217 East 88th Street
A 5-story building with 181 apartments, built in 1901, in Manhattan, NY 10128.
Addresses on the lot: 217 East 88th Street, 212 East 89th Street, 214 East 89th Street, 216 East 89th Street, 218 East 89th Street, 220 East 89th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
217 East 88th Street has 33 open HPD violations, 15 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 29 complaints to HPD in the past year, 11 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 217 EAST 88TH ST 212-234 EAST 89TH ST LLC. 114 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 217 East 88th Street have open violations?
Yes: 33 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 | 15 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 15 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 30 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 29 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 11 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 217 East 88th Street?
217 East 88th Street is registered with HPD to 217 EAST 88TH ST 212-234 EAST 89TH ST LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 10 older cases, the latest from 2020.
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 217 East 88th Street rent stabilized?
114 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 117 in 2018. That’s 114 of the building’s 181 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 215 East 88th Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 219 East 88th Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 213 East 88th Street20 apartments, built 1937
- 211 East 88th Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 209 East 88th Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 223 East 88th Street20 apartments, built 1920
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 1-01534-0012.