3 East 85 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01497-0005BIN 1046828

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 30 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
037 active DOB violation(s)
044 DOB fines 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

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1912

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 74 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-10-035+ YRS OLD

D26-17.10 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 BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL NEAR MAILBOXES AND AT DOOR TO BOILER ROOM.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-10-035+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PUBLIC HALL BULKEAD DOOR AT ROOF.

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-10-035+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF GARBAGE CANS STORE IN PUBLIC HALL STAIR ALL STYS.

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-10-035+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BOILER ROOM USED FOR STORAGE.

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

112

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified54

Street/Sidewalk23

Residential18

Vehicle11

Commercial3

Helicopter3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony34

Misdemeanor33

Violation16

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 REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2013-08-30

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 08/21/2012

ACTIVE · LL1081-LOCAL LAW 10/81 - ELEVATOR ELEVATOROPTIONAL2009-02-27

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 2006-11-03

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

3 EAST 85TH STREET CORP

Head officer

PAMELA BRADFORD

Managing agent

SANDBERG MANAGMENT

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Local LawClass 22011-07-29$8,000 penalty

DEFAULTUnknownClass 22010-05-20$4,000 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22010-03-26$8,000 penalty

DEFAULTUnknownClass 22009-11-18$4,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Most recent mortgage2022-07-28 · $816,683.71

Mortgage2022-07-28$816,683.71

borrower 3 EAST 85TH ST. CORP. · lender VALLEY NATIONAL BANK

Mortgage2008-11-12$350,000

borrower 3 EAST 85TH ST. CORP. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2003-04-10$200,000

borrower 3 EAST 85TH STREET CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

Mortgage1992-03-10$150,462.11

borrower 3 EAST 85TH ST CORP · lender MORGAN GUARNTY TRT ETC

Mortgage1988-02-05$60,000

borrower WHEATLEY, GEORGE M III · lender CITIBANK, N.A.

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