The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.5. 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
Open HPD violations
3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1979-10-26.
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.
What 311 hears from this address
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · PLUMBING (1) · Lost Property (1) · Rodent (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
Filed construction activity
$146,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1906)
Yes
Six or more residential units (18)
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)
34 West 86th Street LLC
Head officer
Amy D Schwartz
Managing agent
Turn of River Real Estate & Management, LLC
Last registered
2025-09-02
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
$2,910,000
$1,309,500
2026
$2,925,000
$1,316,250
2027
$2,961,000
$1,332,450
The city's market estimate has risen
2% 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 · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Central Park W & W 85 St · 500 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.
11 311 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.
HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-07-13
HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-07-08
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-08
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-04-06
Boiler inspection
2026-01-05
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-10-21
311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-10-21
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-13Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-08-15HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-07-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-11-20Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-11-19Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-10-31Job filed: PLUMBING FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH REMODEL EXISTING SUPERINTENDENT'S APT IN CELLAR AND CHANGE DESIGNATION ON CO TO A CLASS 'A' APT. NEW CO WILL BE OBT$2,000
2024-10-30Job filed: REFILE ALT 1 # 122172228. REMODEL EXISTING SUPERINTENDENT'S APT IN CELLAR AND CHANGE DESIGNATION ON CO TO A CLASS 'A' APT. NEW CO WILL BE OBTAINED.$50,000
2024-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-23311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-12-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2023-06-29Job filed: PLUMBING FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH REMODEL EXISTING SUPERINTENDENT'S APT IN CELLAR AND CHANGE DESIGNATION ON CO TO A CLASS 'A' APT. NEW CO WILL BE OBT$2,000
2023-06-29Job filed: MECHANICAL WORK IN COMJUNCTION REMODEL EXISTING SUPERINTENDENT'S APT IN CELLAR AND CHANGE DESIGNATION ON CO TO A CLASS 'A' APT. NEW CO WILL BE OBTAINE$2,500
2023-05-19Job filed: REFILE ALT 1 # 122172228. REMODEL EXISTING SUPERINTENDENT'S APT IN CELLAR AND CHANGE DESIGNATION ON CO TO A CLASS 'A' APT. NEW CO WILL BE OBTAINED.$50,000
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
2021-03-02Boiler inspection
2021-02-25311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-02-10311: Water Quality — Taste/Odor, Musty/Stale (QA4)
2020
2020-09-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-06311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2020-07-09311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-07-09311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-07-09311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-07-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-07-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-07-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2020-07-06Boiler inspection
2020-02-06Elevator permit: Furnish and Install New Door Lock Monitoring as per code $10,000
2019
2019-08-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-12Boiler inspection
2018
2018-11-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-11-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-11-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-10-31Job filed: INSTALL NEW FLUE FROM BOILERS IN CELLAR TO ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$40,000
2018-10-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT
2018-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2018-10-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-21311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2017-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-05-11RPTT&RET $925,000 — from CHARNOCK, CYNTHIA to DROGIN FAMILY TRUST; AMY SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE; CAROL ATWOOD, TRUSTEE$925,000
2016-05-10DOB violation E:
2016-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-01-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2015
2015-11-30Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO INSTALLATION OF BOILER ROOM ACCESS DOOR TO REAR YARD IN EXISTING WINDOW OPENING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY$3,000
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-08-12Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-12-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-10-22Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING SUPERINTENDENT'S APARTMENT IN CELLAR INTO A APARTMENT REVISE C OF O TO REFLECT THE CHANGE. RENOVATION OF APT CONSISTS OF RESURFACING $9,220
2014-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-19DOB violation E:
2014-03-06311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-01-01311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-01311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-01311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-11-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-05-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-12-10311: Asbestos — N/A
2012-09-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-05-23311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2012-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-26311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2011-11-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2011-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-01DOB violation E:
2010
2010-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-08-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-08-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-07-20DOB violation E:
2008
2008-07-23DOB violation E:
2007
2007-12-07DOB violation E:
2007-03-06DOB violation E:
2006
2006-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-01-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A SCAFFOLD 25' LONG BY 50' HIGH DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGES IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2005
2005-12-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2005-10-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-10-05DOB violation E:
2005-10-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SHED 25' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2005-09-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN METAL CORNICE @ FOURTH STORY, FRONT. SAID CORNICE IS RUSTED AND OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS IN VARIOUS LOCATION. REME$180
2003-04-16Job filed: INSTALL GAS FIRED DOMESTIC HOT WATER BOILER & STORAGE TANK. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$6,000
2003-04-16Job filed: INSTALL GAS FIRED DOMESTIC HOT WATER BOILER & STORAGE TANK. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$6,000
2003-04-07Job filed: Add existing studio apt. at front to apt. at rear. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$14,500
2002
2002-01-17DOB violation E: 1P21971
2002-01-17DOB violation E: 1P10741
2001
2001-12-31ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 11X11-18L1-22L6-25U16-75U5. 11-X-CAR TOP 18-L-11 HOISTWAY DOORS MUST CLOSE WHEN CAR IS AWAY FROM FLOOR 22-L-6 TO CAR.
1997-09-22Deed — from CHARNOCK, CYNTHIA; FRIEDMAN, JUDITH; DROGIN, HELEN B. to 34 WEST 86TH STREETLLC
1997-04-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-04-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-04-08Deed — from HINITZ, SHIRLEY L/W/T; CHARNOCK, CYNTHIA CO-EXT; FRIEDMAN, JUDTIH to CHARNOCK, CYNTHIA; FRIEDMAN, JUDITH
1992
1992-04-09ECB Unknown violation: 22O,35P,33P,
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1988
1988-08-17DOB violation E:
1983
1983-08-19Deed — from BRESLER, SYLVIA EXEC/OF; DROGIN, HELEN B.; BRESLER, MARTIN I.EXEC; BRESLER, AARON D. to DROGIN, HELEN B.
1983-05-31Deed — from BRESLER, MARTIN I EXEC.; HINITZ, NAHMAN EXEC/OF; DROGIN, HELEN B. EXEC to BRESLER, AARON D.EXEC; BRESLER, SYLVIA L/W/T; BRESLER, MARTIN I EXEC; DROGIN, HELEN B. EXE
1983-05-31Deed — from DROGIN, HELEN B. EXEC; HINITZ, NAHMAN EXEC/OF; BRESLER, MARTIN I. EXEC to DROGIN, HELEN B.
1983-05-31Deed — from BRESLER, MARTIN I EXEC; HINITZ, NAHMAN EXEC/OF; DROGIN, HELEN B. EXEC to HINITZ, SHIRLEY
1982
1982-02-03Deed — from HINITZ, NAHMAN TR/OF; DROGIN, HELEN B. TR; BRESLER, MARTIN I. TR to BRESLER, MARTIN I.; HINITZ, SHIRLEY; BRESLER, AARON D.; DROGIN, HELEN B.
1979
1979-10-26HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
1966
1966-05-10Agreement — from CEA JOHM to MINSTRS & MISSNRIS BBAB
1966-05-04Deed — from HINITZ SHIRLEY; BRESLER SYLVIA; HINITZ NAHMAN; DROGIN HELEN B. to CEA JOAN
1966-05-04Deed — from CEA JOAN to HINITZ NAHMAN; BRESLER SYLVIA; DROGIS HELEN B; HINITZ SHIRLEY
1966-05-04Mortgage — from CEA JOAN to MNSTRS & MSSNARIES ABC
1966-04-27Deed — from 34 W 86TH ST. CORP. to HINITZ NAHMAN; DRAGON HELEN B.; HINITZ SHIRLEY; BRESLER SYLVIA