A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 26.7. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Rodent (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Animal (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
No
Built before 1974 (2007)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)
TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
Head officer
MICHAEL CHANG
Managing agent
SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered
2026-07-28
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
$5,800,113
$348,007
2026
$5,531,103
$331,866
2027
$5,561,448
$333,687
The city's market estimate has fallen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 — Q · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 84 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 85 St & 3 Ave · 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.
8 311 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 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-30Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-07-10Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD 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
2025-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-05-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2025-03-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-02-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-01-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2024
2024-09-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-07311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2024-06-21311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2023
2023-12-13Bedbug 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
2023-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-03-31HPD 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
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
2022-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-05311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-03-10HPD 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
2022-02-27311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-01-16311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2021
2021-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-13PAT — from LEVEY, STEPHANIE; LEVEY, STEPHEN to THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2021-07-13Mortgage $3,206,000 — from LEVEY, STEPHEN; LEVEY, STEPHANIE to BANK OF AMERICA, NA; MERS$3,206,000
2021-07-13Deed $4,580,000 — from BESCA, GERI; BESCA, MARK to LEVEY, STEPHEN; LEVEY, STEPHANIE$4,580,000
2021-07-13PAT — from BESCA, GERI to SCHLOSSER, ROBERT H
2021-07-13PAT — from BESCA, MARK to SCHLOSSER, ROBERT H
2021-07-01Sold for $4,580,000$4,580,000
2021-06-17311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2021-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from BESCA, GERI; BESCA, MARK to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2021-05-28Mortgage satisfied — from 234 E 84TH STREET LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-03-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-23Agreement $1,246,000 — from HSIEH, DOUGLAS; FAN, ANNABEL to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$1,246,000
2020-04-23Mortgage assigned — from PRIMELENDING; MERS to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2020-01-08311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2019
2019-12-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-12-18Mortgage $16,673 — from FAN, ANNABEL; HSIEH, DOUGLAS to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$16,673
2019-10-15DOB violation E:
2019-08-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-12311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2019-03-05Elevator permit: A software upgrade to the existing controller to comply with door lock monitoring system as per ASME A17.3 of 2002 as modified by $9,765
2019-03-04311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2019-02-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-26HPD 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
2018-10-22Agreement $2,985,000 — from CHANG, HESTER GAI-BIGG; CHANG, MICHAEL CHIA-HAO to RAYMOND JAMES BANK, NA$2,985,000
2018-10-22Mortgage assigned — from DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS to RAYMOND JAMES BANK, NA
2018-05-21311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2017
2017-11-25311: Animal Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2017-10-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-03DOB violation E:
2016
2016-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-19311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015
2015-10-20HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-10-19DOB violation E:
2013
2013-09-09DOB violation E:
2013-06-17Certificate of occupancy Final
2013-03-27Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2012
2012-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-20Job filed: BUILDER PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION # 104359196
2012-04-09REL — from 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC
2012-04-09Mortgage satisfied — from 234-236 EAST 84TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC; 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC
2012-04-09Mortgage $1,500,000 — from FAN, ANNABEL; HSIEH, DOUGLAS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$1,500,000
2012-04-09PAT — from FAN, ANNABEL; HSIEH, DOUGLAS to THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2012-04-09Deed $3,603,000 — from 234 E. 84TH STREET LLC to HSIEH, DOUGLAS; FAN, ANNABEL$3,603,000
2012-04-09PAT — from FAN, ANNABEL to HSIEH, DOUGLAS
2012-04-03Agreement $3,177,371 — from EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC to 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC$3,177,371
2012-04-03Agreement $3,177,371 — from EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC to 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC$3,177,371
2012-04-03Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC$2,500,000
2012-04-03Deed $3,983,000 — from 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to CHANG, MICHAEL CHIA-HAO; CHANG, HESTER GAI-BIGG$3,983,000
