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162 East 85 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1015130045 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP9.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.6. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1993-06-14.

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: PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$179,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)160-172 East 85th Street, LLC
Head officerRichard M Rubel
Managing agentBRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,549,000 $697,050
2026$2,468,000 $1,110,600
2027$2,844,000 $1,279,800

The city's market estimate has risen 84% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway86 St — 4 5 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 86 St / Lexington Av — M86-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 85 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

162 East 85 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-15 99 Street QN138 B
90-19 88 Avenue QN127 C
140-02 Franklin Avenue QN120 A
307 West 57 Street MN103 A
1780 West 3 Street BK99 A
43-17 48 Street QN95 B
313 Edgecombe Avenue MN93 B
46-16 47 Street QN86 A
43-05 47 Street QN82 B
118 Post Avenue MN80 B
42-09 47 Avenue QN79 B
43-09 40 Street QN77 B
30 Seaman Avenue MN74 A
82-15 Britton Avenue QN72 B
415 East 17 Street BK72 B
43-34 49 Street QN72 B
43-22 45 Street QN70 A
2015 Dorchester Road BK70 C
60-15 Calloway Street QN67 A
55 Payson Avenue MN66 A
7402 Bay Parkway BK65 B
20 Seaman Avenue MN65 A
20 Laurel Hill Terrace MN64 A
135-16 82 Avenue QN64 B
88-50 179 Street QN63 B
87-24 115 Street QN60 B
521 Isham Street MN60 B
47-07 41 Street QN59 B
50 East 21 Street BK59 B
45-42 41 Street QN59 B
84-05 108 Street QN59 B
135 Clarkson Avenue BK58 B
47-21 41 Street QN58 A
204 Sherman Avenue MN57 A
91 St Nicholas Avenue BK57 B
141 East 19 Street BK56 C
86-02 Park Lane South QN54 B
45 Thayer Street MN53 B
2212 Ditmas Avenue BK52 C
456 Grand Street BK52 A
414 West 44 Street MN52 A
175-39 Highland Avenue QN52 A
133 Seaman Avenue MN49 B
2160 Caton Avenue BK48 A
613 East 16 Street BK48 B
84-23 85 Road QN48 B
612 West 178 Street MN48 A
446 Ocean Avenue BK47 C
85-25 120 Street QN47 B
198-40 32 Avenue QN46 B
555 West 170 Street MN45 D
1605 Putnam Avenue QN45 B
45-35 46 Street QN45 A
85-31 120 Street QN45 A
122-04 Metropolitan Avenue QN44 A
514 West 213 Street MN44 A
609 West 174 Street MN43 A
89-15 102 Street QN43 B
602 West 190 Street MN42 B
51 Stratford Road BK42 B

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $781,218 on 1985-10-30 (lender: Troy Savings Bank), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-10-30Mortgage $781,219 — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to TROY SAVINGS BANK $781,219

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170224
20180538
20192428
20200112
20210112
20220516
2023012012
2024013922
20251225
20261517
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-06-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-02-27Boiler inspection
2026-01-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-05Air permit (REGISTRATION INSPECTION), fuel: NATURALGAS

