2,561 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,231 311 service requests, 391 HPD complaints, 235 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 1. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
425 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (310) · Illegal Parking (33) · Vendor Enforcement (9) · Taxi Complaint (5) · Panhandling (4) · Litter Basket Request (4).
$9,657,976 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (88 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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (343) |
| 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) | 12 EAST 86TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | RICHARD F MASON |
| Managing agent | URBAN ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $105,877,000 | $47,644,650 |
| 2026 | $125,700,000 | $56,565,000 |
| 2027 | $126,551,000 | $56,947,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 34/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 86 St — Q · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 86 St / Madison Av — M86-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 87 St · 600 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.
1150 Madison Avenue
| 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 |
425 311 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 URBAN ASSOCIATES LLC — 46 buildings, 7,756 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $27,000,000 on 2016-02-22 (lender: Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-20 | RPTT&RET $2,850,000 — from SOBEL, RUTH to BERK-COHEN, DIANA; COHEN, NEAL | $2,850,000 | |
| 2016-02-22 | AL&R $60,000,000 — from 12 EAST 86TH STREET LLC to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $60,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-22 | Mortgage $27,000,000 — from 12 EAST 86TH STREET LLC to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $27,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-22 | Agreement $60,000,000 — from 12 EAST 86TH STREET LLC to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $60,000,000 | |
| 2006-09-07 | Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 12 EAST 86TH STREET LLC to M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION | $10,000,000 | |
| 1998-08-19 | Mortgage $4,500,000 — from 12 EAST 86TH STREETLLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $4,500,000 | |
| 1993-09-29 | Mortgage $734,052 — from 12 EAST 86 ST., ASSOCS. to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK | $734,052 | |
| 1987-07-13 | Mortgage $100,000 — from KAUFMAN, HARRIET B. to CITIBANK, N.A. | $100,000 | |
| 1987-01-30 | Mortgage $90,000 — from BROCHSTEIN, JERI L; BROCHSTEIN, JOEL A to CITIBANK N A | $90,000 | |
| 1986-05-20 | Mortgage $8,058,918 — from 12 EAST 86TH ST ASSOCS to J P MORGAN INVESTMNTETC | $8,058,918 | |
| 1986-03-13 | Mortgage $100,000 — from JACKSON, RICHARD; JACKSON, SANDRA to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,NA | $100,000 | |
| 1985-11-19 | Mortgage $85,000 — from KADOORY, SHLOMO J. to CITIBANK, N.A. | $85,000 | |
| 1984-10-11 | Mortgage $50,000 — from MACINTYRE, ALASTAIR to CITIBANK, N.A. | $50,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | 54 | 94 | 1 | 11 | 186 |
| 2018 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 81 |
| 2019 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 68 |
| 2020 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 83 |
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 65 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 651 | 0 | 6 | 664 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 80 |
| 2025 | 30 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 97 |
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 49 |
Every one of the 2,561 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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