21 West 86th Street

21 West 86th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 17 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 30 of 153 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (79/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 153 units · Built 1927

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 79/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 5 infested units over the last 3 years.
• 30 of 153 units are rent-stabilized; 54 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: Low (17 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 6 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Medium (5 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 1 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 279 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-03-06. Newest violation issued 2026-06-05.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 672 days from issue to close for the 29 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30SQFT AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS INSIDE CLOSET AT WESTWALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4J, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4J), issued 2025-11-12. HPD violation 18362612
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 30 SQFT AT CEILING,WEST WALL, AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4J, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4J), issued 2024-08-01. HPD violation 17155274
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 7th floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE PRESUMED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, PRESUMED LEAD PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 7G, 7th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 7G), issued 2023-03-06. HPD violation 15762673
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 2nd room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 20 SQFT AT CEILING, NORTH WALL, AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4J, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4J), issued 2024-08-01. HPD violation 17155278
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4J, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4J), issued 2024-08-01. HPD violation 17155282
• Class B: Electrical defect, north wall, kitchen, 12th floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 12B, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 12B), issued 2024-07-30. HPD violation 17151782
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 12th floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 12B, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 12B), issued 2024-07-30. HPD violation 17151781
• Class B: Pest infestation, throughout the apartment, 12th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN WATER BUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 12B, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 12B), issued 2024-07-30. HPD violation 17151783

311 housing complaints

9 in the last 12 months, 56 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (6), Unsanitary Condition (2), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 5 infested units in the last 3 years. 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 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 10 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

30 of 153 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: 30 in 2024, 54 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: BREWSTER 2016, LLC. Head officer: AIDIN UJKA. Managing agent: BREWSTER 2016 LLC. This owner has 20 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1012000019, HPD building ID 36348. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 86 St (C, B), 1 min walk
• 81 St-Museum of Natural History (C, B), 7 min walk
• 86 St (1), 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 2026-10-27.