Small-scale Upper West Side rental with a sparse official file and long-standing family ties.
A 10-unit Upper West Side rental where the building itself stays mostly out of official logs, while street activity is noticeable nearby. Three things to know:
The building's own operational file is light. Only two calls came from this address over the last two years — one for interior pounding in February 2025 and one for a broken curb in January 2025. No open housing-code violations sit against the property.
Street friction concentrates within three blocks. 689 illegal tree damage complaints — overwhelmingly trunk damage — and 167 illegal parking calls show up within three blocks over the last 12 months. The parking calls focus on sign violations and blocked hydrants rather than abandoned cars.
Family roots behind the property date back decades. The head officer listed on ownership filings is Alan Tauber, linking back to family mortgage records on the property from 1990. Long-held family properties can offer stability, but day-to-day responsiveness depends on management arrangements.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
54 West 85th Street is a 10-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011980153). This building is associated with 54 West 85th Street LLC. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1887, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 7 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 7, 2023.
The building last changed hands on January 19, 1990, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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