282 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 HPD housing violations, 27 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 91% 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 0.8. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 22 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1989-04-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
$873,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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) | 531 EAST 88TH ST OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | JANE REED |
| Managing agent | SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,825,000 | $2,171,250 |
| 2026 | $4,744,000 | $2,134,800 |
| 2027 | $4,955,000 | $2,229,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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 $842,112 a year ($32.64 per sq ft), operating expenses $289,734 ($11.23 per sq ft), net operating income $552,378. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 M86-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | East End Ave & E 86 St · 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.
531 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 |
3 311 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.
Managed by SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP — 91 buildings, 1,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 91 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $270,023 on 2023-04-04 (lender: National Cooperative Bank, N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-11 | RPTT&RET $355,000 — from ZIMAK CO. to HORN, WILLIAM L; HORN, ANNA K | $355,000 | |
| 2025-06-03 | Sold for $355,000 | $355,000 | $14,200 |
| 2025-03-04 | RPTT&RET $825,000 — from ZIMAK CO. to HILBURN, BRIAN; LEE, MICHELLE | $825,000 | |
| 2025-02-25 | Sold for $825,000 | $825,000 | $33,000 |
| 2023-10-13 | RPTT&RET $365,000 — from PATTON, KRISTIN R; PATTON, REBECCA C to KIM, SOL | $365,000 | |
| 2023-09-29 | Sold for $365,000 | $365,000 | $14,600 |
| 2023-04-04 | Mortgage $270,023 — from 531 EAST 88TH STREET OWNERS, INC to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A | $270,023 | |
| 2023-04-04 | AL&R $1,425,000 — from 531 EAST 88TH STREET OWNERS, INC to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A | $1,425,000 | |
| 2023-04-04 | Agreement $1,425,000 — from 531 EAST 88TH STREET OWNERS, INC to NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK, N.A | $1,425,000 | |
| 2022-03-25 | RPTT&RET $590,000 — from ZIMAK CO. to DABO, ABDOULAYE J; COMINOTTO-DABO, NELLY L | $590,000 | |
| 2022-03-15 | Sold for $590,000 | $590,000 | $23,600 |
| 2021-08-02 | RPTT&RET $745,000 — from PLANSKY, JASON to CONNAHAN, MATTHEW; RUJIKARN, SHERRY | $745,000 | |
| 2021-07-22 | Sold for $745,000 | $745,000 | $29,800 |
| 2021-07-15 | RPTT&RET $795,000 — from REYNOLDS, FERNANDA DIDIO; REYNOLDS, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL M to ALLEN, JOHN; ALLEN, IRENE ZANETOS | $795,000 | |
| 2021-06-29 | Sold for $795,000 | $795,000 | $31,800 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 282 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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