434 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 62 DOB permits, 58 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 8.6. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$38,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1) · Water System (1).
$510,810 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC BORKOWSKI |
| Managing agent | CITI-URBAN MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,368,000 | $1,965,600 |
| 2026 | $4,221,000 | $1,899,450 |
| 2027 | $4,752,000 | $2,138,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 8) |
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 — Q · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 86 St — 4 5 6 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 86 St / 3 Av — M86-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 85 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action 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.
221 East 85 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 CITI URBAN MGMT CORP — 24 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 Thompson Street | MN | 85 | A |
| 2631 Schurz Avenue | BX | 79 | B |
| 131 Avenue A | MN | 30 | B |
| 121 St Marks Place | MN | 30 | B |
| 221 East 85 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 223 East 85 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 179 Waverly Place | MN | 28 | B |
| 320 East 34 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 318 East 34 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 119 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | B |
| 115 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | B |
| 40 Grove Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 164 Elizabeth Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 700 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 14 | F |
| 698 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | F |
| 172 Waverly Place | MN | 12 | B |
| 811 Grand Street | BK | 12 | D |
| 221 East 35 Street | MN | 10 | D |
| 201 North 6 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 317 4 Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
| 108 West Houston Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 315 4 Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 169 Thompson Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 50 3 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $163,868 on 2024-07-17 (lender: Rwc Lending LLC), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-17 | Agreement $7,600,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to RWC LENDING LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2024-07-17 | Mortgage $163,869 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to RWC LENDING LLC | $163,869 | |
| 2022-09-23 | EASE $35,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EIP HOLDINGS II, LLC | $35,000 | |
| 2017-06-20 | Mortgage $707,745 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $707,745 | |
| 2017-06-20 | Agreement $8,600,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $8,600,000 | |
| 2017-06-20 | AL&R $8,600,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $8,600,000 | |
| 2012-06-07 | Mortgage $498,698 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $498,698 | |
| 2012-06-07 | Agreement $8,780,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,780,000 | |
| 2005-04-13 | Mortgage $8,850,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,850,000 | |
| 2005-04-13 | Deed $11,375,000 — from LONGO, ELLICE; PARKS, IDA; GLICK, RANDY E; FOGEL, JERI; 221-223 EAST 85TH STREET, LLC; DR. to EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC | $11,375,000 | |
| 1983-01-14 | Mortgage $125,662 — from LEMLE, LEO; MAUTNER, JOHN H.; GLICK, ALVIN H.; SURREY, ALBERT W. to PORTER, ELINOR; OLSHIN, DONALD | $125,662 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
Every one of the 434 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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