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517 East 86 Street

395Records
17City systems
0Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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395 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 94 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 54 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units35
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)519 EAST 86TH ST
BBL1015830009
BIN1051263

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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 82% 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 2.3. 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 17,252 25-99-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.

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Water Quality (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,632,395 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)519 EAST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP
Head officerGREGORY GROGAN
Managing agentBLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,671,000 $5,701,950
2026$13,471,000 $6,061,950
2027$13,031,000 $5,863,950

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,172,960 a year ($45.27 per sq ft), operating expenses $608,640 ($12.68 per sq ft), net operating income $1,564,320. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, 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
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 87 St — M31 M86-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeEast End Ave & E 86 St · 550 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

517 East 86 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

9 311 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 BLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 48 buildings, 2,899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A45 · B3. See the whole portfolio

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360 Cabrini Boulevard MN112 A
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470 West End Avenue MN106 A
706 West End Avenue MN93 A
255 Cabrini Boulevard MN78 A
350 Cabrini Boulevard MN76 A
60 Park Terrace East MN75 A
552 Riverside Drive MN68 A
261 West 94 Street MN61 A
880 West 181 Street MN61 A
96 Arden Street MN60 A
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736 West 187 Street MN56 A
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46 Cooper Street MN55 A
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30 Bogardus Place MN50 A
404 Riverside Drive MN48 A
720 West 173 Street MN48 A
45 Park Terrace West MN48 A
2931 Broadway MN46 A
18 West 70 Street MN46 A
170 East 94 Street MN42 A
305 West 104 Street MN40 A
255 West 90 Street MN38 A
870 Riverside Drive MN36 A
517 East 86 Street MN35 A
137 Central Road North MN35 A
105 West 72 Street MN34 A
203 West 98 Street MN31 A
288 West 92 Street MN30 A
1466 Lexington Avenue MN27 A
507 West 111 Street MN24 A
139 East 30 Street MN23 A
50 East 83 Street MN8 A
835 Broadway MN7 A
49 West 9 Street MN7 A
48 East 83 Street MN6 A
441 East 57 Street MN6 A
32 Laight Street MN5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,250,000 on 2022-06-07 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-15RPTT&RET $1,715,000 — from SCHMIDT-O'BRIEN, DIANA; O'BRIEN, CHRISTOPHER to RICH, NINA; GREENHUT, BARRY $1,715,000
2026-06-11Sold for $1,715,000 $1,715,000 $49,000
2025-02-24RPTT&RET $910,000 — from GAUL, MARTHA to SATHICK, INSARA JAFFER $910,000
2025-02-12Sold for $910,000 $910,000 $26,000
2023-10-27RPTT&RET $799,000 — from ESTATE OF MICHAEL RICHARD WALTUCH; ERIC NELSON, EXECUTOR to MALIN, ELIZABETH; NYMARK, HENRY $799,000
2023-09-22Sold for $799,000 $799,000 $22,829
2023-07-21RPTT&RET $2,347,827 — from CREEDON, LINDSAY F; CREEDON, TIMOTHY F to DENNY, STEVEN; DENNY, AMY $2,347,827
2023-07-17Sold for $2,347,827 $2,347,827 $67,081
2023-07-17RPTT&RET $960,000 — from FRANGOS, GEORGE J; FRANGOS, CAROLINE A to STEVENS, LEE; STEVENS, PATRICIA; STEVENS, REBECCA $960,000
2023-06-29Sold for $960,000 $960,000 $27,429
2022-09-30RPTT&RET $2,300,000 — from THE DEVANAGARI REVOCABLE TRUST; NEAL KWATRA, TRUSTEE to MOSS, NOAH; MOSS, NAOMI $2,300,000
2022-09-21Sold for $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $65,714
2022-07-14RPTT&RET $687,000 — from ZAIENTZ, KEELY A; ZAIENTZ, WILLIAM L to KONNER, LAWRENCE $687,000
2022-06-24Sold for $687,000 $687,000 $19,629
2022-06-07Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 519 EAST 86TH STREET TENANTS CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $1,250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170194216
201804134324
2019101413432
2020016018
202100250126
202270128027
202364146131
20241170110
20258152319
2026110417
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The full timeline

Construction 89Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 124Ownership & money 109Health & systems 24

Every one of the 395 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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