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104 East 85 Street

134Records
17City systems
4Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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134 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 DOB violations, 14 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1916
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 85TH HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1015130068
BIN1047697

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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 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-06.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Noise (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1916)
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)EAST 85TH HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerLINDA SAKACS
Managing agentROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,890,000 $1,300,500
2026$3,062,000 $1,377,900
2027$3,164,000 $1,423,800

The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 86 St / Lexington Av — M86-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 84 St & Park Ave · 200 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

104 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

4 311 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 ROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC — 17 buildings, 281 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 East 85 Street MN36 A
421 East 65 Street MN28 A
220 East 82 Street MN20 A
327 East 83 Street MN20 A
104 East 85 Street MN20 A
231 East 89 Street MN20 A
218 East 82 Street MN20 A
1869 2 Avenue MN18 A
210 East 85 Street MN17 A
208 East 83 Street MN12 B
1578 1 Avenue MN12 A
1829 2 Avenue MN12 A
413 East 90 Street MN10 A
166 East 78 Street MN10 A
411 East 90 Street MN10 B
314 East 83 Street MN10 A
1629 2 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $112,925 on 2010-12-17 (lender: Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-25Deed $12,500,000 — from LOBATTO, JONATHAN; LOBATTO, EMILY to EAST 85TH HOLDINGS LLC $12,500,000
2017-01-10Sold for $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $625,000
2010-12-17Mortgage $112,925 — from 104 EAST 84TH STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $112,925
2010-12-17Agreement $1,000,000 — from 104 EAST 84TH STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,000,000
2003-12-05Agreement $1,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to KALTER, ALBERT; LOBATTO, JONATHAN A $1,000,000
2003-12-05Mortgage $135,077 — from LOBATTO, JONATHAN A; KALTER, ALBERT to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $135,077
2000-04-12Mortgage $219,354 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $219,354
1995-01-23Mortgage $173,854 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $173,854
1986-08-25Mortgage $453,996 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK $453,996

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720327
201820024
201931015
202000000
202103003
202203014
2023640010
202412014
202511013
202602002
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 39Health & systems 13

Every one of the 134 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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