A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47. 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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$15,000 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: Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Graffiti (1).
Filed construction activity
$26,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1885)
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)
WEST 83RD STREET,LLC
Head officer
LAWRENCE S ZOMBEK
Managing agent
WEST 83RD ST LLC
Last registered
2025-10-01
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
$3,305,000
$1,487,250
2026
$3,966,000
$1,784,700
2027
$4,759,000
$2,141,550
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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 — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 83 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
W 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 200 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 — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $640,000 on
2021-03-15 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A. and Sovereign Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-03-15
Mortgage $640,000 — from WEST 83RD STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
$640,000
2021-03-15
Agreement $2,540,000 — from WEST 83RD STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.
$2,540,000
2011-09-21
Mortgage $769,370 — from WEST 83RD STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK
$769,370
2011-09-21
Agreement $769,370 — from WEST 83RD STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK
$769,370
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
11
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
2
3
2018
0
0
1
0
1
2
2019
0
0
2
0
1
3
2020
0
0
6
0
1
7
2021
0
0
6
2
0
8
2022
0
0
6
0
3
9
2023
0
1
5
0
1
7
2024
0
0
4
0
1
5
2025
2
5
2
0
2
11
2026
2
3
3
0
0
8
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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
2026-05-06
Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-05-06
Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2026-03-12
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION 35690287P ISSUED ON 05/19/2025 FOR ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT PERMIT, COMPL
2026-03-12
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION #35690289Z ISSUED ON 05/19/2025 FOR WORK WITHOUT PERMIT, COMPLY WITH COM
2026-01-06
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER. NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION VACATE ORDER #M89/2025 ISSUED 5/19/2025 AND POSTED 5
2026-05-07HPD 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
2026-05-06Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-05-06Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2026-03-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION 35690287P ISSUED ON 05/19/2025 FOR ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT PERMIT, COMPL$2,500
2026-03-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION #35690289Z ISSUED ON 05/19/2025 FOR WORK WITHOUT PERMIT, COMPLY WITH COM$2,500
2026-01-06ECB CLASS - 1 violation: REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER. NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION VACATE ORDER #M89/2025 ISSUED 5/19/2025 AND POSTED 5$5,000
2025
2025-09-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-08-21Job filed: File application to amend changes to approved and permitted ALT 991/87. Minor partition changes to cellar and 1st floor. No change of use or occupanc$6,000
2025-08-21Job filed: File application to amend changes to approved and permitted ALT 991/87. Minor plumbing replacements and relocations. New washer in cellar. No change o$20,000
2025-05-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED AT CELLAR LEVEL AT APARTMENT 1B HAVING INSTALLED ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR LIGHT FIXTURES, SWITCHES $2,500
2025-05-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: AT UNIT 1B HAVING CONVERTED TH$1,250
2025-05-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT 1ST FLOOR REAR AND CELLAR LEVEL AR APARTMENT 1B, HAVING CREATED A FLOOR PENETRATION AND INST$1,250
2025-05-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC 1018.1(2008 CODE
2025-05-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL OF APARTMENT 1 HAVING INSTALLED PLUMBING WASTE AND WATER LINE FOR 3PCS BATHROOM
2025-03-25311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2015-12-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-12-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-07-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-08-05311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-08-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-11-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD SHELF AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT
2012-11-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2A,