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539 East 87 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1015840020 · 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 311s4
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

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (10) · Rodent (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Sewer (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 (10)
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)JAMBAR 87
Head officerPAUL IRVINE
Managing agentIRVINE REALTY GROUP
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,793,200 $1,706,940
2026$4,552,000 $2,048,400
2027$3,960,000 $1,782,000

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).

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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 87 St — M31 M86-SBS · 550 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeEast End Ave & E 86 St · 350 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

539 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

14 311 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 IRVINE REALTY GROUP — 62 buildings, 459 units. Grades across the portfolio: A44 · B6 · C10 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
137 Carlton Avenue BK36 A
237 Lafayette Street MN21 A
338 West 19 Street MN18 A
113 Prince Street MN16 A
41 Crosby Street MN16 A
51 Walker Street MN15 A
240 East 52 Street MN15 A
431 East 12 Street MN13 A
4 East 62 Street MN12 A
347 West Broadway MN11 A
619 East 11 Street MN10 A
80 Wooster Street MN10 A
308 West 106 Street MN10 A
16 West 86 Street MN10 B
539 East 87 Street MN10 A
9 West 16 Street MN10 A
18 East 63 Street MN10 A
47 East 74 Street MN10 A
139 Spring Street MN9 A
312 West 78 Street MN9 A
5 East 75 Street MN8 A
213 East 17 Street MN8 A
87 Crosby Street MN7 A
345 West Broadway MN7 A
108 East 37 Street MN7 A
39 West 69 Street MN6 B
1055 Park Avenue MN6 A
27 Howard Street MN6 A
320 East 82 Street MN6 A
307 Canal Street MN6 A
123 Prince Street MN6 A
423 Broome Street MN6 A
11 East 94 Street MN6 A
18 East 77 Street MN5 A
44 West 22 Street MN5 A
121 West 82 Street MN5 A
52 West 22 Street MN5 A
7 East 94 Street MN5 C
125 Prince Street MN5 A
23 West 69 Street MN5 C
116 East 91 Street MN5 A
44 White Street MN5 B
34 East 64 Street MN4 C
309 Amsterdam Avenue MN4 C
11 East 76 Street MN4 C
111 Mercer Street MN4 A
12 Wooster Street MN4 A
214 East 70 Street MN4 B
84 Sullivan Street MN4 B
298 Elizabeth Street MN4 C
131 West 11 Street MN4 A
823 2 Avenue MN3 A
214 West 132 Street MN3 C
325 East 53 Street MN3 A
57 East 90 Street MN2 A
264 East 7 Street MN2 D
1009 5 Avenue MN2 D
442 West 44 Street MN2 B
328 West 20 Street MN2 C
54 West 87 Street MN1 C

showing 60 of 62 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2011-01-19 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-20Deed $10,350,000 — from FAR EAST 87 LLC to JAMBAR 87 LLC $10,350,000
2016-12-14Sold for $10,350,000 $10,350,000 $1,035,000
2013-03-07Agreement $4,150,000 — from FAR EAST 87, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $4,150,000
2013-03-07Deed $8,050,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to FAR EAST 87, LLC $8,050,000
2011-01-19AL&R $4,950,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $4,950,000
2011-01-19M&CON $4,950,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $4,950,000
2011-01-19Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $1,100,000
2009-06-26Agreement $3,850,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $3,850,000
2007-04-09M&CON $3,850,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $3,850,000
2007-04-09AL&R $3,850,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $3,850,000
2006-12-05RPTT $2,040,000 — from PRESSMAN, HAYWARD R; HRPMP, LLC; MANESS, MARTHA to COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LLC $2,040,000
2006-09-11Mortgage $1,100,000 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $1,100,000
2005-08-08Mortgage $1,082,815 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LTD PAR to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $1,082,815
2005-08-08AL&R $3,500,000 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LTD PAR to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $3,500,000
2005-08-08Agreement $3,500,000 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LTD PAR to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $3,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700123
201801023
201914016
202002002
202102002
202205005
202302002
202401001
202503036
20260110011
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The last 12 months — 14 records

