218 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 311 service requests, 21 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 63% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.2. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (2) · PLUMBING (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Noise (1) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (1).
$398,317 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1937) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (42) |
| 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) | 161 EAST 88 OWNERS CORPORATION |
| Head officer | ROBERT BURKE |
| Managing agent | ESRA MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,792,000 | $3,056,400 |
| 2026 | $7,013,000 | $3,155,850 |
| 2027 | $7,117,000 | $3,202,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,379,680 a year ($37.87 per sq ft), operating expenses $551,945 ($15.15 per sq ft), net operating income $827,735. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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.
| Subway | 86 St — 4 5 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 89 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 89 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus 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.
161 East 88 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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.
Managed by ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2015-03-06 (lender: Desjardins, Lang H). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | RPTT&RET $382,500 — from MEANS, JOHN THOMAS to LAMMERS, ALICE; LAMMERS, HEATHER; LAMMERS, GERALD | $382,500 | |
| 2025-10-10 | Sold for $382,500 | $382,500 | $9,107 |
| 2025-01-23 | RPTT&RET $1,120,000 — from MCCABE, SASA M; MCCABE, TIMOTHY C to MESARD, MADELINE; WELLENS, BRADLEY | $1,120,000 | |
| 2025-01-14 | Sold for $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $26,667 |
| 2023-08-17 | RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from PRIMROSE, ROBERT; PRIMROSE, LINDA to SARRAMI, ENSIEH CHLOE; WIENER, VINCENT GEORGES CYRIL | $1,150,000 | |
| 2022-03-01 | RPTT&RET $429,000 — from BOCK, ELIZABETH to VENEZIA, FRANCESCO | $429,000 | |
| 2022-02-22 | Sold for $429,000 | $429,000 | $10,214 |
| 2020-08-31 | RPTT&RET $378,500 — from LI, GUOJUN to BOCK, ELIZABETH | $378,500 | |
| 2020-08-18 | Sold for $378,500 | $378,500 | $9,012 |
| 2020-01-21 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 161 E. 88 OWNERS CORP. to DESJARDINS, FRANCOISE | $1,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-21 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 161 E. 88 OWNERS CORP. to DESJARDINS, LANG H | $1,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-13 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 161 E. 88 OWNERS CORP. to DESJARDINS, LANG H | $1,000,000 | |
| 2018-06-29 | RPTT&RET $710,000 — from RICHARD HOSTNIK, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF LELAND A. CROGHAN to LAND, KERRY | $710,000 | |
| 2018-06-25 | Sold for $710,000 | $710,000 | $16,905 |
| 2017-03-14 | RPTT&RET $729,000 — from BOWERS, LISA to MARCUS, SOFYA; GOLOSINSKIY, SERGEY | $729,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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