153 East 87th Street
Class B
Class C
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1928) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
About this building
The building’s floor space is 7.7 times the size of its lot: 39,396 sq ft of building on a 5,145 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 9, 2026.
153 East 87th Street
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- City records show 1 open HPD violation at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2018 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- We found no DHCR rent-stabilization unit count for this building. That is not the same as the building being market-rate — a registration can be on file with no unit figure, or not have been filed at all. Ask the landlord directly whether the unit is rent-stabilized, and request your own rent history from DHCR.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace the broken or defective air exhaust motor at heating unit.
153 East 87th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10128. The closest subway is 86 St (4,5,6) (1-minute walk), served by the 4, 5, and 6 lines.
Building Condition
On record since January 2018. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2018-01-30
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- 2016-11-14 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST"
- 2014-10-31 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST"
- 2014-10-31 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1928. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 562
- GRAND LARCENY: 173
- HARRASSMENT 2: 83
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 60
- OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 46
- 169 E 87TH ST
- 1280 LEXINGTON AVE
- 1280 LEXINGTON AVE
- P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy
- P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
- P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
- P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy
- East Side Middle School
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
- P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy
- Life Sciences Secondary School
- THE JUDITH S. KAYE HIGH SCHOOL
Levels add up to 12 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 11 distinct schools are within range.
- 86 St
- 86 St
- 96 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- James Cagney Plaza
- National Academy Of Design
- Ramaz Middle School
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- P.s. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy
- Dalton School
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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