Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
99
out of 100
Heavier than 55% of buildings in Upper East Side-Yorkville
15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 26 apartments here are rent stabilized.
217 EAST 85TH STREET · 42 apartments · built 1925 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 26 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
15 violations the city still lists as unresolved
15 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Fire & life safety4
- Gas3
- Other3
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural1
- Disrepair1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 62% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-06-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.