12 West 85 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01198-0037BIN 1031314

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
029 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0310 active DOB violation(s)
041 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 10 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 3

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1887

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

107

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3AIssued 2021-09-135+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2017-08-165+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT BOILER ROOM DOOR AND AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 1998-03-105+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASHBASIN BATHROOM 1 STY SOUTH APT 3 ER1 LOCATED AT APT 3

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 1998-03-105+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF STEAM ESCAPING FROM RADIATOR NORTH ROOM 1 STY SOUTH APT 3 ER1 LOCATED AT APT 3

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak3

Heat/Hot Water2

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2021-12-14 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2021-11-27 · closed

Water LeakSlow Leak2021-10-28 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

593

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential193

Commercial126

Unspecified126

Vehicle66

Street/Sidewalk61

Helicopter19

Park1

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

138

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony52

Misdemeanor62

Violation24

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-06-30

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2022-03-16

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2009-01-01

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

12 WEST 85TH ST. LLC

Head officer

ALAN TAUBER

Managing agent

ALAN TAUBER

8 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

220 EAST 84 STREETMANHATTAN 26 WEST 85 STREETMANHATTAN 27 WEST 85 STREETMANHATTAN 323 WEST 82 STREETMANHATTAN 344 WEST 87 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$18,750

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 22026-01-23$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12022-07-21$12,500 due

ConstructionClass 12021-12-15$5,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2011-05-27 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-05-26 · $141,600.55

Mortgage2016-05-26$141,600.55

borrower 12 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Sale2011-05-27no recorded price

12 W. 85 STREET CO. → 12 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC

Mortgage2011-05-27$264,458.81

borrower 12 WEST 85TH STREET LLC · lender STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND

Mortgage1999-06-02$115,239.39

borrower 12 W. 85 STREET CO. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1994-04-25$200,000

borrower 12 W. 85 STREET CO. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale