Is 538 E 85th St rent stabilized?
538 E 85th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10028). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 538 East 85th Street — or 538 E 85th St, Manhattan, NY 10028.
How this building compares
Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Upper East Side-Yorkville. HPD lists 3 open violations here, about one for every 7 apartments — above the one for every 8 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 12 violations on record at the address, 1 is class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and it is still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 4 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10028 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1015810035 |
Owner & management
| Owner | COLMORE INC 399 KNULLWOOD RD. ##300 · WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603 |
| Managing agent | KIRK ENTERPRISES |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 3 open / 12 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 4 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 8, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 538 E 85th St rent stabilized?
538 E 85th St in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 538 E 85th St?
538 E 85th St (BBL 1015810035) has about 20 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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