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514 East 88 Street

723Records
16City systems
5Open violations
8.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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723 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 278 311 service requests, 186 HPD complaints, 84 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units36
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)514 E 88TH ST LLC
BBL1015840042
BIN1078753, 1078754

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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 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.1. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Maintenance or Facility (4) · Street Light Condition (3) · Rodent (3) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$297,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
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)514 E 88TH ST
Head officerJOHN P MCCARTHY
Managing agentHUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-01-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,421,000 $2,439,450
2026$5,763,000 $2,593,350
2027$6,340,000 $2,853,000

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 88 St — M31 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & York Ave · 500 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

514 East 88 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 49 buildings, 1,083 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B8 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
123 Hope Street BK136 A
177 Front Street BK105 A
334 East 81 Street MN64 A
344 East 85 Street MN64 A
1185 1 Avenue MN60 A
322 East 61 Street MN56 A
404 East 88 Street MN49 A
420 East 66 Street MN40 A
514 East 88 Street MN36 A
99 Suffolk Street MN35 A
577 Baltic Street BK27 A
859 9 Avenue MN21 A
518 East 88 Street MN20 A
306 East 89 Street MN20 A
510 East 88 Street MN20 A
311 East 73 Street MN17 A
1582 1 Avenue MN17 A
313 East 73 Street MN17 A
182 Columbus Avenue MN16 A
186 Columbus Avenue MN16 A
714 9 Avenue MN16 A
12 West 104 Street MN16 B
77 West 68 Street MN16 A
153 East 26 Street MN14 B
466 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
464 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
200 West 83 Street MN12 A
1469 York Avenue MN12 A
74 West 69 Street MN10 B
75 West 68 Street MN10 B
206 West 83 Street MN8 A
785 Madison Avenue MN8 A
188 1 Avenue MN8 B
76 West 69 Street MN8 B
450 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
210 West 96 Street MN8 A
452 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
186 1 Avenue MN8 A
210 West 83 Street MN7 A
592 9 Avenue MN6 A
204 West 83 Street MN6 A
202 West 83 Street MN6 A
208 West 83 Street MN6 A
598 9 Avenue MN6 B
1018 Lexington Avenue MN4 C
1429 3 Avenue MN3 D
596 9 Avenue MN3 D
1012 Lexington Avenue MN3 D
1323 Madison Avenue MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-25Mortgage $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
2021-11-19Deed $13,250,000 — from AIMCO 514 EAST 88TH STREET, LLC to 514 E 88TH ST LLC $13,250,000
2021-11-09Sold for $13,250,000 $13,250,000 $368,056
2017-05-05Agreement $3,823,662 — from AIMCO 514 EAST 88TH STREET, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,823,662
2011-10-17Agreement $4,260,000 — from AIMCO 514 EAST 88TH STREET , LLC to NEW YORK COMUNITY BANK $4,260,000
2005-03-21Mortgage $4,830,000 — from AIMCO 514 EAST 88TH STREET, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $4,830,000
2005-03-21Deed $7,648,848 — from ELJO COMPANY, LLC to AIMCO 514 EAST 88TH STREET, LLC $7,648,848

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022414168
201800170522
201900100515
2020006017
20210293216
202200551258
202300210223
202410170119
202501220730
2026005027
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 550Ownership & money 29Health & systems 94

Every one of the 723 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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