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531 East 87 Street

198Records
16City systems
11Open violations
8.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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198 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 42 311 service requests, 20 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)531 E 87 OWNERS CORP
BBL1015840016
BIN1051323

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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 64% 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 8.4. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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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), 2 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Water System (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)531 E 87TH STREET OWNER CORP
Head officerGABRIELLA PEPA
Managing agentIMPACT REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,185,000 $983,250
2026$2,323,000 $1,045,350
2027$2,760,000 $1,242,000

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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 $397,898 a year ($45.50 per sq ft), operating expenses $129,251 ($14.78 per sq ft), net operating income $268,646. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeEast End Ave & E 86 St · 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.

Report a problem to 311

531 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by IMPACT REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT — 97 buildings, 3,140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B18 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
745 East 231 Street BX201 B
135-12 77 Avenue QN174 B
221 McDonald Avenue BK160 A
138-10 77 Avenue QN132 B
3500 Snyder Avenue BK126 C
36-40 Bowne Street QN121 B
86-29 Broadway QN100 A
85-11 34 Avenue QN89 A
556 State Street BK71 A
4068027501 QN66 A
88-30 182 Street QN65 A
138-06 78 Avenue QN64 A
41-09 41 Street QN64 A
2373 Ocean Parkway BK63 A
116-24 Grosvenor Lane QN59 A
110 Ocean Parkway BK57 A
141-04 77 Avenue QN56 A
2913 Foster Avenue BK55 B
42-60 Crommelin Street QN52 B
925 Union Street BK52 A
50-15 39 Street QN51 A
801 Riverside Drive MN48 B
99-02 Christie Avenue QN48 A
50 Belair Road SI48 A
71-19 162 Street QN42 A
86-02 Dumont Avenue QN39 A
5 Pinehurst Avenue MN38 B
205 12th Street BK36 A
111 East 75 Street MN36 A
2080 West Street BK35 A
3210 Fairfield Avenue BX32 A
54-09 108 Street QN29 C
64-34 Grand Central Pkwy QN29 A
1209 Nelson Avenue BX28 D
76-01 113 Street QN28 A
330 South 3 Street BK26 A
723 Mac Donough Street BK26 A
2090 Madison Avenue MN24 B
10-40 46 Road QN23 A
310 Windsor Place BK21 A
37-30 103 Street QN21 A
84-62 Austin Street QN20 A
531 East 87 Street MN20 A
239 South 3 Street BK20 B
85-08 Elmhurst Avenue QN20 B
211 West 144 Street MN19 C
207 West 144 Street MN19 B
742 East 6 Street MN19 B
1029 East 86 Street BK18 A
8707 19th Avenue BK18 A
66-70 79 Street QN18 A
61 Mott Street MN17 A
2135 Crotona Avenue BX16 A
189-30 37 Avenue QN16 A
476 Washington Ave BK16 A
104-33 39 Avenue QN16 A
41-35 67 Street QN15 B
222 Park Place BK14 A
40-38 82 Street QN14 C
303 West 146 Street MN14 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,264 on 2001-07-23 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-10RPTT&RET $405,000 — from ROTHSCHILD, ROBERT; ROTHSCHILD, MARTHA to KAROLINA KUSIO, ALEXANDRA $405,000
2026-07-20Sold for $405,000 $405,000 $20,250
2024-03-11RPTT&RET $345,000 — from RAFAELI, TYNE to GRIFFIN, SCOTT $345,000
2024-03-11RPTT&RET $345,000 — from RAFAELI, TYNE to GRIFFIN, SCOTT $345,000
2024-03-04Sold for $345,000 $345,000 $17,250
2024-01-26RPTT&RET $310,000 — from PORGES, MICHAEL to KO, JI IN CLAIRE $310,000
2024-01-22Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $15,500
2023-08-11RPTT&RET $345,000 — from FARRUGIA, CRISPINO to GUTIERREZ, ADAM $345,000
2022-09-27RPTT&RET $370,000 — from TABONE, MICHAEL A to CHANT, JEFFREY $370,000
2022-08-22Sold for $370,000 $370,000 $18,500
2020-06-05RPTT&RET $350,000 — from ASUNCION, JENNIFER SALCEDO to ROTHSCHILD, MARTHA; ROTHSCHILD, ROBERT $350,000
2020-05-28Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $17,500
2020-02-10RPTT&RET $288,000 — from MARTINEZ, ANTHONY R; MCBRIDE, SCOTT P to RAFAELI, TYNE; GRIFFIN, SCOTT $288,000
2019-12-16Sold for $288,000 $288,000 $14,400
2019-11-01RPTT&RET $285,000 — from WALSH, MATTHEW; WALSH, LINDA to HAAS, JOSEF $285,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001236
2018401049
20190017311
2020002327
202100190221
20220084214
202300121013
20240286218
20250462214
202600132015
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 70Health & systems 26

Every one of the 198 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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