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227 East 89 Street

365Records
14City systems
8Open violations
9.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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365 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 68 HPD complaints, 63 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BRANCHINELLI HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1015350017
BIN1048887

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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 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 9.1. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (2) · Boilers (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Maintenance or Facility (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (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)Branchinelli Holdings LLC
Head officerAnthony Branchinelli
Managing agentSafeguard Realty Mgmt, Inc.
Last registered2026-01-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,560,000 $2,052,000
2026$5,201,000 $2,340,450
2027$5,048,000 $2,271,600

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 89 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & 3 Ave · 350 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

227 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

12 311 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 SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1127 Flatbush Avenue BK28 A
135 West 115 Street MN21 A
227 East 89 Street MN20 A
511 East 75 Street MN20 A
136 2 Avenue MN18 B
2997 Marion Avenue BX18 A
14 Avenue A MN16 A
112 West 116 Street MN16 B
218 Scholes Street BK16 B
23 Catherine Street MN15 C
21 Catherine Street MN15 B
72 Morningside Avenue MN14 A
517 East 75 Street MN12 A
515 East 75 Street MN11 A
513 East 75 Street MN11 A
390 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
137 East 37 Street MN9 A
26-20 Jackson Avenue QN9 A
118 Huron Street BK8 A
354 Pleasant Avenue MN8 B
422 West 49th Street MN8 A
195 Van Duzer Street SI8 A
104 3 Avenue MN8 A
424 West 49 Street MN8 A
178 Driggs Avenue BK7 B
45-40 48 Street QN6 A
888 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
13 Newel Street BK6 A
340 Pleasant Avenue MN6 B
291 Graham Avenue BK6 B
1356 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
67 Diamond Street BK6 A
77 Driggs Avenue BK5 D
224 Broadway BK5 B
26 Park Place BK4 D
328 Pleasant Avenue MN4 D
178 Nassau Avenue BK4 B
414 West 51 Street MN4 C
1207 Nostrand Avenue BK4 D
349 22 Street BK4 B
522A Mac Donough Street BK3 C
1525 Greene Avenue BK3 C
31 East 93 Street MN3 C
1201 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
1204 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
104 Jerome Road SI2 A
609 New York Avenue BK2 C
290 Brighton Street SI2 A
1202 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
2256 3 Avenue MN2 D
1206 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
1537 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1200 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
50 Ashley Lane SI1 A
150 East 124 Street MN0 —
1416 York Avenue MN0 —
701 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,956,356 on 2015-10-05 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-10-05AL&R $8,500,000 — from BRANCHINELLI HOLDINGS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,500,000
2015-10-05Mortgage $1,956,357 — from BRANCHINELLI HOLDINGS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,956,357
2015-10-05Deed $12,500,000 — from GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET LLC to BRANCHINELLI HOLDINGS LLC $12,500,000
2015-10-05Agreement $8,500,000 — from BRANCHINELLI HOLDINGS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $8,500,000
2013-06-07Mortgage $4,814,398 — from GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,814,398
2013-06-07AL&R $6,700,000 — from GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,700,000
2013-06-07Agreement $6,700,000 — from GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,700,000
2012-10-16Mortgage $300,000 — from GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK $300,000
2011-11-22Deed $3,500,000 — from LIEB PROPERTIES LLC to GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET LLC $3,500,000
2011-11-22Agreement $1,900,000 — from GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,900,000
2011-11-22AL&R $1,900,000 — from GRJ 227 EAST 89TH STREET, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,900,000
2008-09-12Mortgage $2,148,000 — from LIEB PROPERTIES LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,148,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
55
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017109919
2018009918
20190151355
20200122225
202100516
202200448
20230012214
202400437
20250214218
202600729
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 248Ownership & money 18Health & systems 43

Every one of the 365 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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