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104 East 85 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1015130068 · 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, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. 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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-06.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Noise (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)EAST 85TH HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerLINDA SAKACS
Managing agentROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,890,000 $1,300,500
2026$3,062,000 $1,377,900
2027$3,164,000 $1,423,800

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Elevators1 active device(s) on record
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 86 St / Lexington Av — M86-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 84 St & Park Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
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

104 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

4 311 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 ROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC — 17 buildings, 281 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 East 85 Street MN36 A
421 East 65 Street MN28 A
220 East 82 Street MN20 A
327 East 83 Street MN20 A
104 East 85 Street MN20 A
231 East 89 Street MN20 A
218 East 82 Street MN20 A
1869 2 Avenue MN18 A
210 East 85 Street MN17 A
208 East 83 Street MN12 B
1578 1 Avenue MN12 A
1829 2 Avenue MN12 A
413 East 90 Street MN10 A
166 East 78 Street MN10 A
411 East 90 Street MN10 B
314 East 83 Street MN10 A
1629 2 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $112,925 on 2010-12-17 (lender: Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-25Deed $12,500,000 — from LOBATTO, JONATHAN; LOBATTO, EMILY to EAST 85TH HOLDINGS LLC $12,500,000
2017-01-10Sold for $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $625,000
2010-12-17Mortgage $112,925 — from 104 EAST 84TH STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $112,925
2010-12-17Agreement $1,000,000 — from 104 EAST 84TH STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,000,000
2003-12-05Agreement $1,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to KALTER, ALBERT; LOBATTO, JONATHAN A $1,000,000
2003-12-05Mortgage $135,077 — from LOBATTO, JONATHAN A; KALTER, ALBERT to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $135,077
2000-04-12Mortgage $219,354 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $219,354
1995-01-23Mortgage $173,854 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $173,854
1986-08-25Mortgage $453,996 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK $453,996

