264 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 49 311 service requests, 30 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 70% 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 6.8. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$359,865 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| 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 90th Street Corp |
| Head officer | DAVID STEINBERG |
| Managing agent | SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,110,000 | $4,099,500 |
| 2026 | $10,221,000 | $4,599,450 |
| 2027 | $9,402,000 | $4,230,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,698,494 a year ($44.56 per sq ft), operating expenses $594,625 ($15.60 per sq ft), net operating income $1,103,868. 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 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 96 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 92 St — M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 89 St & 3 Ave · 550 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 90 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 |
20 311 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.
Managed by SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP — 91 buildings, 1,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 91 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $583,775 on 2017-04-10 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | RPTT&RET $1,230,000 — from GRAU, DEBORAH to HOPKINSON, PHILLIPS | $1,230,000 | |
| 2025-11-24 | Sold for $1,230,000 | $1,230,000 | $45,556 |
| 2025-01-21 | RPTT&RET $680,000 — from MALKIN, SLAVA to JACKSON, KATHRYN; GUARCO, PHILIP | $680,000 | |
| 2025-01-15 | Sold for $680,000 | $680,000 | $25,185 |
| 2024-12-26 | RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from PATRICIA J. STEWART REVOCABLE TRUST U/T/; STEWART, AS TRUSTEE, DAVID T; DAVID T. STEWART R to MITCHELL, CASEY | $1,100,000 | |
| 2024-12-16 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $40,741 |
| 2024-06-17 | RPTT&RET $1,675,000 — from BRACHFELD, CAROL K to FELDMAN, DANIELLE; OYARZUN, GHISLAINE CAROLINA ECHEVARRIA | $1,675,000 | |
| 2024-06-05 | Sold for $1,675,000 | $1,675,000 | $62,037 |
| 2023-01-30 | RPTT&RET $1,325,000 — from HARIET I. ECKSTEIN TRUST; ECKSTEIN, TRUSTEE, HARIET I; ECKSTEIN, TRUSTEE, KENNETH to SAVITSKY, BENJAMIN S; SAVITSKY, KRISTEN M | $1,325,000 | |
| 2023-01-04 | Sold for $1,325,000 | $1,325,000 | $49,074 |
| 2019-04-15 | RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from GRIESMAN, TODD; FRIEDMAN, EMILY to GANLY, ADELE; GANLY, IAN | $1,650,000 | |
| 2019-04-04 | Sold for $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | $61,111 |
| 2017-05-15 | RPTT&RET $799,000 — from DE JEAN, GREGORY to MALKIN, SLAVA | $799,000 | |
| 2017-04-28 | Sold for $799,000 | $799,000 | $29,593 |
| 2017-04-10 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from 161 EAST 90TH STREET CORP to ASTORIA BANK | $1,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
Every one of the 264 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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