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173 East 90 Street

271Records
15City systems
0Open violations
3.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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271 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)SOLKAM 90 HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1015190032
BIN1048262

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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 80% 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 3.1. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$969,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)AIMCO 173 EAST 90TH STREET LLC
Head officerJERRY VELAZQUEZ
Managing agentAIR COMMUNITIES
Last registered2025-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,143,000 $964,350
2026$2,985,000 $1,343,250
2027$3,124,000 $1,405,800

The city's market estimate has risen 46% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 91 St — M101 M102 M103 BxM1 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & 3 Ave · 450 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

173 East 90 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

6 311 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 AIR COMMUNITIES — 7 buildings, 130 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1695 2nd Avenue MN40 A
239 9 Avenue MN18 A
173 East 90 Street MN16 A
171 East 90 Street MN16 A
167 East 90 Street MN15 A
165 East 90 Street MN15 A
169 East 90 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,857,000 on 2026-07-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-02Deed $22,850,000 — from AIMCO 173 EAST 90TH STREET, LLC to SOLKAM 90 HOLDINGS LLC $22,850,000
2026-07-02Mortgage $3,857,000 — from SOLKAM 90 HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,857,000
2026-07-02Agreement $15,995,000 — from SOLKAM 90 HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $15,995,000
2026-06-25Sold for $22,850,000 $22,850,000 $1,428,125
2023-08-11RPTT $35,638,591 — from AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.; AIMCO/BETHESDA HOLDINGS, INC. to AIMCO JO INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC $35,638,591
2022-06-29Mortgage $12,138,000 — from AIMCO 173 EAST 90TH STREET, LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $12,138,000
2011-10-17Agreement $7,750,000 — from AIMCO 173 EAST 90TH STREET, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,750,000
2005-02-11ASPM $9,229,667 — from AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.; KAHN, GARY; JOL PROPERTIES LLC; AIMCO 173 EAST 90TH STREET, LLC; P to WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A. $9,229,667
2004-05-18Deed $14,515,000 — from JOL PROPERTIES LLC to AIMCO 173 EAST 90TH STREET, LLC $14,515,000
2001-12-04Mortgage $4,212,314 — from JOL PROPERTIES LLC to MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC. $4,212,314
1999-08-23Mortgage $1,917,173 — from 165-173 EAST 90TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.P. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,917,173
1994-04-22Mortgage $162,898 — from 165-173 EAST 90TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.P. to BAJ, L.P. $162,898
1986-10-21Mortgage $1,519,565 — from TRAFALGAR ASSOCIATES to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP. $1,519,565
1983-09-19Mortgage $900,000 — from TRAFALGAR ASSOCIATES to COLUMBIA SAV F.A. $900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017131100125
201861241234
20192030611
2020004048
2021003047
2022001258
2023003148
2024005049
2025001056
20260035412
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The full timeline

Construction 67Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 84Ownership & money 54Health & systems 43

Every one of the 271 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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