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533 East 87 Street

184Records
14City systems
3Open violations
11.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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184 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 HPD complaints, 38 311 service requests, 29 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)533 E. 87TH STREET REALTY LLC.
BBL1015840017
BIN1051324

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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 58% 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 11.5. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-26.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Lead (1) · Rodent (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$63,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (10)
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)533.EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerJOSEPH MOTTA
Managing agentRELIABLE PROPERTY MGT. LLc
Last registered2025-12-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,403,000 $1,531,350
2026$4,084,000 $1,837,800
2027$3,960,000 $1,782,000

The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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 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

533 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

5 311 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 RELIABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1640 2 Avenue MN22 A
403 East 73 Street MN20 A
321 East 90 Street MN18 B
515 East 83 Street MN17 B
221 East 83 Street MN14 A
1665 1 Avenue MN14 A
29 East 37 Street MN11 A
533 East 87 Street MN10 A
1494 1 Avenue MN9 B
68 East End Avenue MN9 B
1291 Shore Parkway BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $315,000 on 2006-03-14 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-07-31Agreement $725,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $725,000
2013-07-31AL&R $725,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $725,000
2006-03-14Mortgage $315,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $315,000
2005-10-19Deed $1,100,000 — from 533 E.87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC C/O LAVIN OFF to 533 E. 87TH STREET REALTY, LLC. C/O JOSE $1,100,000
2005-10-19Mortgage $400,000 — from 533 E. 87TH STREET REALTY, LLC. C/O JOSE to 553 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC $400,000
2003-03-31Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $2,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700235
2018421310
20190012214
202000415
202100011
202200617
20230012113
202400213
202500415
202600235
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 117Ownership & money 14Health & systems 25

Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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