26 West 85 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01198-0043BIN 1031320

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
026 active DOB violation(s)
034 open HPD violation(s)

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 — 3 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 building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-31RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, BOXES AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 10Issued 2015-06-055+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE UPPER LEVEL OF DUPLEX IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6Issued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW BOTTOM SASH 3RD STY REAR APT 6 REAR WEST ROOM. , SECTION '' ''

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

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-185+ YRS OLD

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION CONCRETE PARTITION ERRECTED WITH FULL BATHROOM CELLAR CENTER.

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak3

Paint/Plaster1

Water LeakSlow Leak2026-10-12 · open

Paint/PlasterCeiling2026-10-12 · open

Water LeakHeavy Flow2026-08-20 · 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

611

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential200

Unspecified132

Commercial121

Vehicle70

Street/Sidewalk67

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

134

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony50

Misdemeanor60

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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2013-03-01

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2009-12-31

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2006-01-06

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2016-02-26

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

26 WEST 85TH STREET LLC

Head officer

ALAN TAUBER

Managing agent

ALAN TAUBER

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

220 EAST 84 STREETMANHATTAN 27 WEST 85 STREETMANHATTAN 54 WEST 85 STREETMANHATTAN 55 WEST 89 STREETMANHATTAN 57 WEST 89 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2003-11-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-08-08 · $356,532.94

Mortgage2019-08-08$356,532.94

borrower 27 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC, 26 WEST 85TH STREET. LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-11-30$228,182.68

borrower 27 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC, 26 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Sale2003-11-12no recorded price

TAUBER, AS SURVIVING TENANT, JACK → 26 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC

Mortgage2003-11-12$268,951.9

borrower 26 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1997-08-06$61,590.09

borrower TAUBER, JACK · 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