The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.5. 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 violations
3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-04-26.
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Lead (1) · Rodent (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).
Filed construction activity
$63,200 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
No
421-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)
533.EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC
Head officer
JOSEPH MOTTA
Managing agent
RELIABLE PROPERTY MGT. LLc
Last registered
2025-12-04
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
$3,403,000
$1,531,350
2026
$4,084,000
$1,837,800
2027
$3,960,000
$1,782,000
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 87 St — M31 M86-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
East End Ave & E 86 St · 400 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.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $315,000 on
2006-03-14 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2013-07-31
Agreement $725,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK
$725,000
2013-07-31
AL&R $725,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK
$725,000
2006-03-14
Mortgage $315,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$315,000
2005-10-19
Deed $1,100,000 — from 533 E.87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC C/O LAVIN OFF to 533 E. 87TH STREET REALTY, LLC. C/O JOSE
$1,100,000
2005-10-19
Mortgage $400,000 — from 533 E. 87TH STREET REALTY, LLC. C/O JOSE to 553 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC
$400,000
2003-03-31
Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
$2,500,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
14
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
3
5
2018
4
2
1
3
10
2019
0
0
12
2
14
2020
0
0
4
1
5
2021
0
0
0
1
1
2022
0
0
6
1
7
2023
0
0
12
1
13
2024
0
0
2
1
3
2025
0
0
4
1
5
2026
0
0
2
3
5
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HPD 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
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-27311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2025-11-17HPD 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
2025-09-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-10-24City emergency repair (HWO): nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work at building entrance and vestibule door, 1st story: pro$77
2023-09-11HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st
2023-09-11HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOO
2023-09-11HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY BY MEANS OF A HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st STORY
2023-09-11HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
2023-04-28HPD 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
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
2022
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
2022-05-25Boiler inspection
2022-03-16311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
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
2021-05-06Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-06Boiler inspection
2020-01-04311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-01-04Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019
2019-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCA
2019-11-20HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED
2019-11-07311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-11-07Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-03-29311: Water Quality — Clear Water With Other Particles (Use Comments) (QEZ)
2019-03-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018
2018-12-13311: Building Marshals office — Illegal Activity
2018-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FILED A CERTIFICATE FORM APPLICATION ETC CONTAINING A MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT(S). NOTED: THE OWNER/REPRESENTATIVE MADE FALSE CER$5,000
2018-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-23Boiler inspection
2018-09-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-09-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-09-07Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APT. #5W ON 5TH FLOOR. REPAIR EXISTING FLOOR, CEILING, PARTITION AND REPLACE WINDOWS AS PER PLAN. PLUMBING WORK INVOLVED. NO CH$31,600
2018-09-07Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APT. #5W ON 5TH FLOOR. REPAIR EXISTING FLOOR, CEILING, PARTITION AND REPLACE WINDOWS AS PER PLAN. PLUMBING WORK INVOLVED. NO CH$31,600
2018-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-07Boiler inspection
2017-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-07311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2017-01-07Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2016
2016-11-28311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2016-11-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2016-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-01HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5th STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST
2016-03-01HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM ,DOOR LOCKED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2016-03-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ,(DEFECTIVE), LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5th STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST
2016-03-01HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNE
2016-03-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2016-03-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2016-02-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). - INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5
2016-02-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-08-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-07-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015-05-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-05-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-04-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-04-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-02HPD 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
2014
2014-06-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-06-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-06-11311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2014-06-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2013
2013-07-31Mortgage assigned — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCITION to FLUSHING BANK
2013-07-31Agreement $725,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK$725,000
2013-07-31AL&R $725,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK$725,000
2013-03-26Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
2012
2012-12-08311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-10-13311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-10-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-09-25311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2011-05-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-05-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-04-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-04-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-04-09311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-04-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-03-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-03-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-03-21311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-03-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010
2010-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-09-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-09-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-09-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-09-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-09-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-09-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-09-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008
2008-12-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-11-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-30DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-08-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-07-25Job filed: BATHROOM / KITCHEN RENOVATION, CEILING AND WALL REPAIR OF EXISTING APARTMENT AT CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$18,000
2007-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2007-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2007-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2006-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2006-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2006-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
2006-04-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-03-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF EXTERIOR DOOR . NO CHANGE IN USE . OCCUPANCY, MEANS OF EGRESS.$5,000
2006-03-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF EXTERIOR DOOR . NO CHANGE IN USE . OCCUPANCY, MEANS OF EGRESS.$5,000
2006-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-14Mortgage $315,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$315,000
2006-03-14Mortgage satisfied — from 533 EAST 87TH STREET REALTY LLC to 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES LLC
2006-03-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O PERMIT-HAZARDOUS. WORK NOTED: AT BASEMENT LEVEL PARTITIONS CREATED CLASS "A' APT. PLUMBING-WATER WASTE SERVICE MOVED. ALS
2005-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
2005-10-19Deed $1,100,000 — from 533 E.87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC C/O LAVIN OFF to 533 E. 87TH STREET REALTY, LLC. C/O JOSE$1,100,000
2005-10-19Mortgage $400,000 — from 533 E. 87TH STREET REALTY, LLC. C/O JOSE to 553 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC$400,000
2005-08-08TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2005-08-08PREL — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2005-08-08Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-31DEEDO — from EAST 88TH STREET PROPERTIES, INC. to 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC.
2003-03-31Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK$2,500,000
1990
1990-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1990-08-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1990-05-04HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING 5 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1990-05-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED BX CABLE CEILING CELLAR THRU OUT.
1990-05-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR THRU OUT.
1990-05-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS AT DOOR TO EAST AIR SHAFT AT CELLAR.
1990-05-04HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS REAR PART
1990-04-26HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING FRONT AREAWAY.
1990-04-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPALLING BROWNSTONE FACADE AT FRONT.
1989
1989-08-09HPD class B: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1984
1984-01-16HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL TREADS CELLAR STAIR LEADING TO YARD.
1984-01-16HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CLG BOILER ROOM REAR OF BOILER CELLAR.
1982
1982-11-12Deed — from DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC. to EAST 88ST PROPERTIES,INC