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1185 Park Avenue

2,095Records
17City systems
12Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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2,095 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 839 DOB permits, 420 DOB job filings, 199 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1929
Floors15
Res. units172
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)1185 TENANTS CORP
BBL1015220001
BIN1048384

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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 71% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1992-07-07.

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.

$3,300 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Lost Property (5) · Street Condition (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Sewer (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2).

Filed construction activity

$38,659,917 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (182 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (172)
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)1185 TENANTS CORP
Head officerAMY BENENSON
Managing agentDouglas Elliman Property Management
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$120,526,000 $54,236,700
2026$136,183,000 $61,282,350
2027$136,492,000 $61,421,400

The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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 2018 estimate: gross income $23,237,173 a year ($42.18 per sq ft), operating expenses $8,632,681 ($15.67 per sq ft), net operating income $14,604,492. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

Subway96 St — 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 94 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 94 St & Madison Ave · 650 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

1185 Park Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

31 311 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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

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2360 Broadway MN207 A
1485 5 Avenue MN206 B
101 West 24 Street MN202 A
133 West 11 Street MN199 A
188 East 64 Street MN194 A
139 East 33 Street MN193 A
225 East 34 Street MN190 A
555 West 59 Street MN186 A
211 Central Park West MN183 A
22 West 14 Street MN182 A
242 Madison Avenue MN180 A
1030 3 Avenue MN176 A
120 4 Avenue MN175 A
1185 Park Avenue MN172 A
173 Riverside Drive MN167 A
201 East 25 Street MN164 A
1156 3 Avenue MN163 A
515 East 79 Street MN163 A
111 East 85 Street MN160 A
280 East Houston Street MN158 A
2420 Broadway MN158 A
726 Greenwich Street MN157 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,000,000 on 2020-02-26 (lender: Prudential Affordable Mortgage Company, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-10RPTT&RET $6,451,000 — from RONALD STORCH, AS TRUSTEE OF THE JAIME A; RONALD STORCH, TRUSTEE; SAFRA, MARA to ELLEN C RILEY, TRUSTEE; ELLEN C RILEY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE KERRY-L $6,451,000
2026-07-31RPTT&RET $3,300,000 — from SARA MENDOZA KIEMBOCK, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF VIVIENNE W. NEARING to FRANK, DAVIS; WILLIAMS, JILLIAN $3,300,000
2026-07-23Sold for $6,451,000 $6,451,000 $37,506
2026-07-21Sold for $3,300,000 $3,300,000 $19,186
2025-10-28RPTT&RET $6,615,000 — from DIVET HARTING, CAROLE; HARTING, BRUCE to PEVAROFF COHN 2006 FAMILY TRUST; LISA PEVAROFF AS TRUSTEE $6,615,000
2025-10-21Sold for $6,615,000 $6,615,000 $38,459
2025-08-15RPTT&RET $4,500,000 — from MARKET STREET TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE; DAVID A. PATTON AND PATRICIA T. PATTON F to MARIANNE LAKE REVOCABLE TRUST; MARIANNE LAKE, AS TRUSTEE $4,500,000
2025-08-08RPTT&RET $4,900,000 — from BENCHLEY, CLAYTON; BENCHLEY, AMANDA to THACKER, SIDDHARTH BAKUL; THACKER, SONYA SINGH $4,900,000
2025-08-04Sold for $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $26,163
2025-07-30Sold for $4,900,000 $4,900,000 $28,488
2025-05-21RPTT&RET $13,000,000 — from MAYER, MARC; MAYER, MEERA to SCOTT SEGAL AGENT; THE PARK AVENUE SOUTHEAST TRUST $13,000,000
2025-05-16Sold for $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $75,581
2025-05-15RPTT&RET $600,000 — from GOLDFARB, ALISAN to BERGSON, MITCHEL; BERGSON, CHLOE $600,000
2025-05-05Sold for $600,000 $600,000 $3,488
2025-04-29RPTT&RET $2,350,000 — from MICHAEL FENG, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF LAURETTE FENG to SAFRA, MARA $2,350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017450511566
201821118301080
20195248131087
20204082411588
202171159124111
20224110128879
202315279538
20241721010544
202569813289127
202639112102890
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The full timeline

Construction 1,259Enforcement 274Housing & tenants 184Ownership & money 273Health & systems 105

Every one of the 2,095 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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