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515 East 83 Street

260Records
16City systems
0Open violations
28.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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260 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 HPD complaints, 72 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units17
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP.,
BBL1015800011
BIN1051188

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28.8. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 36 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
36
’24–25
22
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (37) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Standing Water (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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)515 E 83ST REALTY CORP
Head officerJOSEPH MOTTA
Managing agentRELIABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,206,000 $992,700
2026$2,419,000 $1,088,550
2027$2,576,000 $1,159,200

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 84 St — M31 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 82 St & East End Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
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

515 East 83 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

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 37 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 RELIABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1640 2 Avenue MN22 A
403 East 73 Street MN20 A
321 East 90 Street MN18 B
515 East 83 Street MN17 B
221 East 83 Street MN14 A
1665 1 Avenue MN14 A
29 East 37 Street MN11 A
533 East 87 Street MN10 A
1494 1 Avenue MN9 B
68 East End Avenue MN9 B
1291 Shore Parkway BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $380,879 on 2013-07-24 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-07-24AL&R $1,500,000 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK $1,500,000
2013-07-24Agreement $1,500,000 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK $1,500,000
2013-07-24Mortgage $380,879 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK $380,879
2011-01-18Agreement $1,250,000 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,250,000
2011-01-18Mortgage $919,967 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $919,967
2011-01-18AL&R $1,250,000 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,250,000
2003-04-18DEEDO $2,550,000 — from 515 REALTY CORP. to 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP., $2,550,000
2003-04-18Mortgage $170,388 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP., to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $170,388
2003-04-18Agreement $1,150,000 — from 515 EAST 83RD STREET REALTY CORP. to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $1,150,000
2000-08-17Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 515 REALTY CORP. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
1994-02-23Mortgage $100,000 — from 515 REALTY CORP to BURNS, JOHN STUART $100,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20181427
20192259
2020019221
2021017118
202208412
2023023124
2024223227
2025030232
2026019322
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 168Ownership & money 28Health & systems 28

Every one of the 260 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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