178 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.4. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$140,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1978) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MALEX 516 LLC |
| Head officer | MARIA SCIORTINO |
| Managing agent | BETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,509,000 | $1,129,050 |
| 2026 | $2,667,000 | $1,200,150 |
| 2027 | $2,891,000 | $1,300,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).
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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 86 St — M31 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 85 St & York Ave · 400 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.
516 East 86 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 |
3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 1,737 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,009,231 on 2022-02-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-07 | Mortgage $2,009,232 — from MALEX 516 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,009,232 | |
| 2022-02-07 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to MALEX 516 LLC | $3,200,000 | |
| 2013-04-17 | Mortgage $504,657 — from MALEX 516 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $504,657 | |
| 2013-04-17 | Agreement $1,475,000 — from MALEX 516 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC | $1,475,000 | |
| 2003-10-27 | Mortgage $4,375 — from MALEX 516 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $4,375 | |
| 1998-09-11 | Mortgage $6,530 — from MALEX LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $6,530 | |
| 1985-07-10 | Mortgage $618,472 — from CAIOLA, SAL to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NY | $618,472 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 178 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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