No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2019 — of about 9 apartments.
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.
The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
8
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2023-06-30 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2023-07-10 · $2,673,584.13
Mortgage2023-07-10$2,673,584.13
borrower 523B EAST 85 STREET, LLC, GROGAN REALTY, LLC, 15 EAST 76 STREET, LLC, 15 E 76 LLC · lender KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Sale2023-06-30no recorded price
GROGAN, DAVID → 523B EAST 85 STREET LLC
Sale2017-01-05$8,140,000
523 B EAST 85 REALTY LLC → GROGAN, DAVID
Mortgage2017-01-05$3,625,000
borrower GROGAN, DAVID · lender WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2016-09-22$3,021,462.28
borrower 523B EAST 85 REALTY LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
523B EAST 85 STREET, LLC
Head officer
DAVID GROGAN
Managing agent
MATTHEW GROGAN
1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
7
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
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.
City debt & tax-lien sale
Flagged for the 2019 tax-lien sale
The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.
1
Years listed
2019
Most recent
60-day noticewater/sewer only2019-05-20
90-day noticewater/sewer only2019-04-17
From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.
311 complaints from tenants
1
All time
0
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water1
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-11-06 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
207
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
17
≈ per month
Felony48
Misdemeanor136
Violation23
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.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 9 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
9
Open now
47
On record
1
Open Class C
5
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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2023-11-13
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE SPRING HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2023-11-13
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2023-11-13
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3EIssued 2023-11-13
§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST