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885 West End Avenue

747Records
17City systems
101Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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747 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 164 DOB permits, 114 HPD housing violations, 98 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1915
Floors13
Res. units55
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)AKAM ASSOCIATES
BBL1018900053
BIN1057197

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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 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 2.3. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 violations101 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 53 class B, 47 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Seasonal Collection (1) · Panhandling (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$12,762,011 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (49 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (55)
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)885 W. E. Residents Corp.
Head officerAlexa Forbes
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,570,000 $6,556,500
2026$15,300,000 $6,885,000
2027$16,338,000 $7,352,100

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $3,405,424 a year ($34.80 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,507,976 ($15.41 per sq ft), net operating income $1,897,447. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway103 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 103 St — M5 · 450 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 104 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145, The Bloomingdale School. 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

885 West End Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

17 311 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
269 Grand Central Pkwy QN1844 A
333 East 30 Street MN1117 A
97-40 62 Drive QN1094 A
175 Adams Street BK1022 A
23-15 44th Drive QN802 A
1655 Flatbush Avenue BK634 B
345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,600,000 on 2025-11-12 (lender: Principal Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-11RPTT&RET $2,550,000 — from KRONENBERG, YAIR to CHIONG, BRIAN BOBBY; KEUSKAMP, JANINE $2,550,000
2026-08-05Sold for $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $46,364
2026-07-02RPTT&RET $2,685,000 — from STOOPS, WILLIAM A.; STOOPS, MYOUNG-IL CHOI to WEISS, CATHERINE; HUBER, SAMUEL $2,685,000
2026-06-03Sold for $2,685,000 $2,685,000 $48,818
2026-05-15RPTT&RET $1,490,000 — from HENDRA, CARLA; HENDRA, NICHOLAS to KANG, NINA $1,490,000
2026-04-22Sold for $1,490,000 $1,490,000 $27,091
2026-02-20RPTT&RET $5,500,000 — from CROSS, KARA; CROSS, JAMES to ANDERSSON, SUSAN; ANDERSSON, CURT $5,500,000
2026-02-18Sold for $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $100,000
2026-02-10RPTT&RET $1,149,000 — from MORGANSTERN, LUCY MARGARET to CRONIN, BRUCE L; MOYNAGH, PATRICIA ANNE L $1,149,000
2026-02-06Sold for $1,149,000 $1,149,000 $20,891
2025-11-12Agreement $8,000,000 — from 885 W.E. RESIDENTS CORP. to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $8,000,000
2025-11-12Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 885 W.E. RESIDENTS CORP. to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $2,600,000
2025-09-03RPTT&RET $2,100,000 — from RONEY, CYNTHIA A to THE WEST END TRUST; MALCOLM AS TRUSTEE, CAROLYN ROSSIP $2,100,000
2025-08-18Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $38,182
2025-01-16RPTT&RET $2,205,000 — from MERCADO, DIANA L; MERCADO, DAVID to SOBEL, NATHANIEL; AVVOCATO, ALEXANDRA $2,205,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173538221
2018164174647
20191311262557
20205239221
20215328220
2022201052845
202316435533
202417746539
20251331210442
202670610225
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The full timeline

Construction 262Enforcement 94Housing & tenants 219Ownership & money 121Health & systems 51

Every one of the 747 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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