257 West 86th Street

257 West 86th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 6 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (90/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 32 units · Built 1907

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 90/100)

• 6 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (6 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), 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)

6 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 6 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-10. Newest violation issued 2007-09-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2007. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3D), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 3787039
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILINGS 1 STY REAR SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY BATHROOM., issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 2978877
• Class B: Leak or water damage, bathroom. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DAMPNESS PENETRATING WALLS & CEILING 1 STY REAR SOUTHWEST BATHROOM., issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 2978880
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3D), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 3788033
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 3rd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS, CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3D), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 3877760
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 3D), issued 2007-09-10. HPD violation 3672555

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 257 WEST 86 ST TENANTS CORP. Head officer: ESTHER FEIN. Managing agent: SOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 26, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1012340007, HPD building ID 36352. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 86 St (1), 1 min walk
• 79 St (1), 7 min walk
• 96 St (1, 2, 3), 9 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.