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440 East 88 Street

235Records
15City systems
0Open violations
1.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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235 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1929
Floors8
Res. units35
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)SGRC 444 LLC
BBL1015670031
BIN1050596

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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 86% 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 1.5. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Noise (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Construction Lead Dust (1) · SAFETY (1).

Filed construction activity

$295,995 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)SGRC 440 LLC
Head officerROSE CAIOLA
Managing agentBETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,915,000 $2,661,750
2026$6,289,000 $2,830,050
2027$6,302,000 $2,835,900

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & York 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.

Report a problem to 311

440 East 88 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

5 311 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 BETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 1,737 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
321 West 54 Street MN109 A
241 East 86 Street MN106 A
228 East 86 Street MN105 A
1588 3 Avenue MN96 A
88 East 4 Street MN85 A
245 East 84 Street MN82 A
75 5 Avenue MN72 A
353 East 78 Street MN65 A
70 East 12 Street MN57 A
230 East 85 Street MN55 A
359 East 62 Street MN55 A
151 Lexington Avenue MN53 A
169 East 91 Street MN53 A
105 Lexington Avenue MN50 A
423 East 90 Street MN49 A
317 East 91 Street MN38 A
427 East 76 Street MN35 A
440 East 88 Street MN35 A
128 East 85 Street MN35 A
334 East 74 Street MN35 A
1480 1 Avenue MN34 A
327 East 34 Street MN29 A
312 East 92 Street MN28 A
254 East 10 Street MN25 A
104 East 31 Street MN24 A
516 East 86 Street MN24 A
213 East 73 Street MN24 A
211 East 73 Street MN24 A
157 East 85 Street MN23 A
1743 1 Avenue MN23 A
315 East 85 Street MN22 A
320 East 9 Street MN22 B
317 East 85 Street MN21 A
425 East 77 Street MN20 A
434 East 84 Street MN20 A
321 East 91 Street MN19 B
74 Irving Place MN18 A
444 East 88 Street MN17 A
336 East 82 Street MN17 A
421 East 76 Street MN12 A
404 East 80 Street MN10 A
66 2 Avenue MN7 A
1512 Crosby Avenue BX4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,933,752 on 2022-02-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-11Agreement $4,900,000 — from SGRC 440 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $4,900,000
2022-02-11Mortgage $1,933,752 — from SGRC 440 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,933,752
2022-01-18RPTT&RET $149,071,234 — from CAIOLA-MUSACCHIA, ROSEMARIE; TRISTAR EQUITIES HOLDINGS, LLC; CAIOLA, MARIA; CAIOLA, BENNY to ROFAM, LLC; BEFAM, LLC; MARFAM, LLC $149,071,234
2012-10-15Mortgage $999,507 — from SGRC 440 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE LLC $999,507
2012-10-15Agreement $3,750,000 — from SGRC 440 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERICAL MORTGAGE LLC $3,750,000
2004-01-21Agreement $3,200,000 — from SGRC 440 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $3,200,000
2004-01-21Mortgage $1,052,748 — from SGRC 440 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,052,748
1999-05-03Mortgage $71,234 — from SECOND GENERATION REALTY COMPANY, LLC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNY $71,234
1984-06-11Mortgage $400,000 — from SECOND GENERATION RTY CO to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NY $400,000
1983-09-12Agreement $900,000 — from SECOND GENERATION ETC. to EUROPEAN AMER.BK&TRCO. $900,000
1983-04-04Mortgage $1,200,000 — from SECOND GENERATN RLTYCO to STERLING NTL BK&TR CO/NY $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172340413
2018001034
20190082313
2020004026
202100130114
20220094316
20232420311
20242140310
20256040414
20265300311
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 38Health & systems 41

Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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