2012-04-03PAT — from CHANG, HESTER GAI-BIGG; CHANG, MICHAEL CHIA-HAO to BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE TOWNHOUSE CONDO
2012-04-03Mortgage assigned — from EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
2012-04-03Mortgage $485,000 — from CHANG, MICHAEL CHIA-HAO; CHANG, HESTER GAI-BIGG to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS$485,000
2012-04-03Agreement $3,177,371 — from EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC to 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC$3,177,371
2012-04-03Agreement $2,985,000 — from CHANG, HESTER GAI-BIGG; CHANG, MICHAEL CHIA-HAO to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS$2,985,000
2012-03-28REL — from 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC
2012-03-28REL — from 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC
2012-03-28REL — from 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC
2012-03-07Mortgage $590,000 — from BESCA, MARK; BESCA, GERI to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$590,000
2012-03-07Agreement $2,000,000 — from BESCA, MARK; BESCA, GERI to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$2,000,000
2012-03-07Mortgage assigned — from EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2012-03-07Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 234 E. 84TH STREET LLC to EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC$2,000,000
2012-03-07Agreement $5,177,371 — from EAST 84TH STREET ACQUISITION GROUP LLC to 234 E. 84TH STREET LLC$5,177,371
2012-03-07PAT — from BESCA, GERI; BESCA, MARK to BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE TOWNHOUSE CONDO
2012-03-07Deed $3,735,262 — from 234 E. 84TH STREET, LLC to BESCA, GERI; BESCA, MARK$3,735,263
2012-02-09MAPS — from THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2012-02-09CDEC — from THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2012-02-09CDEC — from THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2012-02-09MAPS — from THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2012-02-09MAPS — from THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2012-02-09CDEC — from THE TOWNHOUSE CONDOMINIUM
2011
2011-11-18Job filed: CONDOMINIUM APPLICATION WITH (3) TENTATIVE LOT NUMBERS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION # 104359196. TENTATIVE LOT NUMBERS ARE 1001,
2011-11-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-09-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO INSTITUTE/MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT MEASURES OR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION - NO HANDRAILS. AT ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF A$1,000
2011-06-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HOIST AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33
2011-02-21311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2011-02-12311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2010
2010-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-10-12Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK AT GREENHOUSE AREA OF NEW BUILDING, THIS APPLICATION IS FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION. GREENHOUSE APPROVED UNDER NB APPLICA$1,000
2010-10-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NO RECORD OF DAILY INSPECTION OF SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED PERSON AT SITE. NOTED: NO DAILY INSPECTION LOG BOOK AT$2,400
2010-10-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED: NO APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS FOR SIDEWALK SHED $250
2010-09-27311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2008
2008-11-03Job filed: SPRINKLER ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB 104359196$1,000
2008-07-23Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 234 EAST 84 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/98. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2008-05-07Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 234 EAST 84 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/98. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2007
2007-10-16ECB Hazardous violation: SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET BLDG CODE SPECIFICATIONS NOTED:AN APPROX.20'HIGH X 25' LONG S/W SHED IS LISTING AWAY FROM BLDG OUT OF $2,000
2007-10-15Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 28 LF AT 234 EAST 84 STREET DURING RMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, E
2007-02-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION @ SIDES OF EXCAVATION!DEFECTS NOTED:(1) OBSERVED IMPROPER FENCE ERECTED ON THE SW SECTION OF THE CON$1,000
2006
2006-07-21ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC & PROPERTY CONST.OPERATIONS:DEFECTS NOTED.AT 232 E. 84 ST.EAST FACADE & AT 238 E.84 ST.WEST FACADE W/H$1,000
2006-06-20Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJSTONWITH NB 104359196
2006-06-15ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTORS SIGN UPON INSPECTION BUILDING UNDER DEMO.DEMO ON 3RD FLOOR, CONTRACTOR FAILED TO PROVIDE SIGN AS PE$500
2006-06-15ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY EFFECTED BY DEMOLITION OPERATIONS. UPON INSPECTION DEMO IN PROGRESS,ACTIVE SITE-DEMO CONT$1,500
2006-06-02Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW NB APPLICATION #104359196. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2006-05-11Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK FILED IN CONJUCTION WITHNB 104359196 NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$1,000
2006-05-11Job filed: HVAC AND PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNC-TION WITH NB APPLICATION # 104- 359-196. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OROCCUPANCY.$1,000
2006-05-10Job filed: DM
2006-04-28Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 25 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE I
2006-02-17Job filed: NB
2004
2004-12-14Job filed: TO REMOVE SOME NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIO NS AND CLEAN-UP THE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000