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520 East 86 St

Manhattan, NY 10028Company-ownedBBL 1015820040BIN 1051249
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1929
Floors16
Units46
Building Area114,640 sqft
ZoningR10A
ClassD4
Market Value$26.1M

520 EAST 86 ST is a property located at 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 16 floors and 46 units. The building area is 114,640 square feet on a 13,617 sqft lot. The property is zoned R10A. The assessed market value is $26.1M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 269 building permits on record (185 active). There are 88 violations on record (4 currently open). 2 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

454records on file
82Energy Star

Completed in 1929, 520 East 86 St rises 16 stories over New York. Public records put it at 46 units and 114,640 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R10A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $26.1M, and assessed for tax at $11.7M. In the 52 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 454 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 269 of its 454 records, fully 59%, fall under that one heading. Violation (88) and inspection (44) trail well behind. 4 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 82, with a site energy-use intensity of 64.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 540 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 59% permit, 52 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.

$26.1M of New York, written across 454 government filings.

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Property Details

Address520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1929
Floors16
Total Units46
Building Area114,640 sqft
Lot Size13,617 sqft
ZoningR10A
ConditionAverage
1015820040
1051249
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$26.1M
$11.7M
$1.9M

Building Permits

269 on record · 185 active
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed May 5, 2026Job #485145
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 12, 2026Est. cost $35KJob #M01216103-S1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Mar 10, 2026Est. cost $200KJob #M01271388-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Mar 10, 2026Est. cost $200KJob #M01271388-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 18, 2025Est. cost $400KJob #M00893921-I1
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Violations

88 on record · 4 open
Judgments · 2 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2017Ticket #011599159M
SIGN, POSTINGS, NOTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 20, 2011Ticket #034860878J
SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
ECBBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 24, 2022#39064700R

BOILER#2 MISSING VENT LIMINATOR,,GUARD FOR SUPPLY PUMP,BOLT & DOG ON REAR BOILER DOOR MISSING,MISSING VALVE ON OIL SUCTION LINE ON TOP OF OIL TANK CORRECT VIOLATION & SEND IN CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION

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ECBBoiler
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 24, 2022#39064701Z

BOILER#1 MISSING VENT LIMINATOR,GUARD FOR SUPPLY,PUMP,OIL LEAK BY BURNER,MISSING VALVE ON OIL SUCTION LINE ON TOP OF OIL TANK,CORRECT VIOLATION & SEND IN CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION

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DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 21, 2019#2346982
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 16 floors and 46 units. The building area is 114,640 sqft.

Are there building permits at 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 269 building permits on record, with 185 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 May 5, 2026.

Does 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 88 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 65 DOB, 23 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 2 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 520 EAST 86 ST?

520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has an assessed market value of $26.1M and a total assessed value of $11.7M (land: $1.9M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 520 EAST 86 ST?

520 EAST 86 ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 is zoned R10A. 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 520 EAST 86 ST?

520 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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