51 West 86th Street

51 West 86th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 5 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 19 of 74 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (87/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 74 units · Built 1927

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 87/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 19 of 74 units are rent-stabilized; 30 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Low (5 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

5 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 191 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-06-28. Newest violation issued 2025-06-02.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 487 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, bathroom, 8th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL WALL, 1st WINDOW SASH FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 802, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 802), issued 2007-06-28. HPD violation 6810617
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the west, north wall, kitchen, 8th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, 1st DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW SASH FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 802, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 802), issued 2007-06-28. HPD violation 6810618
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the south, west wall, 2nd room from the east, 8th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 802, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 802), issued 2007-06-28. HPD violation 6810622
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window sash from the east, south wall, 2nd room from the east, 8th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW SASH FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW SASH FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 802, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 802), issued 2007-06-28. HPD violation 6810620
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window sash from the east, south wall, 3rd room from the east, 8th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st WINDOW SASH FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW SASH FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 3rd WINDOW SASH FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 802, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 802), issued 2007-06-28. HPD violation 6810621

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 15 in 5 years. Most common: Door/Window (1), Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 6 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

19 of 74 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 19 in 2024, 30 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 51 WEST 86 ST. ASSOCIATES LLC. Head officer: ABRAHAM REISS. Managing agent: THOMAS OSCILOWSKI. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1012000005, HPD building ID 36389. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 86 St (C, B), 3 min walk
• 86 St (1), 6 min walk
• 81 St-Museum of Natural History (C, B), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.