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168 East 89 Street

519Records
12City systems
69Open violations
437Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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519 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 225 HPD housing violations, 113 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1015170042
BIN1048093

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 437. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations69 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1988-01-27.
Active vacate order4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Rodent (2) · Electrical (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PLUMBING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JANHONE REALTY CORP
Head officerDANIEL BROWNSTEIN
Managing agentASAMANAGINGPARTNERS
Last registered2026-04-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,880,000 $1,746,000
2026$4,021,000 $1,809,450
2027$3,427,000 $1,542,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 700 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 88 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & 3 Ave · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

168 East 89 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

11 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ASAMANAGINGPARTNERS — 3 buildings, 56 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-11 36 Avenue QN27 B
34-07 36 Avenue QN25 B
168 East 89 Street MN4 F

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700111021
20180013114
20190064266
202000628
20210091192
20220051253
20230032840
202400538
20250634141
202620316
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 468Ownership & money 4Health & systems 36

Every one of the 519 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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