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.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 16 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2023-10-10Apt 5Dresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
20
Open now
50
On record
0
Open Class C
17
Open Class B
3
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 · HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2021-01-155+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 3rd BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2021-01-155+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2021-01-155+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2021-01-155+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
011 active DOB violation(s)
0220 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.
DOB building violations
1
Active
25
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2007-12-07
311 complaints from tenants
39
All time
2
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water32
Door/Window4
General2
Water Leak1
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-10-17 · open
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-10-17 · open
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-01-17 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 9 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
61 WEST 86 STREET LLC
Head officer
ANTHONY GIANNOPOLOUS
Managing agent
BRUSCO REALTY MANAGEMENT
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
9
Recorded sales
14
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2017-08-30 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2024-11-07 · $140,512.34
Mortgage2024-11-07$140,512.34
borrower 61 W. 86TH STREET LLC · lender TD BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2017-08-30$662,401.14
borrower 61 W. 86TH STREET LLC · lender TD BANK, N.A.
Sale2017-08-30no recorded price
COLUMBUS WEST LLC → 61 W. 86TH STREET LLC
Mortgage2006-06-14$1,104,181
borrower COLUMBUS WEST, LLC · lender PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
Mortgage2006-06-14$500,000
borrower COLUMBUS WEST, LLC · lender PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK
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.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
365
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
30
≈ per month
Felony97
Misdemeanor215
Violation53
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 noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
715
Noise reports · last 12 mo
60
≈ per month
37
% from neighbors
Residential268
Unspecified154
Street/Sidewalk126
Commercial84
Vehicle66
Helicopter15
Park2
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.