Manhattan

231 East 86 St

Manhattan, NY 10028Company-ownedBBL 1015320015BIN 1048793

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1983
Floors22
Units58
Building Area57,745 sqft
ZoningC2-8A
ClassD4
Market Value$18.5M

231 EAST 86 ST is a property located at 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028. The building was constructed in 1983. It has 22 floors and 58 units. The building area is 57,745 square feet on a 5,017 sqft lot. The property is zoned C2-8A. The assessed market value is $18.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 85 building permits on record (50 active). There are 64 violations on record (5 currently open). 5 docketed judgments 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

391records on file
31Energy Star

Completed in 1983, 231 East 86 St rises 22 stories over New York. Public records put it at 58 units and 57,745 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C2-8A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $18.5M, and assessed for tax at $8.3M. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 391 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 85 of its 391 records, fully 22%, fall under that one heading. Violation (64) and inspection (62) trail well behind. 5 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 2020.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 31, with a site energy-use intensity of 67.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 332 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 22% permit, 58 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.

$18.5M of New York, written across 391 government filings.

Property Details

Address231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028
D4
Year Built1983
Floors22
Total Units58
Building Area57,745 sqft
Lot Size5,017 sqft
ZoningC2-8A
1015320015
1048793
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$18.5M
$8.3M
$1.5M

Building Permits

85 on record · 50 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 22, 2026Est. cost $50KJob #M01368193-I1
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed May 14, 2026Job #488471
PlumbingDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Mar 23, 2026Est. cost $50KJob #M01368193-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
OBJECTIONS
Filed Feb 10, 2026Est. cost $38KJob #M01244715-I1
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Dec 24, 2025Job #480890

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Violations

64 on record · 5 open
Judgments · 5 docketed
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 25, 2011Ticket #0163162176
ITEMS NOT IN OR UNDER CART EXCEPT WASTE CONTAINER
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2009Ticket #0163162185
CART TOUCHING OR LEANING AGAINST BUILDING
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2002Ticket #0093578210
20010802N
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 9, 2009Ticket #034236762Z
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2000Ticket #0114975420
20000424N
DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 1, 2024#2759048
DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued Mar 28, 2024#2750286
DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 22, 2024#2788000

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 was constructed in 1983. with 22 floors and 58 units. The building area is 57,745 sqft.

Are there building permits at 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 85 building permits on record, with 50 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 May 22, 2026.

Does 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 64 violations on record, with 5 currently open. Breakdown: 28 DOB, 23 ECB, 13 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 231 EAST 86 ST?

231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has an assessed market value of $18.5M and a total assessed value of $8.3M (land: $1.5M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 231 EAST 86 ST?

231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 is zoned C2-8A. 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 231 EAST 86 ST?

231 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 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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