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217 East 88 St

Manhattan, NY 10128Individually ownedBBL 1015340012BIN 1048836
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Updated Aug 2, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1901
Floors5
Units181
Building Area120,555 sqft
ZoningR8B
ClassC4
Market Value$21.9M

217 EAST 88 ST is a property located at 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128. The building was constructed in 1901. It has 5 floors and 181 units. The building area is 120,555 square feet on a 32,731 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8B. The assessed market value is $21.9M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 281 building permits on record (220 active). There are 1131 violations on record (131 currently open). 32 docketed judgments carrying $15,179 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

3,779records on file
74Energy Star

Completed in 1901, 217 East 88 St rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 181 units and 120,555 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $21.9M, and assessed for tax at $9.9M. In the 44 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 3,779 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 2,034 of its 3,779 records, fully 54%, fall under that one heading. Violation (1,131) and permit (281) trail well behind. 131 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 2010.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 74, with a site energy-use intensity of 95.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 904 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 54% complaint, 44 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.

$21.9M of New York, written across 3,779 government filings.

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Property Details

Address217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128
C4
Year Built1901
Floors5
Total Units181
Building Area120,555 sqft
Lot Size32,731 sqft
ZoningR8B
1015340012
1048836
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$21.9M
$9.9M
$1.5M

Building Permits

281 on record · 220 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 15, 2026Job #469408
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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 14, 2026Job #M01430819-I1-EL

TEMP BOILER_APPROVED

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Apr 15, 2026Job #M01387751-I1-EL

replacement of end box and service switches due to emergency outage.

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Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Apr 15, 2026Job #490278
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 29, 2025Est. cost $20KJob #M01169846-S1
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Violations

1131 on record · 131 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$15,179
Judgments · 32 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 30, 2024Balance $25Ticket #0218440559
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048404781M
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047913971M
SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTION
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047715899J
IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2021Balance $3,125Ticket #035409729X
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT

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HPDClass C
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Nov 16, 2025#18375899

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

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HPDClass C
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Nov 16, 2025#18375902

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR LEADING TO CELLAR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128 was constructed in 1901. with 5 floors and 181 units. The building area is 120,555 sqft.

Are there building permits at 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128 has 281 building permits on record, with 220 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Certificate To Operate (CURRENT) filed Jul 15, 2026.

Does 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128 has 1131 violations on record, with 131 currently open. Breakdown: 180 DOB, 60 ECB, 891 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128 has 32 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $15,179. 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 217 EAST 88 ST?

217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128 has an assessed market value of $21.9M and a total assessed value of $9.9M (land: $1.5M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 217 EAST 88 ST?

217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128 is zoned R8B. 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 217 EAST 88 ST?

217 EAST 88 ST, Manhattan, NY 10128 is individually 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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