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505 East 87 Street

137Records
14City systems
11Open violations
4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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137 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 311 service requests, 22 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES
BBL1015840006
BIN1051313

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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 77% 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 4. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2015-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATION LLC
Head officerJOSHUA PINTEL
Managing agentHalpern and Pintel, Inc.
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,897,000 $853,650
2026$2,017,000 $907,650
2027$2,229,000 $1,003,050

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 88 St — M31 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & York Ave · 500 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

505 East 87 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

2 311 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 HALPERN AND PINTEL, INC. — 5 buildings, 181 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
418 East 85 Street MN44 A
147 East 82 Street MN42 A
336 East 73 Street MN39 A
1349 2 Avenue MN36 A
505 East 87 Street MN20 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $59,101 on 2020-06-03 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-03Agreement $900,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $900,000
2020-06-03Mortgage $59,102 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $59,102
2020-06-03AL&R $900,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $900,000
2013-04-16Mortgage $194,605 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $194,605
2013-04-16Agreement $1,000,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2003-07-28Mortgage $472,286 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $472,286
1997-02-07Mortgage $191,333 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $191,333
1986-12-18Mortgage $263,588 to FOURTH FED S&L ASSN/N.Y. $263,588

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174026
20184037
20193036
20201438
2021110112
20225027
20235027
20242013
20255027
20260011
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 35Health & systems 29

Every one of the 137 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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