160 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-12-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Street Condition (1).
$170,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1896) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | 278 WEST 86TH STREET, INC |
| Head officer | MARK S HOFFMAN |
| Managing agent | HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,663,000 | $1,648,350 |
| 2026 | $4,396,000 | $1,978,200 |
| 2027 | $4,810,000 | $2,164,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 86 St / West End Av — M86-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 87 St & West End Ave · 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.
278 West 86 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 |
3 311 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.
Managed by HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT — 69 buildings, 3,893 units. Grades across the portfolio: A64 · B4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $31,272 on 2004-03-23 (lender: Ncb, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | RPTT&RET $1,225,000 — from DER KINDEREN, MARC J.M. to WALTERSCHEID, SHEA; TWARDZIAK, ALLISON | $1,225,000 | |
| 2026-09-23 | Sold for $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | $136,111 |
| 2025-03-13 | RPTT&RET $500,000 — from MULNIX, MICHAEL; MULNIX, ESTHER to COBURN, CHRISTOPHER; COBURN, ANNE MARIE | $500,000 | |
| 2025-02-28 | Sold for $500,000 | $500,000 | $55,556 |
| 2020-12-14 | RPTT&RET $522,000 — from MILLER, ELI to COBURN, CAROLINE | $522,000 | |
| 2020-11-05 | Sold for $522,000 | $522,000 | $58,000 |
| 2016-12-28 | RPTT&RET $512,000 — from POSCH, KATARINA V to MULNIX, MICHAEL; MULNIX, ESTHER | $512,000 | |
| 2016-12-13 | Sold for $512,000 | $512,000 | $56,889 |
| 2015-12-18 | RPTT&RET $513,000 — from WILBANKS, DENISE to BROWN, HEATHER | $513,000 | |
| 2015-12-17 | RPTT&RET $520,000 — from BURKE, JENNIFER to DOHERTY, SEAN M; DOHERTY, VANESSA D | $520,000 | |
| 2015-09-01 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from TRIPP, PETER to MILLER, ELI N | $525,000 | |
| 2013-02-13 | RPTT&RET $296,500 — from DE CASTRO, EMMA to ORME, MICHAEL | $296,500 | |
| 2012-08-29 | RPTT&RET $345,000 — from GROSS, GEORGE J to POSCH, KATARINA V | $345,000 | |
| 2011-10-14 | RPTT&RET $819,000 — from YOUNG, MARK; LIVINGSTON, MARTHA to DERKINDEREN, MARC J.M. | $819,000 | |
| 2004-03-23 | Agreement $425,000 — from 278 WEST 86TH STREET, INC. to NCB, FSB | $425,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Every one of the 160 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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