A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (2) · Boilers (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Obstruction (1) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Parking (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
686 REALTY LLC
Head officer
Eric Schwartz
Managing agent
686 REALTY LLC
Last registered
2025-09-05
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,449,000
$1,102,050
2026
$2,939,000
$1,322,550
2027
$2,817,000
$1,267,650
The city's market estimate has risen
15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
50 St — C E · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 46 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
W 47 St & 9 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
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.
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
17
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
3
5
2018
0
0
8
2
10
2019
1
0
4
2
7
2020
0
0
6
1
7
2021
0
1
9
2
12
2022
0
0
10
3
13
2023
0
2
13
2
17
2024
0
2
3
2
7
2025
0
1
6
2
9
2026
0
0
4
3
7
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-05-16Restaurant inspection: AMARONE — grade A
2026-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-27311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2025
2025-12-02Boiler inspection
2025-08-25311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-19311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2025-06-19DOB complaint, category ?
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-01-26311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2025-01-26311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2024-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AS PER ONE WILLIAMSON STEAM BOILER, MODEL NO. GSA-175-N-IP-S2. MANUFACTURER'S CP8060394. BUILT 12/2022. BOILER NOT REGISTERED AS P$3,125
2024-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-14Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-10-01311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-08-11311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Private Carter Decal Not Posted
2023-04-13311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Private Carter Decal Not Posted
2023-03-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-12-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-09-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-09-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-07-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-29311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-04-26311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2022-04-26311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-04-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-11-29311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-11-08Boiler inspection
2021-10-14311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021-09-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-07311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2021-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2021-08-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-01-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020
2020-12-29Boiler inspection
2020-11-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-08-04311: Sanitation Condition — 15N Needle/Syringe on Street/Sidewalk
2020-06-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-02-05311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019
2019-09-06311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-09-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-09-03Job filed: No Work
2019-08-23Boiler inspection
2019-06-13311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-29311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2018-10-28311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2018-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-21311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-06-21311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2018-06-13Boiler inspection
2018-02-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-01-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-19Boiler inspection — defects found
2017-03-26311: Consumer Complaint — Mandatory Tip
2017-03-21311: Consumer Complaint — Mandatory Tip
2017-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2012-06-02311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2012-05-31311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-02-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-05-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-05-15Permit AL — ISSUED
1997-04-30Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-04-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1996
1996-10-16Permit AL — ISSUED
1996-09-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996-03-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-03-21Deed — from 686 REALTY CORP. to 686 REALTY LLC
1995
1995-12-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
1995-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
1995-09-29Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-03-11Deed — from TRESSER MANAGEMENT CORP to 686 REALTY CORP
1981
1981-02-18Deed — from SCHWARTZ, ROBERT R to TRESSER MANAGEMENT CORP
1979
1979-08-01Deed — from BACHRACH, ALLEN K to SCHWARTZ, ROBERT R
1978
1978-11-21HPD class B: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR BY CLOSING SO AS TO BE GAS-TIGHT ALL OPENINGS IN THE OPEN SOIL PIPE BOILER ROOM AT SOUTH CELLAR.
1978-11-21HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR BOILER ROOM.
1978-11-21HPD class B: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR BY CLOSING SO AS TO BE GAS-TIGHT ALL OPENINGS IN THE WASTE LINE 3 STY NORTH APT 3 BATHTUB AT KITCHEN. , SECTION ''
1978-11-21HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BOILER ROOM AT EAST & WEST.