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174 East 85 Street

278Records
16City systems
11Open violations
31.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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278 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 53 DOB permits, 40 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)KANDEN REALTY & DEVELOPMENT NY1, LLC
BBL1015130042
BIN1047682

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 31.4. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1995-08-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Street Condition (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,040,525 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)KANDEN REALTY & DEVELOPMENT NY1 LLC; PERRY ROTH
Head officerWilliam Crable
Managing agentPEARL ROAD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,034,000 $1,365,300
2026$3,628,000 $1,632,600
2027$3,746,000 $1,685,700

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 — 4 5 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 85 St — M102 M103 BxM1 BxM10 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 85 St & 3 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
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

174 East 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

8 311 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 PEARL ROAD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 18 buildings, 231 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
227 Waverly Place MN29 A
176 East 85 Street MN20 A
174 East 85 Street MN20 B
168 East 82 Street MN15 A
331 East 81 Street MN14 A
161 East 89 Street MN14 A
418 East 9 Street MN13 A
227 East 81 Street MN13 A
163 East 89 Street MN12 A
445 West 21 Street MN10 A
312 East 83 Street MN10 A
506 East 84 Street MN10 A
329 East 10 Street MN10 B
205 Avenue A MN9 B
244 10 Avenue MN9 A
339 East 75 Street MN8 A
228 Thompson Street MN8 B
68 East 79 Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $225,357 on 2014-12-05 (lender: Capital One National Associations), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-28Deed $16,400,000 — from HATANO, AKIO to KANDEN REALTY & DEVELOPMENT NY1, LLC $16,400,000
2022-12-16Sold for $16,400,000 $16,400,000 $820,000
2018-11-29Deed $16,500,000 — from E.L. EAST 85TH STREET, LLC to HATANO, AKIO $16,500,000
2014-12-05Mortgage $225,357 — from E.L. EAST 85TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS $225,357
2014-12-05AL&R $4,000,000 — from E.L. EAST 85TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS $4,000,000
2014-12-05Agreement $4,000,000 — from E.L. EAST 85TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS $4,000,000
2011-08-01AL&R $4,000,000 — from E.L. EAST 85TH STREET, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2011-08-01Agreement $4,000,000 — from E.L. EAST 85TH STREET, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2011-08-01Mortgage $2,789,628 — from E.L. EAST 85TH STREET, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,789,628
2003-12-15Mortgage $118,435 — from LAVIN, EAMON to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $118,435
1994-10-26Mortgage $650,000 — from LAVIN, EAMON to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $650,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201772150226
2018001225
20194060111
202000100111
2021006006
20223035112
202340200125
20244080416
2025114028
2026101013
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 37Health & systems 21

Every one of the 278 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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