161 East 88th Street
A 6-story building with 42 apartments, built in 1937, in Manhattan, NY 10128.
Addresses on the lot: 159 to 163 East 88th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
161 East 88th Street has 5 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 161 EAST 88 OWNERS CORPORATION. 2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 161 East 88th Street have open violations?
Yes: 5 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 3 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 161 East 88th Street?
161 East 88th Street is registered with HPD to 161 EAST 88 OWNERS CORPORATION. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10128 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 161 East 88th Street rent stabilized?
2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2021. That’s 2 of the building’s 42 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 155 East 88th Street50 apartments, built 1976
- 16O East 89th Street51 apartments, built 1938
- 170 East 88th Street39 apartments, built 1980
- 162 East 88th Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 1576 3rd Avenue27 apartments, built 1900
- 141 East 88th Street69 apartments, built 1927
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01517-0027.