538 East 85th Street
A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10028.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
538 East 85th Street has 3 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to COLMORE INC. 8 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 538 East 85th Street have open violations?
Yes: 3 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 | 1 |
| 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
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 538 East 85th Street?
538 East 85th Street is registered with HPD to COLMORE INC. 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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10028 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 538 East 85th Street rent stabilized?
8 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 8 of the building’s 20 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
Score this buildingThe address check reads the latest complaints and violations and scores the building, the landlord, the noise on the block and the walk to the subway. On a StreetEasy listing, the Chrome extension adds light for the floor and value for the rent.
Buildings nearby
- 532 East 85th Street39 apartments, built 1900
- 110 East End Avenue144 apartments, built 1951
- 523 East 84th Street53 apartments, built 1910
- 529 East 85th Street29 apartments, built 1920
- 120 East End Avenue42 apartments, built 1931
- 523 East 85th 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 1-01581-0035.