Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

166 West 87 St

Manhattan, NY 10024Company-ownedBBL 1012170057BIN 1032217

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1914
Floors10
Units201
Building Area72,000 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassD3
Market Value$10M

166 WEST 87 ST is a property located at 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores. The building was constructed in 1914. It has 10 floors and 201 units. The building area is 72,000 square feet on a 10,877 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $10M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 71 building permits on record (45 active). There are 754 violations on record (106 currently open). 20 docketed judgments carrying $3,650 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

2,254records on file
79Energy Star

Completed in 1914, 166 West 87 St rises 10 stories over New York. Public records put it at 201 units and 72,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $10.0M, and assessed for tax at $4.5M. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,254 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 1,190 of its 2,254 records, fully 53%, fall under that one heading. Violation (754) and enforcement (85) trail well behind. 106 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2014.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 79, with a site energy-use intensity of 99.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 519 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 53% complaint, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$10.0M of New York, written across 2,254 government filings.

Property Details

Address166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Fireproof Without Stores
D3
Year Built1914
Floors10
Total Units201
Building Area72,000 sqft
Lot Size10,877 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ConditionAverage
1012170057
1032217
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$10M
$4.5M
$1.8M

Building Permits

71 on record · 45 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 12, 2024Est. cost $1KJob #M00831076-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 11, 2024Job #M00983020-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 27, 2024Est. cost $230KJob #M00915983-I1
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 16, 2024Job #426808
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 8, 2024Est. cost $1Job #M00831076-S1

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Violations

754 on record · 106 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$3,650
Judgments · 20 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 15, 2026Balance $1,250Ticket #039175189K
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Ticket #039150572M
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Balance $1,700Ticket #014184991P
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $50Ticket #049059784J
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Balance $50Ticket #048726603L
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#19003550

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED MARBLE SINK COUNTERTOP IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 10, 2026#19003551

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 8, 2026#18996223

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7R, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 8, 2026#18996225

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK CABINET DRAWERS IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 7R, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 25, 2026#18956199

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6W, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 was constructed in 1914. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores with 10 floors and 201 units. The building area is 72,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 71 building permits on record, with 45 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Nov 12, 2024.

Does 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 754 violations on record, with 106 currently open. Breakdown: 43 DOB, 38 ECB, 673 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 20 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $3,650. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 166 WEST 87 ST?

166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has an assessed market value of $10M and a total assessed value of $4.5M (land: $1.8M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 166 WEST 87 ST?

166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 is zoned R7-2. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 166 WEST 87 ST?

166 WEST 87 ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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