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509 East 88 Street

213Records
12City systems
0Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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213 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 67 311 service requests, 15 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)509 EAST 88 ST OWNERS
BBL1015850007
BIN1051341

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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 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (4) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

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)509 E 88th St Owners Corp
Head officerCHARLES ALVAREZ
Managing agentRIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,167,000 $975,150
2026$2,304,000 $1,036,800
2027$2,675,000 $1,203,750

The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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 $380,887 a year ($43.16 per sq ft), operating expenses $112,519 ($12.75 per sq ft), net operating income $268,368. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 M86-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 89 St & York Ave · 350 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

509 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

7 311 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 RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP. — 78 buildings, 1,253 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B12 · C6 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
518 East 80 Street MN103 A
128 7 Avenue MN61 A
1469 Lexington Avenue MN59 A
125 96 Street BK58 B
146 2 Avenue MN53 A
1473 2 Avenue MN42 A
434 Amsterdam Avenue MN37 A
437 East 80 Street MN31 A
119 East 97 Street MN26 A
224 East 51 Street MN26 A
337 East 49 Street MN25 B
121 East 97 Street MN24 A
19 Christopher Street MN22 A
309 East 9 Street MN20 A
236 East 82 Street MN20 A
319 East 75 Street MN20 B
509 East 88 Street MN20 A
419 East 72 Street MN20 A
93 Clinton Street MN20 A
512 East 88 Street MN20 A
57 East 72 Street MN19 A
308 East 80 Street MN19 B
91 Clinton Street MN18 A
412 East 78 Street MN18 A
101 Clinton Street MN18 A
1322 2 Avenue MN17 A
165 Stanton Street MN16 B
306 East 80 Street MN15 A
220 East 85 Street MN15 A
340 West 48 Street MN15 C
16 West 69 Street MN14 A
222 East 85 Street MN13 A
49 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
45 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
1378 3 Avenue MN12 A
337 East 88 Street MN11 A
333 East 88 Street MN11 A
104 East 35 Street MN11 A
335 East 88 Street MN11 A
453 West 48 Street MN11 C
143 East 97 Street MN10 A
25 West 89 Street MN10 A
147 East 97 Street MN10 A
120 West 74 Street MN10 A
24 Henry Street MN10 A
149 East 97 Street MN10 B
314 West 51 Street MN10 B
305 East 70 Street MN10 A
55 West 82 Street MN10 A
145 East 97 Street MN10 A
307 East 70 Street MN9 A
72 West 82 Street MN9 A
51 Greenwich Avenue MN8 A
3 Doyers Street MN8 A
30 East 70 Street MN8 A
129 West 56 Street MN8 A
872 Madison Avenue MN8 A
186 2 Avenue MN8 B
1135 1 Avenue MN8 B
53 West 94 Street MN7 A

showing 60 of 78 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,435 on 2026-06-04 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-04AL&R $500,000 — from 509 EAST 88TH ST OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $500,000
2026-06-04Agreement $500,000 — from 509 EAST 88TH ST OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $500,000
2026-06-04Mortgage $36,436 — from 509 EAST 88TH ST OWNERS CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $36,436
2024-01-22RPTT&RET $332,000 — from RANDOLPH, JOHN; RANDOLPH, JUDITH; RANDOLPH, THEODORE to MARY E. BLUMBERG, TRUSTEE; MARY E. BLUMBERG REVOCABLE TRUST $332,000
2024-01-10Sold for $332,000 $332,000 $16,600
2023-03-21RPTT&RET $280,000 — from ZACCARIA, ELISABETTA; ROSELLI, ELISABETTA to ORLANDO, CARYL $280,000
2023-02-27Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $14,000
2022-10-18RPTT&RET $324,000 — from VAZQUEZ, TARES to GUILFOYLE, KATHLEEN; AISENBERG, DAVID $324,000
2022-09-30Sold for $324,000 $324,000 $16,200
2022-03-23RPTT&RET $380,000 — from WHITE, EVELYNE to KANE, CHARLES $380,000
2022-03-11Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $19,000
2020-01-15RPTT&RET $360,000 — from SISCOE, GABRIELLE V to NIEVES, MELANIE; NIEVES, ANTHONY $360,000
2020-01-08Sold for $360,000 $360,000 $18,000
2019-06-26RPTT&RET $280,000 — from CABRERA, ANDRES to ALI, SHEEDSA $280,000
2019-05-24Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $14,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703249
2018044311
201914229
202006219
20210180119
20220214126
202301214
202402226
2025040610
202603519
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 87Health & systems 27

Every one of the 213 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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