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157 East 85 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1015140026 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
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 100% 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 0. 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

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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$134,179 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1982)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)SAMBR 157 LLC
Head officerROSE CAIOLA
Managing agentBETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,974,000 $1,338,300
2026$3,072,000 $1,382,400
2027$3,419,000 $1,538,550

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-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 · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 85 St & 3 Ave · 450 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

157 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

5 311 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 BETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 1,737 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
321 West 54 Street MN109 A
241 East 86 Street MN106 A
228 East 86 Street MN105 A
1588 3 Avenue MN96 A
88 East 4 Street MN85 A
245 East 84 Street MN82 A
75 5 Avenue MN72 A
353 East 78 Street MN65 A
70 East 12 Street MN57 A
230 East 85 Street MN55 A
359 East 62 Street MN55 A
151 Lexington Avenue MN53 A
169 East 91 Street MN53 A
105 Lexington Avenue MN50 A
423 East 90 Street MN49 A
317 East 91 Street MN38 A
427 East 76 Street MN35 A
440 East 88 Street MN35 A
128 East 85 Street MN35 A
334 East 74 Street MN35 A
1480 1 Avenue MN34 A
327 East 34 Street MN29 A
312 East 92 Street MN28 A
254 East 10 Street MN25 A
104 East 31 Street MN24 A
516 East 86 Street MN24 A
213 East 73 Street MN24 A
211 East 73 Street MN24 A
157 East 85 Street MN23 A
1743 1 Avenue MN23 A
315 East 85 Street MN22 A
320 East 9 Street MN22 B
317 East 85 Street MN21 A
425 East 77 Street MN20 A
434 East 84 Street MN20 A
321 East 91 Street MN19 B
74 Irving Place MN18 A
444 East 88 Street MN17 A
336 East 82 Street MN17 A
421 East 76 Street MN12 A
404 East 80 Street MN10 A
66 2 Avenue MN7 A
1512 Crosby Avenue BX4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,166,231 on 2022-02-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-09Agreement $3,100,000 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $3,100,000
2022-02-09Mortgage $1,166,231 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,166,231
2022-01-18RPTT&RET $13,717,800 — from CAIOLA, BENNY A; CAIOLA-MUSACCHIA, ROSEMARIE; TRISTAR EQUITIES HOLDINGS, LLC; CAIOLA, MARI to SECOND GENERATION REALTY COMPANY, LLC $13,717,800
2012-10-19Mortgage $1,086,587 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $1,086,587
2012-10-19Agreement $2,450,000 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $2,450,000
2003-11-05Mortgage $509,852 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $509,852
1985-11-22Mortgage $574,666 — from CAIOLA, SAL to DIME SAVGS BK/N.Y.,FSB $574,666