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-02-27Boiler inspection
2026-01-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-05Air permit (REGISTRATION INSPECTION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-09-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-08-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-03-21Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2024-07-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-07-23311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2024-07-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-07-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2024-07-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-06-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-06-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-06-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-28311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-02-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT THE CELLAR CEILING AT CELLAR
2024-02-19311: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2024-02-19311: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2024-02-19311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-02-19311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-02-19Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-02-19Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-02-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2024-02-19Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2024-01-26Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-31311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-08-30HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC H
2023-07-12311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2023-07-06311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2023-04-21311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-04-20311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-04-20311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-03-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-03-14311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-02-24311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-02-23311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2022
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-09311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2022-12-09311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-12-09Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2022-12-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-07-21Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-13Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-09Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-18311: Plumbing — Gas Utility Referral
2019-03-18DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-25Boiler inspection
2019-01-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-12-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-11-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-11-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-03311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2018-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-15Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-03311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2017-10-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-12Job filed: FILING APPLICATION TO REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER WITH BOILER AND GAS BURNER. REMOVE EXISTING FUEL STORAGE TANK AND INSTALL NEW PROFORM CHIMNEY LINE$179,300
2015
2015-01-26311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Leak
2015-01-15311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2014
2014-01-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-12-22311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2013-03-25311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2012
2012-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-01-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2008
2008-12-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2008-10-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-07-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2008-05-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2008-04-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-04-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-04-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-04-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-04-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2008-01-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-13ECB Hazardous violation: B4A,34A,B,40,28A,48A,50A,B,C. 50A. REMOVE ALL STORAGE FROM BOILER ROOM. 50B. REMOVE OPEN CONTAINER OF FUEL OIL.50C. INSTALL TEST C
2007-11-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2007-11-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-10-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-05-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2007-04-12Mortgage satisfied — from RAUSCH, DANA R to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2007-03-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-11-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-10-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-10-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-04-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-02-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-09-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
1999
1999-04-27Deed — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to 160-172 EAST 85TH STREET, LLC
1998
1998-09-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
1993
1993-06-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING NORTHWEST ROOM 1 STY REAR AP
1993-06-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROV
1993-06-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 1 STY REAR APT 1R MS HANIFAH. , SECTION '' ''
1993-06-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL KITCHEN 1 STY REAR APT 1R
1993-06-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING SOUTH ROOM 1 STY REAR APT 1R. , SECTI
1993-06-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING BATHROOM 1 STY REAR APT 1R. , SECTION
1993-06-14HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING NORTHEAST ROOM 1 STY REAR APT 1R. , S
1993-06-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING PRIVATE HALL 1 STY REAR APT
1992
1992-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK/NY
1992-03-17Mortgage satisfied — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to FRANKLIN SVGS BANK NY
1985
1985-10-30Mortgage assigned — from TROY SAVINGS BANK to FEDERAL HOME LN MTGECP
1985-10-30Agreement — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to TROY SAVINGS BANK
1985-10-30Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN SAVINGS BKFSB to TROY SAVINGS BANK
1985-10-30Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK to TROY SAVINGS BANK
1985-10-30Mortgage assigned — from TROY SAVINGS BANK to FEDERAL HOME LN MTGECP
1985-10-30Mortgage assigned — from LEVINE, HARVEY L to TROY SAVINGS BANK
1985-10-30Mortgage $781,219 — from LEVINE, HARVEY L. to TROY SAVINGS BANK$781,219
1978
1978-08-02Mortgage assigned — from LEVINE, HARVEY L to FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK NY
1978-08-02Mortgage — from LEVINE, HARVEY L to FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK N
1976
1976-10-18Deed — from LEE, HOWARD to LEVINE, HARVEY L
1975
1975-08-04Deed — from FABRICANT, LESTER I; NEWPORT ASSOC INC ETAL to LEE, HOWARD
1973
1973-12-13Agreement — from MIDTWON PROPERTIES INC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1971
1971-09-10Mortgage assigned — from FISH, STANLEY GLEN FBO; HELLER, HYMANN DECD; HELLER,ALVIN H TR(IND/TR; HELLER, SYLVIA TR(I to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1971-09-10Agreement — from MIDTOWN PROPERTIES INC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1971-09-10SMTG — from BELOFSKY, MORRIS; THEOBOLD, JACK; ROBBINS, SAMUEL; THEOBOLD, ANN; BELOFSKY, HYMAN to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1971-09-10SMTG — from NEWPORT ASSOCIATES INC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1970
1970-01-19Deed — from NEWPORT ASSOCIATES INC to MIDTOWN PROPERTIES INC
1970-01-19Mortgage — from MIDTOWN PROPERTIES INC to NEWPORT ASSOCIATES INC
1968
1968-03-27Mortgage assigned — from VOGEL, HYMANN DECD EX to FISH, PAUL DAVID FBO; HELLER,ALVIN A TR(INDIV); HELLER, HYMANN DECD; VOGEL, HERMAN TR; FIS
1966
1966-03-04Mortgage — from NEWPORT ASSOCIATES INC to BELOFSKY, MORRIS; THEOBALD, ANN; BELOFSKY, HYMAN; ROBBINS, SAMUEL; THEOBALD, JACK
1900
1900-01-01Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO4FUEL

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