289 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 311 service requests, 54 HPD housing violations, 35 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 13.1. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Animal (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Rodent (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Noise (1).
$102,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 518 E 88TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | JOHN P MCCARTHY |
| Managing agent | HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,910,000 | $1,309,500 |
| 2026 | $3,232,000 | $1,454,400 |
| 2027 | $3,543,000 | $1,594,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).
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 88 St — M31 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 89 St & York Ave · 550 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.
518 East 88 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 |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 49 buildings, 1,083 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B8 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,575,000 on 2022-03-25 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Mortgage $14,575,000 — from 510 E 88TH ST LLC; 514 E 88TH ST LLC; 518 E 88TH ST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $14,575,000 | |
| 2021-11-23 | Deed $6,625,000 — from AIMCO 518 EAST 88TH STREET, LLC to 518 E 88TH ST LLC | $6,625,000 | |
| 2021-11-09 | Sold for $6,625,000 | $6,625,000 | $331,250 |
| 2014-02-21 | Agreement $23,542,800 — from 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 226-2 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $23,542,800 | |
| 2014-02-05 | Deed $5,725,000 — from 518 EAST 88 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to AIMCO 518 EAST 88TH ST, LLC | $5,725,000 | |
| 2014-02-05 | Mortgage $127,843 — from AIMCO 518 EAST 88TH ST, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $127,843 | |
| 2014-02-05 | Agreement $3,075,000 — from AIMCO 518 EAST 88TH ST, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,075,000 | |
| 2013-01-23 | Mortgage $3,010,000 — from 518 EAST 88 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,010,000 | |
| 2013-01-23 | Deed $4,100,000 — from 518 EAST 88TH STREET, LLC to LL 518 EAST 88TH STREET LLC | $4,100,000 | |
| 2013-01-23 | Deed $4,100,000 — from LL 518 EAST 88TH STREET LLC to 518 EAST 88 STREET HOLDINGS LLC | $4,100,000 | |
| 2013-01-23 | AL&R $3,010,000 — from 518 EAST 88 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,010,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 289 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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