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002035
2018004037
2019013026
202000100212
2021015017
20220134210
2023403018
2024003014
2025004026
2026000011
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-05Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 10: SAFE
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-20Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-05Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 10: SAFE
2025
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-20Boiler inspection
2025-10-14Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-10-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-08-19311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-01-11311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2024
2024-12-21Boiler inspection
2024-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-03-16311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-03-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-28Boiler inspection
2023-09-11311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2023-08-29Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-08-24Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-08-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC$5,000
2023-07-25Job filed: Repoint deteriorated masonry joints, isolated brick replacement, sealant replacement, railing installation per plans submitted herewith. No change in $35,179
2023-03-04311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2022
2022-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-01311: Consumer Complaint — Cell Phone Store
2022-09-27Boiler inspection
2022-05-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-05-07311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-02-17Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 9: SWARMP
2022-02-09Agreement $3,100,000 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA$3,100,000
2022-02-09Mortgage $1,166,231 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA$1,166,231
2022-02-09Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
2022-01-18RPTT&RET $13,717,800 — from CAIOLA, BENNY A; CAIOLA-MUSACCHIA, ROSEMARIE; TRISTAR EQUITIES HOLDINGS, LLC; CAIOLA, MARI to SECOND GENERATION REALTY COMPANY, LLC$13,717,800
2021
2021-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-03Boiler inspection
2021-09-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-08-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-03-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2021-02-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-06311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2020
2020-11-25Boiler inspection
2020-07-21Elevator permit: Door Lock Monitoring System$15,000
2020-06-07311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-06-05311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-06-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-01311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-05-31311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-05-31311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-05-30311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-05-26311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-05-24311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2020-05-20311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2019
2019-12-18Boiler inspection
2019-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-16Boiler inspection
2018-10-09HPD 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
2018-06-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-21311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2018-04-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-26Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 8: SAFE
2016
2016-10-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-08-18Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING BALCONY RAILINGS TO COMPLY WITH NYC BUILDING CODE AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$47,000
2016-08-18Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING BALCONY RAILINGS TO COMPLY WITH NYC BUILDING CODE AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$47,000
2016-05-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-05-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2014
2014-10-31DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST
2014-10-10DOB violation E: ...............THIS PVT TAKES PLACE OF PVT 526990
2014-03-31DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2012 INSPECTION/TEST
2012
2012-10-19Mortgage $1,086,587 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC$1,086,587
2012-10-19Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to FANNIE MAE
2012-10-19Agreement $2,450,000 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC$2,450,000
2012-10-19Mortgage assigned — from BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC to FANNIE MAE
2012-10-19Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC
2012-10-03DOB violation E:
2012-07-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-17DOB violation E:
2010
2010-12-07Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 7: SAFE
2010-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-11-18DOB violation E:
2009-09-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008
2008-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-10-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF A STOP WORK ORDER. REMEDYCOMPLY WITH STOP WORK ORDER.$4,800
2008-10-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. OBSERVED: EQUIPMENT NOT SET-UP(ACCESSING)TO APPROVED CD-5 SR08/1652 07/2
2008-09-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-09-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-07-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 25 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/1999. NO CHANGE IN
2008-01-22DOB violation E:
2007
2007-10-26Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 6: SAFE
2007-10-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-09-26Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2007-09-10Job filed: Install 26' of temporary Heavy Duty Sidewalk Shed 300 psf inside property in courtyard for protection during work under NB 104408044 at 1269 Lexingto
2007-08-15Job filed: To erect Temporary Roof Protection filed for work being performed under Appl NB 104408044. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this appl.
2007-05-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-05-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-08-21DOB violation E:
2005
2005-12-19Facade (LL11) filing, cycle 6: SAFE
2005-05-19DOB violation E:
2004
2004-12-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — RADIATOR
2003-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-05Agreement — from SAMBR 157 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2003-11-05DEEDO — from SAMBR, LLC to SAMBR 157 LLC
2003-11-05Mortgage $509,852 — from SAMBR 157 LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$509,852
2002
2002-01-17DOB violation E: 1P31698
2001
2001-11-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-11-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-26Job filed: LEGALIZE REPLACEMENT OF BOILER AND REINSTALLATION OF GAS BURNER TO CORRECT ECB VIOLATION 10720018Y. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS A$8,000
2000
2000-11-09DOB violation E: 1P31698
1997
1997-12-30Deed — from CAIOLA, SAL; CAIOLA, SALVATORE to SAMBR LLC.
1997-10-23Agreement — from CAIOLA, SAL to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1994
1994-11-09Agreement — from CAIOLA, SAL to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-10-13Agreement — from CAIOLA, SAL to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NYFSB
1992-06-18DOB violation E:
1989
1989-04-12DOB violation E: (51) REMOVE FURNITURE FROM MOTOR ROOM
1988
1988-11-25DOB violation E: (51) PROVIDE
1988-11-25DOB violation E: (51) PROVIDE ACCESS FOR INSPECTION
1987
1987-08-10DOB violation E:
1985
1985-11-25SAGE — from STERLING NTL BK&TR CO/NY
1985-11-22Mortgage $574,666 — from CAIOLA, SAL to DIME SAVGS BK/N.Y.,FSB$574,666
1985-11-22Mortgage assigned — from GOLDOME FSB to DIME SAVGS BK/N.Y.,FSB
1984
1984-04-04Mortgage satisfied — from L & M II ASSOCIATES to GAGE EDWIN (AGENT) ET AL
1983
1983-04-04Mortgage assigned — from STERLING NAT'L BK&TRETC to SECOND GENERATION ETC.
1982
1982-06-08Mortgage assigned — from CAIOLA, SAL; CAIOLA, BENNY JR. to STERLING NATIONAL BKETC
1981
1981-06-15Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to UNION DIME SAVINGS BANK
1981-06-15Mortgage — from CAIOLA, SOL to UNION DIME SAVINGS BANK
1981-06-15Agreement — from CAIOLA, SOL to UNION DIME SAVINGS BANK
1980
1980-08-13Mortgage — from CAIOLA, SALVATORE to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA
1980-08-13Mortgage assigned — from AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA
1980-08-13Agreement — from CAIOLA, SALVATORE to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA
1980-07-22CERT — from CAIOLA, SAL
1980-07-22Mortgage assigned — from MADA REAL ESTATE INC to AMALGAMATED BANK OFNY
1980-05-14REL — from L & M II ASSOCIATES to MALKAN, MICHAEL
1980-05-14REL — from GAYE, EDWIN to MALKAN, MICHAEL
1980-05-14Mortgage — from CAIOLA, SAL to MADA REAL ESTATE INC
1980-05-13Deed to CAIOLA, SAL
1979
1979-11-29Deed — from L & M II ASSOCIATES to MALKAN, MICHAEL
1979-11-29Mortgage — from MALKAN, MICHAEL to L & M II ASSOCIATES
1979-06-07Deed — from DULUTH REALTY CORP to L & M 22 ASSSOCIATES
1979-06-07Mortgage — from L & M II ASSOCIATES to FENDHEIM, JOHN M ETAL; GAGE, EDWIN

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