324 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 73 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 9.2. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Lead (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
$489,007 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | YORK ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | LEONARD ZANGAS |
| Managing agent | LEONARD ZANGAS |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,152,000 | $1,418,400 |
| 2026 | $3,403,000 | $1,531,350 |
| 2027 | $3,157,000 | $1,420,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hummus & Pita CO. | Mediterranean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 86 St — 4 5 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 86 St / 3 Av — M86-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 85 St & 3 Ave · 400 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.
211 East 86 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $935,343 on 2020-06-01 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-01 | Agreement $5,300,000 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E. 86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,300,000 | |
| 2020-06-01 | Mortgage $935,343 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E. 86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $935,343 | |
| 2014-01-30 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from ORNSTEIN 213-217 E. 86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-30 | Mortgage $1,672,016 — from ORNSTEIN 213-217 E. 86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,672,016 | |
| 2011-03-17 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E.86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2011-03-17 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ORNSTEIN 215-217 E.86 LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2011-03-17 | Mortgage $2,283,110 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E.86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,283,110 | |
| 2009-01-09 | Mortgage $35,181 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E. 86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $35,181 | |
| 2009-01-09 | AL&R $1,250,000 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E. 86 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,250,000 | |
| 2009-01-09 | Agreement $1,250,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ORNSTEIN 215-217 E. 86 LLC | $1,250,000 | |
| 2004-05-21 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST to ORNSTEIN 215-217EAST 86TH STREET LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2003-12-08 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E 86 LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $1,300,000 | |
| 2003-12-08 | Mortgage $210,768 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 E 86 LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $210,768 | |
| 1995-09-22 | Mortgage $1,250,000 — from ORNSTEIN 215-217 EAST 86 LLC to ARBOR NATIONAL COMMERICAL MTGE CORPORATI | $1,250,000 | |
| 1988-01-06 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from KBS EIGHTY-SIX ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $1,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Every one of the 324 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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