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505 East 87 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1015840006 · 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, AEP8
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 77% 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 4. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2015-11-30.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (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 (1910)
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)STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATION LLC
Head officerJOSHUA PINTEL
Managing agentHalpern and Pintel, Inc.
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,897,000 $853,650
2026$2,017,000 $907,650
2027$2,229,000 $1,003,050

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & York Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Yorkville Community 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

505 East 87 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

2 311 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 HALPERN AND PINTEL, INC. — 5 buildings, 181 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
418 East 85 Street MN44 A
147 East 82 Street MN42 A
336 East 73 Street MN39 A
1349 2 Avenue MN36 A
505 East 87 Street MN20 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $59,101 on 2020-06-03 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-03Agreement $900,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $900,000
2020-06-03Mortgage $59,102 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $59,102
2020-06-03AL&R $900,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $900,000
2013-04-16Mortgage $194,605 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $194,605
2013-04-16Agreement $1,000,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2003-07-28Mortgage $472,286 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $472,286
1997-02-07Mortgage $191,333 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $191,333
1986-12-18Mortgage $263,588 to FOURTH FED S&L ASSN/N.Y. $263,588

Ten-year activity

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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174026
20184037
20193036
20201438
2021110112
20225027
20235027
20242013
20255027
20260011
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-02-27Boiler inspection
2025-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-27Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-25311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2025-07-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-04HPD 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
2025-03-25Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2025-03-20Boiler inspection
2024
2024-11-22HPD 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
2024-04-01HPD 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
2024-02-14Boiler inspection
2023
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
2023-11-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-08-14311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2023-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-03311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Other Animal
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-02-10Boiler inspection
2022
2022-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-03HPD 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
2022-10-03311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Other Animal
2022-03-04Boiler inspection
2022-03-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
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
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021
2021-03-18Boiler inspection
2021-03-17HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2021-03-17HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2021-03-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2021-03-17HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2021-03-17HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2021-03-17HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2021-03-17HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2021-03-17HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2021-03-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-06-03Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; STERLING NATIONAL BANK; ASTORIA BANK to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2020-06-03Agreement $900,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$900,000
2020-06-03Mortgage $59,102 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$59,102
2020-06-03AL&R $900,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$900,000
2020-05-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-02-13Boiler inspection
2020-01-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-01-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019
2019-12-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-10-05Elevator permit: Modernize one (1) device as per attached drawings. All work to conform to Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators [ASME A17.1-20$137,000
2019-09-18311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2019-08-25311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-04-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-24Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-27311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-08-02311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2018-07-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-02-14Boiler inspection
2018-02-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-10-15311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2017-10-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-08311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-16311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2016
2016-10-25HPD 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
2016-10-18DOB violation E:
2016-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-05311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2016-01-05HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2015
2015-11-30HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2015-11-30HPD class A: SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMEN
2015-11-30HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd
2015-11-30HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 2nd APAR
2015-11-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-21DOB violation E:
2015-08-23311: Smoking — Flavored Tobacco
2015-08-18311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-08-16311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-08-05311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-08-03311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2014
2014-11-04DOB violation E:
2014-06-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2014-02-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-01-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013
2013-09-16DOB violation E:
2013-04-16Mortgage $194,605 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$194,605
2013-04-16Mortgage assigned — from M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2013-04-16Agreement $1,000,000 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$1,000,000
2013-04-15TL&R — from M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST
2012
2012-08-16DOB violation E:
2012-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-08-16311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2011-08-15DOB violation E:
2011-01-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010
2010-12-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-12-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-10-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-04-08DOB violation E:
2009
2009-01-16DOB violation E:
2007
2007-09-07DOB violation E:
2007-06-04Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-28AL&R — from M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. to STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
2003-07-28Agreement — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2003-07-28TL&R — from M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2003-07-28Mortgage $472,286 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.$472,286
2002
2002-05-20Agreement — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2002-05-20Mortgage assigned — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2002-05-20SAGE — from M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1998
1998-09-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-12-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 50Y,53L,54R, 50-OIL LEAK 53-LIGHTING 54-REMOVE PARTS FROM INSIDE MAIN LINE DISCONNECT SWITCH$200
1997-02-07Mortgage assigned — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1997-02-07Mortgage $191,333 — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.$191,333
1997-02-07Agreement — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1997-02-07Mortgage assigned — from FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to M&T REAL ESTATE INC.
1996
1996-05-23Deed — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES to STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
1988
1988-06-07Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO4FUEL
1986
1986-12-18Mortgage $263,588 to FOURTH FED S&L ASSN/N.Y.$263,588
1986-12-18Agreement — from STARLIGHT REALTY ASSOC to FOURTH FED S&L ASSNNY
1978
1978-12-18Deed — from HALPERN, ROBERT to ENVOY APARTMENTS INC
1978-12-18Deed — from ENVOY APARTMENTS INC to STARLIGHT RLTY ASSCTS
1978-12-18Mortgage — from ENVOY APARTMENTS INC to FOURTH FED S/LA OF NY
1978-12-18Deed — from PINTEL, PAUL to ENVOY APARTMENTS INC
1978-12-18Deed — from HALPERN, JACK TR; STARLIGHT RLTY ASSCTS; MENSTEIN, MICHAEL; MENSTEIN, DIANE G; HIRSH, HERB to ENVOY APARTMENTS INC
1978-12-18Deed — from ORENSTEIN, EVELYN to ENVOY APARTMENTS INC
1978-12-18Deed — from HALPERN, ALLEN to ENVOY APARTMENTS INC
1978-12-18Deed — from HALPERN, JACK to ENVOY APARTMENTS INC
1978-12-18Deed — from HALPERN, DAVID to ENVOY APARTMENTS INC
1977
1977-03-15Deed — from STARLIGHT REALTY CORP to STARLIGHT REALTY ASSCTS
1967
1967-12-27Agreement — from JACKEL, HARRY; ROSENKRANTZ, VIOLET; BRESENOFF, BERTHA; ELKINS, ELSIE; JACKEL, ABRAHAM; JAC to FOURTH FD S/L OF NY
1967-12-27Agreement — from STARLIGHT REALTY CORP to FOURTH FD S/L OF N Y
1967-12-27Mortgage — from STARLIGHT REALTY CORP to FOURTH FD S/L OF N Y

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