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404 East 88 Street

882Records
20City systems
2Open violations
9.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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882 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 290 311 service requests, 162 HPD complaints, 84 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units49
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)404-406 EAST 88TH ST LLC
BBL1015670044
BIN1050605, 1085244

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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 66% 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 9.2. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (19) · Lead (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Maintenance or Facility (2) · Building/Use (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,500,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (49)
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)404-406 EAST 88TH ST LLC
Head officerJOHN P MCCARTHY
Managing agentHUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,404,000 $3,331,800
2026$8,436,000 $3,796,200
2027$9,701,000 $4,365,450

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 86 St — M15 M15-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 88 St & 1 Ave · 300 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

404 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

34 311 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 HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 49 buildings, 1,083 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B8 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
123 Hope Street BK136 A
177 Front Street BK105 A
334 East 81 Street MN64 A
344 East 85 Street MN64 A
1185 1 Avenue MN60 A
322 East 61 Street MN56 A
404 East 88 Street MN49 A
420 East 66 Street MN40 A
514 East 88 Street MN36 A
99 Suffolk Street MN35 A
577 Baltic Street BK27 A
859 9 Avenue MN21 A
518 East 88 Street MN20 A
306 East 89 Street MN20 A
510 East 88 Street MN20 A
311 East 73 Street MN17 A
1582 1 Avenue MN17 A
313 East 73 Street MN17 A
182 Columbus Avenue MN16 A
186 Columbus Avenue MN16 A
714 9 Avenue MN16 A
12 West 104 Street MN16 B
77 West 68 Street MN16 A
153 East 26 Street MN14 B
466 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
464 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
200 West 83 Street MN12 A
1469 York Avenue MN12 A
74 West 69 Street MN10 B
75 West 68 Street MN10 B
206 West 83 Street MN8 A
785 Madison Avenue MN8 A
188 1 Avenue MN8 B
76 West 69 Street MN8 B
450 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
210 West 96 Street MN8 A
452 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
186 1 Avenue MN8 A
210 West 83 Street MN7 A
592 9 Avenue MN6 A
204 West 83 Street MN6 A
202 West 83 Street MN6 A
208 West 83 Street MN6 A
598 9 Avenue MN6 B
1018 Lexington Avenue MN4 C
1429 3 Avenue MN3 D
596 9 Avenue MN3 D
1012 Lexington Avenue MN3 D
1323 Madison Avenue MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,603,858 on 2014-11-06 (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
2023-06-06Agreement $10,700,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A to 404-406 EAST 88TH ST. LLC $10,700,000
2014-11-06Agreement $11,800,000 — from 404-406 EAST 88TH ST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $11,800,000
2014-11-06Mortgage $2,603,859 — from 404-406 EAST 88TH ST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,603,859
2014-11-06Mortgage $9,196,141 — from HUDSIN EAST 88TH LLC to MUFG UNION BANK, N.A. $9,196,141
2014-10-10Agreement $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
2014-10-10Deed $19,250,000 — from HUDSON EAST 88TH LLC to 404-406 EAST 88TH ST LLC $19,250,000
2011-09-22Mortgage $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
2011-09-22Agreement $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
2011-09-22Mortgage $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
2011-09-22Deed $14,799,957 — from 404 EAST 88 REALTY LLC to HUDSON EAST 88TH LLC $14,799,957
2011-09-22Agreement $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
2007-08-27Agreement $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
2007-07-11SPRD $105,000,000 — from 502 EAST 73 REALTY LLC; 340 EAST 55 REALTY LLC; 342 EAST 76 REALTY LLC; 1641 FIRST REALTY to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $105,000,000
2007-07-11AL&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
2007-06-14AL&R $105,000,000 — from 244 EAST 78 REALTY LLC; 409 EAST 81 REALTY LLC; 1540 SECOND REALTY LLC; 513 EAST 82 REALTY to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $105,000,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
76
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742210330
20182016340676
2019402101641
202050170325
202110210931
202201130519
20230281819
2024001902039
20251251801146
20263370114
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The full timeline

Construction 150Enforcement 107Housing & tenants 504Ownership & money 29Health & systems 92

Every one of the 882 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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