $487,927
2008-05-23Agreement $487,927 — from BRUSCO, LOREDANA; BRUSCO, JAMES; BRUSCO, ROSA to MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY CORP. $487,927
2004-04-16AL&R $532,343 — from M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. to MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY CORP. $532,343
2004-04-16Agreement $532,343 — from MICHAEL & TERESA REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $532,343
1988-08-16Mortgage $135,914 — from MICHAEL & TERESA RLTY CP to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $135,914
1983-06-09Mortgage $324,500 — from MICHAEL & TERESA RLTY CP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK $324,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703036
201802024
201904127
202004116
202103014
202203036
202302024
202401124
202542028
202601023
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 31Ownership & money 22Health & systems 32

Every one of the 94 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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