85 Vermilyea Avenue
A 5-story building with 58 apartments, built in 1924, in Manhattan, NY 10034.
Addresses on the lot: 85 to 87 Vermilyea Avenue.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
85 Vermilyea Avenue has 42 open HPD violations, 18 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 59 complaints to HPD in the past year, 13 about heat or hot water. It is registered to EMERALD 85-87 VERMILYEA LLC. 56 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 85 Vermilyea Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 42 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 18 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 10 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 33 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 59 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 13 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 85 Vermilyea Avenue?
85 Vermilyea Avenue is registered with HPD to EMERALD 85-87 VERMILYEA LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2022. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 39% of residential buildings in 10034 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 85 Vermilyea Avenue rent stabilized?
56 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 57 in 2018. That’s 56 of the building’s 58 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
- 610 West 204th Street48 apartments, built 1927
- 73 Vermilyea Avenue68 apartments, built 1930
- 101 Vermilyea Avenue24 apartments, built 1914
- 608 West 204th Street21 apartments, built 1925
- 172 Sherman Avenue41 apartments, built 1915
- 103 Vermilyea Avenue21 apartments, built 1914
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 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 1-02225-0016.