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221 East 89 Street

281Records
12City systems
0Open violations
7.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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281 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 HPD complaints, 60 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)T.A. REALTY CORPORATION
BBL1015350014
BIN1048884

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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 67% 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 7.3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$327,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)T-A REALTY CORPORATION
Head officerSAMUEL FRUMKIN
Managing agentPLYMOUTH MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
Last registered2026-05-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,588,000 $1,164,600
2026$3,047,000 $1,371,150
2027$3,229,000 $1,453,050

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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 — Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 89 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & 3 Ave · 300 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

221 East 89 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 PLYMOUTH MANAGEMENT GROUP — 31 buildings, 1,078 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
105 West 86 Street MN123 A
230 Park Place BK82 A
45 5 Avenue MN65 A
163 St Nicholas Avenue MN64 A
33 5 Avenue MN60 A
244 West 15 Street MN59 A
70 Haven Avenue MN54 A
325 East 80 Street MN48 A
257 West 117 Street MN47 A
248 West 16 Street MN46 A
320 West 87 Street MN36 A
125 West 76 Street MN28 A
228 East 13 Street MN28 A
1624 2 Avenue MN25 A
54 East 1 Street MN24 A
126 East 12 Street MN24 A
30 West 15 Street MN21 A
66 West 10 Street MN20 B
203 East 89 Street MN20 A
1616 York Avenue MN20 B
221 East 89 Street MN20 A
8 Union Square South MN20 A
68 West 10 Street MN20 B
205 East 89 Street MN20 A
26 Beaver Street MN19 A
1707 2 Avenue MN18 A
1630 2 Avenue MN16 A
252 West 17 Street MN16 A
340 East 86 Street MN15 B
31 Gramercy Park South MN11 A
695 Washington Street MN9 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,524,011 on 2025-01-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-07Mortgage $2,524,011 — from T-A REALTY CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,524,011
2025-01-07Agreement $3,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to T-A REALTY CORPORATION $3,000,000
2017-08-24Mortgage $500,000 — from T-A REALTY CORPORATION to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $500,000
2017-08-24AL&R $500,000 — from T-A REALTY CORPORATION to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174162114
201804170223
2019006028
2020005027
2021006017
20220060511
2023002024
2024004026
202500441220
20260040711
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 199Ownership & money 11Health & systems 41

Every one of the 281 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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