The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 9.8. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
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
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
6
’24–25
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Rodent (4) · WATER LEAK (2).
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 (1887)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
40 WEST 85TH STREET LLC
Head officer
DIANE GIPSTEIN
Managing agent
BHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered
2025-09-12
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
$3,378,000
$1,520,100
2026
$3,834,000
$1,725,300
2027
$3,945,000
$1,775,250
The city's market estimate has risen
17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
86 St — B C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Central Pk West — M86-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Central Park W & W 85 St · 400 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.
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
2023-06-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2023-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-02Boiler inspection
2023-04-11Boiler inspection
2023-04-11Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-03-06HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING DEVICE (EYE & HOOK) INSTALLED PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF
2023-03-06HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF CLOSIN
2023-03-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-10-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-05-03Boiler inspection
2022-05-03Boiler inspection
2022-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-09Boiler inspection
2021-04-09Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-15Boiler inspection
2020-07-15Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-05-13Deed — from PARKDALE REALTY CO. to 40 WEST 85TH STREET LLC
2019-03-19Boiler inspection
2019-03-19Boiler inspection
2019-01-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-10-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-10-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-01-22Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2017-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2017-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-06-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-06-05Job filed: LEGALIZE REPLACEMENT BOILER #1 TO CORRECT ECB VIOLATION NUMBER 32067698X. LEGALIZE BOILER #2.$18,500
2015-06-05Job filed: LEGALIZE REPLACEMENT BOILER #1 TO CORRECT ECB VIOLATION NUMBER 32067698X. LEGALIZE BOILER #2.$18,500
2010-03-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2009-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2009-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2001-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2001-06-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-06-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-31Job filed: REPLACE GAS HEATING BOILER AND INSTALL G AS DOMESTIC HOT WATER BOILER AND TWO (2) STORAGE TANKS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY, OR USE UNDER THIS AP$19,250
2001-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1986
1986-02-26Mortgage assigned — from WYLER, FRIEDEL EXEC.; WYLER, PAUL LWT to CENTRAL FEDL SAVINGS
1979
1979-06-19Mortgage assigned — from PAUL WYLER & COMPANY to WYLER, PAUL
1976
1976-12-28Deed — from 1976 NOMINEE CORP to PARKDALE REALTY CO
1976-12-23Agreement — from 1976 NOMINEE CORP to PAUL WYLER & COMPANY
1976-12-21Deed — from PARKDALE REALTY CO to 1976 NOMINEE CORP
1976-08-09Deed — from 1976 NOMINEE CORP to PARKDALE REALTY CO
1976-06-11Deed — from 58 60 WST 84TH CORPETAL; WYNNE, JOSEPH to 1976 NOMINEE CORP
1974
1974-06-24Mortgage — from 42 WEST 85TH CORP; 58 60 WEST 84TH CORP to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY
1974-06-24Mortgage assigned — from COOPER, SAMUEL G to PAUL WYLER & COMPANY
1974-06-24Agreement — from 42 WEST 85TH CORP to PAUL WYLER & COMPANY
1974-06-05Agreement — from 42 WEST 85TH CORP; 62 WEST 84TH CORP; 58 60 WEST 84TH CORP to COOPER, SAMUEL G
1972
1972-01-17Mortgage — from 42 WEST 85TH CORP to COOPER, SAMUEL G
1970
1970-11-12Agreement — from 42 W 85TH CORP to SAV BNK TOMPKINS COUNTY
1970-10-07Mortgage — from 42 WEST 85TH CORP to SAVINGS BNK TMPKNS CNTY
1970-10-07Agreement — from VOLK, GABRIEL to SAV BNK TOMPKINS COUNTY
1969
1969-04-14Mortgage assigned — from MARZEL PROP INC to ELBIRT MORTON; ELBIRT JACK
1969-04-09Mortgage — from 42 W.85TH CORP to SAV BNK TOMPKINS COUNTY
1969-02-28Agreement — from MARZEL PROP INC to SAV BNK TOMPKINS COUNTY
1969-02-28Deed — from VOLK GABRIEL to 42W.85TH CORP
1969-02-28Mortgage — from 42 W.85TH CORP to SAV BNK TOMPKINS COUNTY
1969-02-28Mortgage — from 42W. 85TH CORP to VOLK GABRIEL