846 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 357 311 service requests, 271 HPD complaints, 88 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 322.1. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
139 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 74 · winter 2024–25: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
312 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (72) · HEAT/HOT WATER (68) · Noise (45) · DOOR/WINDOW (23) · FLOORING/STAIRS (18) · GENERAL (14).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WAKEFIELD TOWERS INC |
| Head officer | JOHN A VERNI |
| Managing agent | VERCO PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,243,000 | $2,809,350 |
| 2026 | $2,197,000 | $988,650 |
| 2027 | $2,243,000 | $1,009,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 64% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 87 St — M31 M86-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | East 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.
535 East 87 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
312 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 68 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.
Managed by VERCO PROPERTIES LLC — 20 buildings, 334 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B5 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 East 7 Street | MN | 33 | A |
| 1670 York Avenue | MN | 32 | C |
| 326 East 19 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 330 East 19 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 424 East 66 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 426 East 66 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 304 West 21 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 110 West Houston Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 352 East 85 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 306 West 21 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 535 East 87 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 405 East 77 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1577 York Avenue | MN | 13 | A |
| 516 East 83 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 225 Sullivan Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 514 East 83 Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 144 West 16 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 9 Gracie Square | MN | 9 | A |
| 1667 York Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 1692 York Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-25 | Deed $2,750,000 — from THE ESTATE OF EILEEN P. CARLSON to WAKEFIELD TOWERS, INC. | $2,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 1 | 175 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 1 | 127 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 4 | 342 |
Every one of the 846 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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