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521 East 87 Street

240Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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240 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 53 rodent inspections, 45 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units1
ClassA7
Owner (PLUTO)GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP LTD
BBL1015840014
BIN1051321

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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 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Noise (3) · Water System (2) · Lead (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Residential Disposal 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)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP LTD
Head officerNATHAN BERMAN
Managing agentMETRO LOFT MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2021-06-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$25,646,000 $1,538,760
2026$29,472,000 $1,768,320
2027$28,715,000 $1,722,900

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 87 St — M31 M86-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeEast 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.

Report a problem to 311

521 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

19 311 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 METRO LOFT MANAGEMENT LLC — 4 buildings, 52 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 William Street MN30 A
47 Ann Street MN12 A
71 Leonard Street MN9 B
521 East 87 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,509,000 on 2020-01-09 (lender: Citibank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-09Agreement $8,000,000 — from GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP, LTD.; GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP LTD.; BERMAN, ELIZABE to CITIBANK, N.A. $8,000,000
2020-01-09Mortgage $3,509,000 — from GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP LTD.; GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP, LTD. to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,509,000
2011-06-16Agreement $4,500,000 — from BERMAN, ELIZABETH; GREEN STREET PROPERTIES GROUP, LTD; BERMAN, NATHAN to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $4,500,000
2011-06-16Mortgage $1,168,633 — from GREEN STREET PROPERTIES GROUP, LTD to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $1,168,633
2002-03-21Mortgage $25,062 — from GREENE STREET PROPERTIES LTD. to CITIBANK, NA $25,062
1997-06-18Mortgage $2,000,000 — from GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP LTD. to CITIBANK, NA $2,000,000
1995-03-02Mortgage $400,000 — from GREENE STREET PROPERTIES GROUP LTD to ZUCKERMAN, ISADORE; DELSON, ANNA ADMIN,; LITWIN & HOLSINGER TRTEE; DELSON, MORTON H. ESTAT $400,000

Ten-year activity

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2018500027
2019501017
20206015012
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2024006006
2025002013
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 24Health & systems 53

Every one of the 240 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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