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131 East 85th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-01514-0016

En español: 16 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 57 abiertas en total.

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 7 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead.

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 17 Class C violations, all 17 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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16 open Class C.

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The case file on a building like this names who is responsible on HPD's registration and how to reach them. We prepare them for firms on our pilot, ranked by how much hazardous work is open.

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The building report reads this record for you: which violations matter, and how long this kind usually takes to clear. It is not on sale yet.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

DOB violations
2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 14, 2017.
DOB complaints
11 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed May 26, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed February 22, 2022 (inspection cycle 9).
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for General Construction work, issued September 26, 2025.
Certificate of occupancy
Temporary, renewed September 18, 2026.
Local Law 97
Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C16 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Notice sent19208207
Heat / Hot WaterCertified on time19206599
Notice sent19206597
Notice sent19206596
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19206593
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19206592
Heat / Hot WaterCIV14 mailed19206590
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18103337
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18103336
Notice sent18097955
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17902507
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent17610050
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17366746
No access to reinspect (first try)17016270
No access to reinspect (first try)17016268
No access to reinspect (first try)17016265
Class B35 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19208208
Notice sent19208206
Notice sent19206601
Notice sent19206595
Notice sent19206594
Notice sent19206591
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19077051SAMMMY GROUP LLC
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19077050SAMMMY GROUP LLC
MoldDefect letter sent18604156
Notice sent18173083
Notice sent18173082
Notice sent18173081
Not complied with18102170
Notice sent18097826
Notice sent18097809
Notice sent18097962
Notice sent18097961
Notice sent18097959
Notice sent18097956
Notice sent18097949
Notice sent18097947
Notice sent17821657
Notice sent17821656
Notice sent17821655
Notice sent17821654
Notice sent17821653
Notice sent17145636
Notice sent17145635
Notice sent17145634
Notice sent17145633
Notice sent17145632
Notice sent17145631
Notice sent17145630
Notice sent17145629
Notice sent17145628
OATH/ECB6 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 1Found in violation39189232YSAMMMY GROUP LLC
Construction, Class 2Found in violation39176427L
Construction, Class 2Found in violation35483898M
Construction, Class 2Found in violation35483897K
Construction, Class 1Found in violation39150979Y
Construction, Class 2Found in violation39102278P

The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan had 57 open violations on September 26, 2026: 51 from HPD and 6 from OATH/ECB. 16 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed about as fast as new violations come in. 7 certifications filed and 7 new Class C in the last 180 days, neither far ahead. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 17 Class C violations, all 17 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 2 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 14, 2017. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has DOB received complaints about 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 11 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed May 26, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan?

Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed February 22, 2022 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for General Construction work, issued September 26, 2025. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

Does 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is temporary, renewed September 18, 2026. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.

Is 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1985 as the year 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 7 floors.

How many apartments does 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 23 residential units at 131 East 85 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 131 East 85th St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/131-east-85-street-manhattan

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