2,882 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 862 311 service requests, 731 HPD complaints, 600 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 555.8. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 67 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
199 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 52 · winter 2024–25: 114 · winter 2025–26: 23). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$92,842 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
384 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (92) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (51) · FLOORING/STAIRS (47) · Elevator (28) · DOOR/WINDOW (25) · ELECTRIC (24).
$3,545,694 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (45 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1985) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | SAMMMY GROUP LLC |
| Head officer | Thomas Cyganovich |
| Managing agent | COLUMBUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-03-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,818,000 | $3,518,100 |
| 2026 | $11,722,000 | $5,274,900 |
| 2027 | $12,229,000 | $5,503,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 56% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Baguette | Sandwiches | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 85 St — M101 M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 84 St & Park Ave · 450 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.
131 East 85 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
384 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 92 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 COLUMBUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 9 buildings, 3,207 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 605 West 42 Street | MN | 1166 | B |
| 17 Battery Place | MN | 500 | A |
| 123 Linden Boulevard | BK | 467 | B |
| 890 8 Avenue | MN | 394 | A |
| 110 John Street | MN | 250 | A |
| 90 John Street | MN | 225 | B |
| 572 11 Avenue | MN | 164 | B |
| 131 East 85 Street | MN | 23 | D |
| 241 West 54 Street | MN | 18 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $17,580,000 on 2018-09-06 (lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 | EASE $2,826,500 — from SAMMMY GROUP L.L.C. to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC | $2,826,500 | |
| 2018-09-06 | Agreement $27,230,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, N.A. | $27,230,000 | |
| 2018-09-06 | Mortgage $17,580,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, N.A. | $17,580,000 | |
| 2018-09-06 | AL&R $27,230,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, N.A. | $27,230,000 | |
| 2016-07-26 | Agreement $9,650,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK; METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK, AS AGENT; SUN NATIONAL BANK | $9,650,000 | |
| 2016-07-26 | AL&R $9,650,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK, AS AGENT; SUN NATIONAL BANK; METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $9,650,000 | |
| 2016-07-26 | Mortgage $2,150,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK; SUN NATIONAL BANK; METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK, AS AGENT | $2,150,000 | |
| 2016-06-20 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from SAMMY GROUP LLC to MODERN BANK N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2016-06-20 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from SAMMY GROUP LLC to MODERN BANK N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2016-06-20 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from SAMMY GROUP LLC to MODERN BANK N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2016-01-11 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2014-10-21 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2014-10-21 | AL&R $200,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $200,000 | |
| 2014-10-21 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from SAMMMY GROUP LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 2018 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 54 |
| 2019 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2022 | 1 | 40 | 308 | 0 | 5 | 354 |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 | 699 | 3 | 3 | 755 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 | 403 | 0 | 4 | 439 |
| 2025 | 4 | 32 | 321 | 0 | 3 | 360 |
| 2026 | 3 | 12 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
Every one of the 2,882 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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