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535 East 86 Street

1,017Records
18City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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1,017 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 299 DOB permits, 201 DOB job filings, 119 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1960
Floors21
Res. units143
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)535 EAST 86TH STREET CORP
BBL1015830015
BIN1051265, 1086925

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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 76% 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 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.

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Sewer (1) · Taxi Compliment (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,007,986 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (81 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 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (143)
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)535 East 86th Street Corp
Head officerRobert Horton
Managing agentNouveau Property Management Corporation
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$71,469,000 $32,161,050
2026$75,982,000 $34,191,900
2027$85,186,000 $38,333,700

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · 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 $15,497,804 a year ($48.34 per sq ft), operating expenses $5,424,552 ($16.92 per sq ft), net operating income $10,073,252. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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.

Getting around

Subway86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 87 St — M31 M86-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeEast End Ave & E 86 St · 300 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

535 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

18 311 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 NOUVEAU PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP — 3 buildings, 565 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30 3 Avenue MN260 A
360 East 88 Street MN162 A
535 East 86 Street MN143 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,250,000 on 2025-01-07 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $2,110,000 — from QUIGLEY, KATHRYN M; SMITH, VINCENT M to DUONG, CONSTANCE GWENDOLYN; LUONG, ANDY $2,110,000
2026-09-14Sold for $2,110,000 $2,110,000 $14,755
2026-06-11RPTT&RET $1,862,000 — from NANCY PERLSTEIN, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ARLENE S. PERLSTEIN to COFFEE WOLF, BARBARA; WOLF, STEVEN $1,862,000
2026-06-02Sold for $1,862,000 $1,862,000 $13,021
2025-11-26RPTT&RET $2,650,000 — from THE NAOMI KRONISH LIVING TRUST; THE TRUST UNDER ART 7 OF THE L/W/T OF PA; BEN KRONISH, TRU to SCHECHTER, MIRIAM; SCHECHTER, MICHAEL $2,650,000
2025-11-20Sold for $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $18,531
2025-11-13RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from GREENE, HOWARD E; GREENE, ELAINE M to SHETH, ATSI; SCHLOYER, DEAN $2,500,000
2025-10-01Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $17,483
2025-09-04RPTT $2,700,000 — from GOLIEB, MARIANNE to WAINBERG, BELLA; CHRISTENSEN, KEL $2,700,000
2025-08-27Sold for $2,700,000 $2,700,000 $18,881
2025-08-12RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from ESTATE OF BENJAMIN HERRON; ESTATE OF BENJAMIN B. HERRON; DANIEL HERRON, EXECUTOR; ESTATE O to GREENE, ELAINE M; GREENE, HOWARD E $1,100,000
2025-07-31Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $7,692
2025-05-07RPTT&RET $3,400,000 — from ROGERS, THEODORE O JR. to KRAWITZ, AARON; KRAWITZ, EMILY $3,400,000
2025-04-29Sold for $3,400,000 $3,400,000 $23,776
2025-03-31RPTT&RET $1,945,000 — from KELVIN, PETER to BLICK, ROBERTA $1,945,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
68
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731361023
201882139638
2019195481248
20202006101349
2021191168448
202219217111059
2023200316342
20243245121568
2025401128245
202632254245
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The full timeline

Construction 500Enforcement 119Housing & tenants 138Ownership & money 175Health & systems 85

Every one of the 1,017 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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