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223 East 85 Street

285Records
13City systems
0Open violations
7.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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285 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 DOB permits, 66 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1920
Floors7
Res. units28
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 85TH STREET ASS
BBL1015310013
BIN1048766

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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 68% 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 7.7. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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Among 17,252 25-99-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

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.

$32,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Rodent (1) · Dead Animal (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$525,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerLUKASZ STAPOR
Managing agentCITI-URBAN MGMT
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,094,000 $1,842,300
2026$4,208,000 $1,893,600
2027$3,778,000 $1,700,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 8)

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 — 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)
BusNearest boarding stop: E 86 St / 3 Av — M86-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 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.

Report a problem to 311

223 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

6 311 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 CITI URBAN MGMT CORP — 24 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
175 Thompson Street MN85 A
2631 Schurz Avenue BX79 B
131 Avenue A MN30 B
121 St Marks Place MN30 B
221 East 85 Street MN28 A
223 East 85 Street MN28 A
179 Waverly Place MN28 B
320 East 34 Street MN24 B
318 East 34 Street MN24 B
119 St Marks Place MN22 B
115 St Marks Place MN22 B
40 Grove Street MN19 B
164 Elizabeth Street MN15 B
700 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 F
698 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 F
172 Waverly Place MN12 B
811 Grand Street BK12 D
221 East 35 Street MN10 D
201 North 6 Street BK8 A
317 4 Avenue BK8 D
108 West Houston Street MN7 B
315 4 Avenue BK6 D
169 Thompson Street MN5 D
50 3 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-17Mortgage $163,869 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to RWC LENDING LLC $163,869
2024-07-17Agreement $7,600,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to RWC LENDING LLC $7,600,000
2022-09-23EASE $35,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EIP HOLDINGS II, LLC $35,000
2017-06-20Mortgage $707,745 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $707,745
2017-06-20Agreement $8,600,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,600,000
2017-06-20AL&R $8,600,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,600,000
2012-06-07Mortgage $498,698 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $498,698
2012-06-07Agreement $8,780,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,780,000
2005-04-13Mortgage $8,850,000 — from EAST 85TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,850,000
2005-04-13Deed $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
1983-01-14Mortgage $125,662 — from LEMLE, LEO; MAUTNER, JOHN H.; GLICK, ALVIN H.; SURREY, ALBERT W. to PORTER, ELINOR; OLSHIN, DONALD $125,662

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170075113
2018006017
20193560317
202030110014
20211180111
20222252112
2023011013
20242247116
202512452326
202616330123
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The full timeline

Construction 100Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 38Health & systems 19

Every one of the 285 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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