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891 Park Avenue

224Records
17City systems
1Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10075 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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224 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 DOB permits, 35 DOB violations, 33 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1931
Floors15
Res. units15
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)891 PARK AVENUE CORP C/O PENMARK MGMT LL C
BBL1014130004
BIN1043231

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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 83% 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 2. In ZIP 10075, 82% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1980-07-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$897,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1931)
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)891 PARK AVENUE CORPORATION
Head officerNANCY CALIFANO
Managing agentHALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO.
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,927,000 $3,567,150
2026$8,732,000 $3,929,400
2027$8,027,000 $3,612,150

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,580,500 a year ($54.50 per sq ft), operating expenses $544,910 ($18.79 per sq ft), net operating income $1,035,590. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / Lexington Av — M79-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 76 St & Park Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

891 Park Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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 HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. — 190 buildings, 17,333 units. Grades across the portfolio: A172 · B10 · C4. See the whole portfolio

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18 Pine Street MN408 A
1 West End Avenue MN361 B
205 3 Avenue MN326 A
200 Central Park South MN309 A
135 Ocean Parkway BK286 B
50 Riverside Boulevard MN274 A
2 Northside Piers BK267 A
80 Riverside Boulevard MN267 A
161 West 61 Street MN219 B
360 West 22 Street MN217 A
310 West 52 Street MN215 A
505 East 79 Street MN209 A
301 East 48 Street MN198 A
401 East 89 Street MN197 A
233 3 Avenue MN189 A
333 West 57 Street MN188 A
1250 3 Avenue MN183 A
1 North Pier BK181 A
1 Hanson Place BK179 A
230 East 15 Street MN175 A
345 East 56 Street MN174 A
232 East 47 Street MN173 A
325 East 45 Street MN165 A
200 West End Avenue MN165 A
400 5 Avenue MN163 A
27 West 72 Street MN158 A
437 East 86 Street MN153 A
402 Columbus Avenue MN148 A
35 Park Avenue MN145 A
165 East 32 Street MN134 A
505 West 43rd Street MN131 A
1180 2 Avenue MN130 A
1076 1 Avenue MN127 A
317 East 48 Street MN125 A
254 Park Avenue South MN121 B
80 Metropolitan Avenue BK121 A
339 East 28 Street MN120 A
1280 3 Avenue MN120 A
345 East 52 Street MN116 A
600 Amsterdam Avenue MN115 A
273 Lexington Avenue MN115 A
120 Central Park South MN115 A
2162 Broadway MN113 A
200 Amsterdam Avenue MN112 A
38 East 10 Street MN111 A
300 East 62 Street MN110 A
505 West 47 Street MN108 A
55 Wall Street MN107 A
440 Riverside Drive MN106 A
214 Riverside Drive MN106 A
222 East 19 Street MN102 A
210 East 36 Street MN102 A
246 West End Avenue MN102 A
133 West 22 Street MN99 A
509 Avenue of the Americas MN98 A
313 West 86 Street MN95 A
39 East 12 Street MN95 A

showing 60 of 190 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-24RPTT&RET $1,575,000 — from MAX BLUM AS CO-TRUSTEE; LISA PILDNER AS CO-TRUSTEE; MAX BLUM TRUST to SMITH, JOHN JOSEPH; LYNCH CONNOLLY, KATHARINE $1,575,000
2025-03-18Sold for $1,575,000 $1,575,000 $105,000
2024-11-26RPTT&RET $1,550,000 — from GOMEZ, MARIETTE HIMES to REILLY, PATRICK; MCGRATH, SUZANNE GRUA $1,550,000
2024-11-13Sold for $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $103,333
2023-03-06RPTT&RET $1,200,000 — from CORTE, BEATRICE MONTI DELLA to STEIN, CHRISTIAN L $1,200,000
2023-02-17Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $80,000
2022-08-31RPTT&RET $2,150,000 — from DRACOS, ROBIN NIESEN; DRACOS, FRANK JONATHAN to ROSEN, WENDY; ROSEN, PAUL $2,150,000
2022-08-17Sold for $2,150,000 $2,150,000 $143,333
2022-06-15RPTT&RET $1,850,000 — from ROBBINS, RICHARD L; ROBBINS, SUSAN W to CLEMENT, GREGORY $1,850,000
2022-06-07RPTT&RET $2,955,000 — from TULLY, PETER K to THE ROBINSON SPOUSAL LIFETIME ACCESS TRU; SALLY ROBINSON, AS TRUSTEE $2,955,000
2022-05-19Sold for $2,955,000 $2,955,000 $197,000
2022-05-11Sold for $1,850,000 $1,850,000 $123,333
2021-04-02RPTT&RET $1,995,000 — from CULVER, MARGARET A to DELL'OSA, MONICA; DELL'OSA, VINCENT $1,995,000
2021-03-16Sold for $1,995,000 $1,995,000 $133,000
2019-07-01RPTT&RET $1,135,000 — from GRAHAM, PAMELA THOMAS; GRAHAM, LAWRENCE OTIS to DELLA CORTE, BEATRICE MONTI $1,135,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012227
2018201058
20193042211
2020000022
2021102216
20220028111
2023402219
202411022318
2025301217
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 19Ownership & money 41Health & systems 27

Every one of the 224 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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