DateRecord
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-27311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents

The full timeline

2026
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-01-10311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-27311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2025-10-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-09-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-08-18311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2024
2024-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022
2022-12-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2022-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-03-03Bedbug 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
2021-10-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-04311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2019
2019-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-11-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-03-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-17Mortgage satisfied — from FAR EAST 87, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
2016
2016-12-20Deed $10,350,000 — from FAR EAST 87 LLC to JAMBAR 87 LLC$10,350,000
2016-12-14Sold for $10,350,000$10,350,000
2016-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-01HPD 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
2013
2013-03-07Agreement $4,150,000 — from FAR EAST 87, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.$4,150,000
2013-03-07TL&R — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to PRIME EAST REALTY LLC
2013-03-07Deed $8,050,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to FAR EAST 87, LLC$8,050,000
2013-03-07Mortgage assigned — from VNB CAPITAL CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.
2013-03-07Mortgage assigned — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to VNB CAPITAL CORP.
2013-01-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2013-01-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2012
2012-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-06-27311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2011
2011-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-19AL&R $4,950,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$4,950,000
2011-01-19TL&R — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to PRIME EAST REALTY LLC
2011-01-19Mortgage assigned — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
2011-01-19M&CON $4,950,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$4,950,000
2011-01-19Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$1,100,000
2010
2010-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-07-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-06-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2010-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-16311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Residential (NJ1)
2010-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-01-07Job filed: A1$1,000
2010-01-07Job filed: A1$1,000
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-10-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-10-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-09-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF RES.BOILERS AND KICHEN HOOD EXHAUST FANS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$35,000
2009-09-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF RES.BOILERS AND KICHEN HOOD EXHAUST FANS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$35,000
2009-08-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-08-14Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 35 LINEAR FEET BY 14 FEET APPROXIMATE HIGH HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED, PER DRAWINGS,RATED FOR 300 LBS PER SQUARE FOOT. INSTALLATION SH
2009-08-14Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 35 LINEAR FEET BY 14 FEET APPROXIMATE HIGH HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED, PER DRAWINGS,RATED FOR 300 LBS PER SQUARE FOOT. INSTALLATION SH
2009-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-11Job filed: A2$287,800
2009-06-26Agreement $3,850,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$3,850,000
2009-01-09Job filed: RENOVATE ALL APARTMENTS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH - REMOVE EXISTING CENTRAL BOILER AND REPLACE WITH SMALLER BOILERS FOR INDIVIDUAL UNITS. NO CHANGE$407,000
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-04-09TL&R — from ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK to COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO.
2007-04-09Deed — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. to PRIME EAST REALTY LLC
2007-04-09Mortgage assigned — from ISRAEL DSCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2007-04-09M&CON $3,850,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$3,850,000
2007-04-09AL&R $3,850,000 — from PRIME EAST REALTY LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$3,850,000
2007-01-30Mortgage satisfied — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-12-05RPTT $2,040,000 — from PRESSMAN, HAYWARD R; HRPMP, LLC; MANESS, MARTHA to COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LLC$2,040,000
2006-09-11Mortgage $1,100,000 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK$1,100,000
2005
2005-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-09-27Job filed: PARTIAL INTERIOR REMOVAL OF PARTITIONS, PLUMBING FIXTURES, AND BOILER. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$50,000
2005-08-08Mortgage $1,082,815 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LTD PAR to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK$1,082,815
2005-08-08AL&R $3,500,000 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LTD PAR to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK$3,500,000
2005-08-08Agreement $3,500,000 — from COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY CO. LTD PAR to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK$3,500,000
2005-08-08Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
2005-08-08TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2005-08-08Deed $5,000,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC to COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REALTY COMPANY$5,000,000
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-06-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003-06-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2003-06-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2003-03-31Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK$2,500,000
2003-03-31DEEDO — from EAST 88TH STREET PROPERTIES, INC. to 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC.
2003-03-31AL&R — from 533 EAST 87TH ASSOCIATES, LLC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-05-15Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
1982
1982-11-12Deed — from DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC. to EAST 88 ST.PROPERT/ETC.

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