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
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2021
2022
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2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720327
201820024
201931015
202000000
202103003
202203014
2023640010
202412014
202511013
202602002
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-05-12Bedbug 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
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-12Bedbug 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
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-08-23311: Homeless Person Assistance — Non-Chronic
2025-02-28Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-28Boiler inspection
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-21311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2023
2023-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-11-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-01-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-08-30Elevator permit: All work to comply with ASME ANSI A17.1-2000/2003, Chapter 30, Appendix K, Section 3.10.12. All inspections during the progress an$16,425
2022-04-28Bedbug 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
2021
2021-07-06Bedbug 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
2021-03-29311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-31311: Water Conservation — Wasting Faucets,Sinks,Flushometer,Urinal,Etc. - Other (CWO)
2019-07-30DOB violation EVCAT5: FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
2019-04-05DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST
2018
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-10DOB violation E:
2018-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-25Deed $12,500,000 — from LOBATTO, JONATHAN; LOBATTO, EMILY to EAST 85TH HOLDINGS LLC$12,500,000
2017-01-25Mortgage satisfied — from KALTER, ALBERT; LOBATTO, JONATHAN A; CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK to SANTANDER BANK
2017-01-10Sold for $12,500,000$12,500,000
2016
2016-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-02DOB violation E:
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT-TESTING OF GAS LINES AND INSALLATION OF NEW GAS FIT TINGS INSPECTION TIME 9:30 ON 4-22-15, I WAS GRANTED ACCESS
2015-04-14311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2015-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-10HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2015-02-02Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2015-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015-01-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT
2015-01-07HPD class C: SECTION 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTME
2015-01-07HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FRO
2015-01-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th S
2015-01-07HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APAR
2015-01-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-01-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2015-01-06HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2015-01-06HPD class A: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BO
2015-01-06HPD 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,
2015-01-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT BOILER ROOM.
2015-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-10-14DOB violation E:
2014-05-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2013
2013-10-21Deed — from 104 EAST 85TH STREET, LLC to LOBATTO, EMILY; LOBATTO, JONATHAN
2013-08-24DOB violation E:
2013-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-18Job filed: CONVERSION OF OIL BOILER TO GAS AT CELLAR. REMOVE ONE OIL BOILER AND ONE OIL TANK. ONE NEW GAS METER, NEW 2" GAS LINE, NEW GAS FIRED BOILER WEIL MCL$7,000
2012
2012-10-03DOB violation E:
2012-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 67M07,08V01,42G11,42M07,40M07,32H11,17H11,17D06,05J01,70O02,53O02,76M07,10H11,10J01,77O02,34O02,100B11.(67M)PROVIDE PER K3.(08V)AD
2011
2011-12-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-14311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-11-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-08-17DOB violation E:
2010
2010-12-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-17Mortgage $112,925 — from 104 EAST 84TH STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK$112,925
2010-12-17Agreement $1,000,000 — from 104 EAST 84TH STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK$1,000,000
2010-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-10-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-01-17DOB violation E:
2006
2006-11-13Deed — from JONATHAN LOBATTO, EXECUTOR; EMILY LOBATTO, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF FREDERICK A. LOBATTO; ALBER to 104 EAST 85TH STREET LLC
2006-08-22DOB violation E:
2005
2005-05-24DOB violation E:
2003
2003-12-05Agreement $1,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to KALTER, ALBERT; LOBATTO, JONATHAN A$1,000,000
2003-12-05Mortgage $135,077 — from LOBATTO, JONATHAN A; KALTER, ALBERT to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$135,077
2003-03-27DOB violation E:
2001
2001-03-21DOB violation E: 1P25444
2000
2000-04-12Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2000-04-12Agreement — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2000-04-12Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2000-04-12Mortgage $219,354 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$219,354
2000-04-12PAT — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to LOBATTO, JONATHAN
1995
1995-01-30Agreement — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK
1995-01-23Mortgage assigned — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK
1995-01-23Mortgage $173,854 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK$173,854
1995-01-23WSAT — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to EASTERN SAVING BANK
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-10-12DOB violation LL1081: 1
1989-04-11DOB violation E: (51)PROVIDE MOTOR ROOM LIGHT.(52)CLEAN TOP OF CAR
1989-02-08DOB violation E: (51)SECURE SMOKE HOLE GRILL IN MOTOR ROOM.(52)RESTORE LIGHT IN MOTOR ROOM
1989-02-08DOB violation E: (51) SECURE SMOKE HLE GRILL IN MOTOR ROOM.(52)RESTORE LIGHT IN MOTOR ROOM
1988
1988-11-22DOB violation E:
1986
1986-08-25Mortgage assigned — from SCHNITZER, WENDY; OLSHIN, HARVEY; PORTER, DEAN to EASTERN SAVINGS BK
1986-08-25Mortgage assigned — from EAST N.Y. SAVGS BK to EASTERN SAVINGS BK
1986-08-25Mortgage $453,996 — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK$453,996
1986-08-25Agreement — from EASTERN SAVGS BK to LOBATTO, FREDERICK A.
1986-08-25Mortgage assigned — from OLSHIN, HARVEY; SCHNITZER, SENDY; PORTER, DEAN to EASTERN SAVINGS BK
1986-08-25Mortgage assigned — from PORTER, DEAN; SCHNITZERR, WENDY; OLSHIN, HARVEY to EASTERN SAVINGS BK
1986-08-25Mortgage assigned — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A. to EASTERN SAVINGS BK
1979
1979-04-09Deed — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A to ADDONE REALTY CORP
1979-04-09Mortgage — from ADDONE REALTY CORP to PORTER, DEAN ETAL
1979-04-09Deed — from ADDONE REALTY CORP to LOBATTO, FREDERICK A
1977
1977-08-19Mortgage assigned — from JACOBY, IRVING to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK
1977-04-12Agreement — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK
1977-04-12Deed — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A to DIGEST REALTY CORP
1977-04-12Deed — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to LOBATTO, FREDERICK A
1976
1976-03-31Deed — from JACOBY, IRVING to LOBATTO, FREDERICK A
1976-03-29Mortgage — from LOBATTO, FREDERICK A to JACOBY, IRVING
1967
1967-02-20Deed — from J A J CARPET MART INC to JACOBY, IRVING
1967-02-20Deed — from SEVENTH NATIONAL CORP to J A J CARPET MART INC
1967-02-02Mortgage — from SEVENTH NATIONAL CORP to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK
1967-02-02Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK
1967-02-02Agreement — from DIVERSIFIED REALTY FNDNG to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK

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