The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 90% 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 0.3. 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
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (4) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$62,250 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 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (12)
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)
UPPER YORK HOLDINGS, LLC
Head officer
Meilech Simkowitz
Managing agent
UPPER YORK HOLDINGS, LLC
Last registered
2025-09-10
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
$2,278,000
$1,025,100
2026
$2,422,000
$1,089,900
2027
$2,611,000
$1,174,950
The city's market estimate has risen
15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 88 St — M31 M86-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
E 89 St & York Ave · 200 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.
19 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $181,355 on
2016-08-22 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-02-01
AL&R $2,800,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,800,000
2022-02-01
M&CON $2,800,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,800,000
2016-08-22
Mortgage $181,355 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$181,355
2016-08-22
Agreement $3,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC
$3,000,000
2008-05-19
Mortgage $1,837,888 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,837,888
2008-05-19
Agreement $3,200,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$3,200,000
2008-05-19
AL&R $3,200,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$3,200,000
2008-05-19
Deed $6,750,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC
$6,750,000
2004-07-05
Agreement $1,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to NEO REALTY CO.
$1,500,000
2004-07-05
Mortgage $300,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$300,000
2002-07-09
Mortgage $326,183 — from NEO REALTY CO to CITIBANK, NA
$326,183
1999-10-18
Mortgage $250,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to OLYMPIAN BANK
$250,000
1998-08-24
Mortgage $200,000 — from NEO REALTY CO. to OLYMPIAN BANK
$200,000
1998-08-24
Mortgage $10,457 — from NEO REALTY CO. to OLYMPIAN BANK
$10,457
1995-03-03
Mortgage $101,000 — from NEO REALTY CO to OLYMPIAN BANK
$101,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
42
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
6
0
10
0
3
19
2018
0
0
20
0
3
23
2019
0
0
4
0
2
6
2020
0
0
25
0
1
26
2021
4
0
37
0
1
42
2022
0
2
18
3
2
25
2023
0
2
9
0
3
14
2024
0
1
6
2
2
11
2025
0
0
5
0
2
7
2026
0
1
10
0
1
12
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2024-11-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2024-11-08DOB complaint, category ?
2024-11-07Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A; SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A. to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-11-07AALR — from SIGNATURE BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A. to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-11-06Boiler inspection
2024-07-26311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2024-07-13311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-07-12311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2024-06-13Restaurant inspection: EFFYS CAFE — grade A
2023-07-01HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BAL
2023-07-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS REAR STACK AT FIRE ESCAPE
2023-07-01HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BAL
2023-03-23Restaurant inspection: EFFYS CAFE — grade A
2022-10-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2022-10-27311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-10-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SUMMONS ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY DUE TO METAL AND PLEXIGLASS ENCLOSURE AT FRONT OF STRUCTURE PARTIALL
2022-10-24311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-10-04311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-09-30311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022-09-03311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-08-30Elevator permit: Install new Dumbwaiter per ASME A17.1-2000/03, Part 7, Chapter 30, Appendix K. All inspections/tests to be performed in the presen$45,300
2022-02-01Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SIGNATURE BANK
2022-02-01AL&R $2,800,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,800,000
2022-02-01M&CON $2,800,000 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,800,000
2022-01-28311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2022-01-28Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2022-01-21311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2021
2021-12-29Boiler inspection
2021-12-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-02311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2021-12-02Permit Sign — Signed-off
2021-11-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-11-12Job filed: ILLUMINATED NON ADVERTISING ACCESSORY WALL SIGN - KUMON. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,250
2021-09-21311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-08-18Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2021-08-11Job filed: FILE FOR NEW DUMBWAITER ELEVATOR & SHAFT WALLS INSTALLATION BETWEEN FIRST FLOOR & CELLAR IN EXISTING RESTAURANT AND MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION . NO CH$60,000
2021-06-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-14HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2021-05-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SAGGING SLOPING UNLEVELED WOOD FLOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED A
2021-05-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2021-05-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-04-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-24311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-13311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-04Boiler inspection
2019-08-20311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2019-06-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2019-01-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-18Boiler inspection
2018-07-23HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FREESTANDING METAL GATE AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2018-06-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-28311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2017-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-09-27Eviction executed
2017-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-08-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-08-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC
2017-08-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC
2017-08-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC
2017-08-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC
2017-07-25Boiler inspection
2017-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-01311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2017-04-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2017-04-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2017-03-21311: Food Establishment — No Permit or License
2017-01-08311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016
2016-12-22311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2016-10-27HPD 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
2016-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-08-22Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2016-08-22TL&R — from SIGNATURE BANK to UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC
2016-08-22Mortgage $181,355 — from UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$181,355
2016-08-22Agreement $3,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to UPPER YORK HOLDINGS LLC$3,000,000
2016-05-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-03-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-03-03311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016-02-11311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2016-01-18311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2015-04-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-02-13Job filed: INSTALL GREASE EXHAUST SYSTEM ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, USE, OR EGRESS.$9,095
2015-02-13Job filed: INSTALL NEW KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF GAS VALVE WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED UNDER DOB# 122163648. NO $3,000
2015-02-13Job filed: INSTALL NEW KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF GAS VALVE WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED UNDER DOB# 122163648. NO $3,000
2015-02-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-12-13311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-11-25DOB complaint, category ?
2014-11-25DOB complaint, category ?
2014-11-21DOB complaint, category ?
2014-10-09Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. WORK TO BE DONE IN THE EXISTING CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR C.OF.O# 25032.$75,000
2014-10-09Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. WORK TO BE DONE IN THE EXISTING CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR C.OF.O# 25032.$75,000
2014-07-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012
2012-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-06-28311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2012-02-22311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)