505 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 311 service requests, 85 HPD housing violations, 75 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 62.6. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Real Time Enforcement (5) · Lead (4) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).
$1,233,836 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (29) |
| 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) | 529 East 85th Street Associates LLC |
| Head officer | Kevin Milgraum |
| Managing agent | DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,549,000 | $2,947,050 |
| 2026 | $6,938,000 | $3,122,100 |
| 2027 | $6,597,000 | $2,968,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 86 St — M31 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | East End Ave & E 86 St · 450 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.
529 East 85 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 |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 136 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,637,500 on 2025-02-06 (lender: Fcr Dc JV Holdings LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Mortgage $10,762,500 — from 529 EAST 85TH ASSOCIATES LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $10,762,500 | |
| 2025-02-06 | Mortgage $1,637,500 — from 529 EAST 85TH ASSOCIATES LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $1,637,500 | |
| 2025-02-06 | AL&R $1,637,500 — from 529 EAST 85TH ASSOCIATES LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $1,637,500 | |
| 2025-02-06 | Deed $14,100,000 — from MEADWAY ESTATES, INC to 529 EAST 85TH ASSOCIATES LLC | $14,100,000 | |
| 2025-02-06 | AL&R $10,762,500 — from 529 EAST 85TH ASSOCIATES LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC | $10,762,500 | |
| 2025-01-16 | Sold for $14,100,000 | $14,100,000 | $486,207 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Every one of the 505 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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