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206 East 85 Street

232Records
16City systems
7Open violations
279.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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232 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 41 HPD housing violations, 21 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)1505 THIRD AVENUE LL
BBL1015300145
BIN1048761

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 279.3. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-03-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12).

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

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Food Establishment (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$7,500 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)1505 THIRD AVENUE LLC
Head officerLOUISA LITTLe
Managing agentbremen house inc
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,800,000 $810,000
2026$1,880,000 $846,000
2027$2,069,000 $931,050

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 85 St — M102 M103 BxM1 BxM10 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 85 St & 3 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
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

206 East 85 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

36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 BREMEN HOUSE INC — 4 buildings, 59 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1378 Lexington Avenue MN23 B
312 Bowery MN22 A
1505 3 Avenue MN8 A
206 East 85 Street MN6 C

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170110112
2018018211
2019006410
20202114118
2021009312
2022009312
20230029130
20240136138
202502428
202600819
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 162Ownership & money 15Health & systems 25

Every one of the 232 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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