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1596 York Avenue

433Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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433 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 311 service requests, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1968
Floors23
Res. units233
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 85TH REALTY
BBL1015810049
BIN1051230

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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 96% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.1. 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 4,677 100+-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.

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Noise (3) · Curb Condition (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,151,053 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1968)
YesSix or more residential units (233)
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)EAST 85TH REALTY LLC
Head officerCAROLE L PITTELMAN
Managing agentGLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$44,752,000 $20,138,400
2026$51,523,000 $23,185,350
2027$52,569,000 $23,656,050

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (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).

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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 84 St — M31 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 85 St & York 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.

Report a problem to 311

1596 York Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

22 311 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 GLENWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 29 buildings, 7,971 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
320 West 38 Street MN569 A
1424 2 Avenue MN467 A
240 East 39 Street MN464 A
1365 York Avenue MN418 A
630 West 246 Street BX403 A
10 Barclay Street MN396 A
1673 York Avenue MN383 A
300 East 56 Street MN369 A
160 West 62 Street MN339 A
1751 York Avenue MN328 A
45 West 60 Street MN322 A
1385 York Avenue MN290 A
10 Liberty Street MN287 A
1775 York Avenue MN272 A
175 West 60 Street MN258 A
320 East 46 Street MN248 A
350 East 79 Street MN236 A
1596 York Avenue MN233 A
333 East 102 Street MN230 A
1930 Broadway MN229 A
333 East 56 Street MN224 A
1434 York Avenue MN210 A
519 East 76 Street MN210 A
334 West 39 Street MN205 A
450 North End Avenue MN151 A
1737 York Avenue MN62 A
139-21 86 Avenue QN61 A
1195 Lexington Avenue MN58 A
425 East 72 Street MN49 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $175,175 on 2019-05-08 (lender: Prudential Multifamily Mortgage, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-08Agreement $20,200,000 — from EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, LLC $20,200,000
2019-05-08Mortgage $175,176 — from EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to PRUDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE, LLC $175,176
2016-05-27AL&R $13,963,478 — from EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $13,963,478
2016-05-27SPRD $13,963,478 — from HAMILTON REALTY LLC; EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $13,963,478
2011-03-11Agreement $30,600,695 — from EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $30,600,695
2011-03-11AL&R $8,206,202 — from EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $8,206,202
2011-03-11AL&R $8,206,202 — from EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $8,206,202
2011-03-11Agreement $8,206,202 — from EAST 85TH REALTY LLC to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $8,206,202
1992-07-13Mortgage $10,700,000 — from PARK HOLDING CO to PRUDENTIAL INS CO AMR $10,700,000
1992-07-13Mortgage $159,949 — from PARK HOLDING CO to PRUDENTIAL INS CO AMR $159,949

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203027
20182180415
20190186520
202000160319
202105700378
202221190224
202311120317
2024133029
202510120215
20267190320
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 212Ownership & money 58Health & systems 38

Every one of the 433 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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