1,846 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 588 311 service requests, 526 HPD complaints, 165 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 34.2. 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
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 48). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
114 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Noise (15) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · GENERAL (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).
$1,096,539 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (64) |
| 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) | 344 EAST 85TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | JOHN P MCCARTHY |
| Managing agent | HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,779,000 | $5,300,550 |
| 2026 | $10,658,000 | $4,796,100 |
| 2027 | $12,253,000 | $5,513,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 86 St / 1 Av — M86-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 84 St & 1 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Yorkville Community School 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.
344 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 |
114 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 49 buildings, 1,083 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B8 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $638,138 on 2026-07-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Agreement $15,625,000 — from 344 EAST 85TH ST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $15,625,000 | |
| 2026-07-07 | Mortgage $638,139 — from 344 EAST 85TH ST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $638,139 | |
| 2019-06-27 | Agreement $17,400,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 344 EAST 85TH ST LLC | $17,400,000 | |
| 2014-11-20 | Mortgage $2,630,225 — from 344 EAST 85TH ST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,630,225 | |
| 2014-11-20 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from 344 EAST 85TH ST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $18,000,000 | |
| 2014-11-20 | Mortgage $15,369,775 — from EMMA EAST 85TH LLC to MUFG UNION BANK, N.A. | $15,369,775 | |
| 2014-10-10 | Deed $30,750,000 — from EMMA EAST 85TH LLC to 344 EAST 85TH ST LLC | $30,750,000 | |
| 2014-10-10 | Agreement $60,000,000 — from EMMA EAST 85TH LLC; CHASE EAST 66TH LLC; HUDSON EAST 88TH LLC; LILY EAST 81ST LLC; JESSE E to MUFG UNION BANK, N.A. F/K/A; UNION BANK, N.A. | $60,000,000 | |
| 2011-09-22 | Agreement $60,000,000 — from CHASE EAST 66TH LLC; JESSE EAST 3RD LLC; HUDSON EAST 88TH LLC; LILY EAST 81ST LLC; EMMA EA to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION | $60,000,000 | |
| 2011-09-22 | Mortgage $17,641,098 — from LILY EAST 81ST LLC; HUDSON EAST 88TH LLC; CHASE EAST 66TH LLC; JESSE EAST 3RD LLC; EMMA EA to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION | $17,641,098 | |
| 2011-09-22 | Deed $23,479,393 — from 344 EAST 85 REALTY LLC to EMMA EAST 85TH LLC | $23,479,393 | |
| 2011-09-22 | Mortgage $42,358,902 — from 404 EAST 88 REALTY LLC; 420 EAST 66 REALTY LLC; 344 EAST 85 REALTY LLC; 336-338 EAST 81 RE to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION | $42,358,902 | |
| 2011-09-22 | Agreement $96,623,806 — from 328 EAST 85 REALTY LLC; 244 EAST 78 REALTY LLC; 340 EAST 61 REALTY LLC; 344 EAST 55 REALTY to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION | $96,623,806 | |
| 2007-08-27 | Agreement $105,000,000 — from 176 EAST 3 REALTY LLC; 502 EAST 73 REALTY LLC; 344 EAST 55 REALTY LLC; 332 EAST 71 REALTY to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION | $105,000,000 | |
| 2007-07-11 | AL&R $105,000,000 — from 322 EAST 74 REALTY LLC; 1494 SECOND REALTY LLC; 283 WEST 11 REALTY LLC; 323 EAST 78 REALTY to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION | $105,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| 2018 | 15 | 13 | 107 | 1 | 9 | 145 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 6 | 87 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 70 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 114 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 83 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 0 | 11 | 125 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 84 |
Every one of the 1,846 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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