225 West 86th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~62% of buildings in this ZIP (5 open)
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (5 vs ~1)
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 23 of 207 units
About this building
Individually designated a New York City landmark. The building’s floor space is 8.3 times the size of its lot: 560,778 sq ft of building on a 67,675 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 15, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Sep 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
225 West 86th Street
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- City records show 5 open HPD violations 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 2026 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 23 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish….
225 West 86 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10024. The closest subway is 86 St (1) (1-minute walk), served by the 1, 2, 3, B, and C lines.
Building Condition
Issued June 2026. 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.
- 2026-05-31 "§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVA…"
- 2026-05-31 "§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSI…"
- 2026-05-31 "§27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM…"
- 2026-05-31 "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
- 2026-05-31 "§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY…"
- Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-06 · Apt 607 · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-06-06 · Apt 607 · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-05-28 · Apt 607 · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
- 2022-08-02 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
- 2021-07-19 "FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED / ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED AT TIME OF SPOT CHEC…"
- 2019-04-05 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 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 1920. 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: 215
- HARRASSMENT 2: 111
- GRAND LARCENY: 82
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 37
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 34
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 731
- Encampment: 116
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 66
- Traffic Signal Condition: 54
- Illegal Parking: 43
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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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