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85 Audubon Avenue

1,722Records
18City systems
18Open violations
50.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,722 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 609 311 service requests, 603 HPD complaints, 242 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC
BBL1021260030
BIN1063021

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50.2. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

Open HPD violations18 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Graffiti (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

$123,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC
Head officerGREGORY KOURTESIS
Managing agentBLOCK MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,715,000 $771,750
2026$1,797,000 $808,650
2027$1,683,000 $757,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jad JaanThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: W 168 St / Audubon Av — M2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 168 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

85 Audubon Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

44 311 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 BLOCK MANAGEMENT INC — 32 buildings, 726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B9 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-90 29th Street QN92 A
31-35 31 Street QN81 A
43-41 52 Street QN66 A
31-01 Vernon Boulevard QN64 A
30-40 21 Street QN62 A
3058 Godwin Terrace BX42 A
227 West 11 Street MN28 A
32-73 42 Street QN24 B
25-77 31st Street QN23 A
32-78 Steinway Street QN22 A
32-22 41 Street QN20 A
32-26 41 Street QN20 B
43-06 164 Street QN19 B
105 Eldridge Street MN18 A
85 Audubon Avenue MN18 B
21-71 27 Street QN16 A
14-34 31 Avenue QN14 A
26-14 28 Street QN11 A
24-29 28 Street QN9 A
38-01 31 Avenue QN9 A
24-39 28 Street QN9 A
1420 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
2026 2 Avenue MN6 B
2036 2 Avenue MN6 C
32-06 82 Street QN6 A
2024 2 Avenue MN6 B
2028 2 Avenue MN6 B
5-42 51 Avenue QN6 B
35-37 33 Street QN6 A
34-50 42 Street QN6 B
21-12 22 Drive QN4 C
25-05 Steinway Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $273,796 on 2018-11-27 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-27Mortgage $273,796 — from 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $273,796
2018-11-27Agreement $1,900,000 — from 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,900,000
2018-11-27AL&R $1,900,000 — from 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,900,000
2013-11-25Mortgage $654,003 — from 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $654,003
2013-11-25Agreement $1,800,000 — from 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,800,000
2013-11-25AL&R $1,800,000 — from 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,800,000
2011-02-15Agreement $1,200,000 — from 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,200,000
2011-02-15Deed $1,950,000 — from MIRAGE EQUITIES LLC to 83-87 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC $1,950,000
2003-09-26Mortgage $742,168 — from MIRAGE EQUITIES to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $742,168
2003-02-06DEEDO $670,000 — from MIRAGE EQUITIES INC. to MIRAGE EQUITIES LLC $670,000
2000-11-29Mortgage $235,000 — from MIRAGE EQUITIES INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $235,000
2000-03-16Mortgage $457,500 to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $457,500

Ten-year activity

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62
2018
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2021
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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702510659
201834455562
201951430453
202000430245
202122200125
202200170623
2023006028
202400250530
202500130316
202600420244
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 1,553Ownership & money 44Health & systems 60

Every one of the 1,722 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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