Historic pre-war walk-up that stays out of the operational filings under major corporate management.
Part of the legendary Sol Goldman real estate empire for decades before transferring in 2002, this pre-war building is now managed by Extell Development Company—the major firm behind some of Manhattan's largest luxury towers. While the building itself has a very thin operational paper trail, the surrounding blocks carry plenty of typical Upper East Side transit hub friction. Three things to know:
Extell manages this small pre-war address, keeping operations highly structured. Having a massive luxury developer run a small 15-unit walk-up is unusual. They keep operations tight: there are zero open housing-code violations, and the building has logged just two complaints over the last year—one for air quality and one for parking.
The immediate area is highly active and heavily trafficked. Within three blocks, there were 178 calls for homeless person assistance last year, with the vast majority categorized as non-chronic cases. You will also find 51 encampment reports in that same radius, concentrating around the busy commercial avenues nearby.
Off-hours construction is a frequent local headache. While the building itself has no active work permits, there were 128 noise complaints within three blocks last year. Nearly half of them—62 calls—specifically targeted construction work happening before or after legal hours.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
155 East 85th Street is a 15-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015140025). This building is associated with 1271 Lexington Avenue LLC. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1910, 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 4 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 January 17, 2022.
The building last changed hands on July 25, 2002, according to recorded deeds.
Brix rating: Clean (100/100). View the Building Report on Brix.
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