209 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 44 311 service requests, 18 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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.
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.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dead/Dying Tree (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Building/Use (2) · Rodent (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
$27,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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 87 STREET OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | FRANK DEGUZMAN |
| Managing agent | REFCO MANAGEMENT CO INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,751,000 | $787,950 |
| 2026 | $1,862,000 | $837,900 |
| 2027 | $1,911,000 | $859,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $331,647 a year ($34.05 per sq ft), operating expenses $119,607 ($12.28 per sq ft), net operating income $212,040. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-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: 1 Av / E 86 St — M15 M15-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 88 St & 1 Ave · 350 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 87 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 |
18 311 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.
Managed by REFCO MGMT CO INC — 14 buildings, 197 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 424 East 77 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 448 East 84 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 320 East 90 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 326 East 73 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 312 East 89 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 328 East 73 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 344 East 87 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 1645 York Avenue | MN | 19 | A |
| 148 East 83 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 502 West 47 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 286 Union Avenue | BK | 5 | A |
| 342 East 84 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 171 Prospect Place | BK | 4 | A |
| 46 Wilson Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $160,139 on 2019-10-04 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-09 | RPTT&RET $330,000 — from CRAFT, KRISTINE to CHAPMAN, TRACY; SMITH, PENNI | $330,000 | |
| 2022-12-21 | Sold for $330,000 | $330,000 | $16,500 |
| 2019-10-04 | Agreement $675,000 — from 344 EAST 87TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $675,000 | |
| 2019-10-04 | Mortgage $160,139 — from 344 EAST 87TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $160,139 | |
| 2019-10-04 | AL&R $675,000 — from 344 EAST 87TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $675,000 | |
| 2017-10-27 | RPTT&RET $377,000 — from MCDONALD, GEORGE FRANCIS to SYLAJ, MARK | $377,000 | |
| 2017-10-19 | Sold for $377,000 | $377,000 | $18,850 |
| 2015-01-05 | RPTT&RET $595,000 — from DJEU, DEREK to KAMINETZKY, AMIR | $595,000 | |
| 2014-04-22 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from LOMBARDI, ANNA; AQUARO, ANGELO to ROSSI, PIA | $350,000 | |
| 2012-11-29 | RPTT&RET $300,435 — from HESSERT & CO., INC.; PUNNETT, RAYMOND JOHN; DEWITT H. STERN CO., INC. to LOMBARDI, ANNA; AQUARO, ANGELO | $300,435 | |
| 2012-10-01 | Agreement $390,967 — from 344 EAST 87TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to DEWITT H. STERN CO., INC.; PUNNETT, R. JOHN; HESSERT & CO., INC. | $390,967 | |
| 2012-10-01 | Agreement $387,438 — from 344 EAST 87TH STREET OWNERS CORP.; PUNNETT, R. JOHN to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $387,438 | |
| 2012-10-01 | Mortgage $60,849 — from 344 EAST 87TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $60,849 | |
| 2012-10-01 | Agreement $212,562 — from 344 EAST 87TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $212,562 | |
| 2011-11-21 | RPTT&RET $275,000 — from LEDYARD, SUSAN D; LEDYARD, LEWIS C to BAUM, AVIS; BAUM, JOEL | $275,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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