A remarkably clean operational record on 86th Street with some persistent local venting and neighborhood noise patterns.
Built in 1928, this pre-war midrise sits on an active Upper East Side corner with 56 units. Operationally, it keeps an incredibly low profile, but the vertical venting and neighborhood streets carry a distinct footprint. Three things to know:
Ground-floor food venting and odors are active in the corridor. The immediate three-block corridor has logged 25 food establishment complaints over the past year. In a dense pre-war structure, commercial kitchen venting and ground-floor odors can travel straight up shared risers and court walls, making them highly unit-specific.
A sharp banging and pounding pattern flared up last autumn. The building-level record is incredibly quiet, but a distinct cluster of 14 residential noise complaints for banging and pounding flagged in September and October 2025. They stopped after October, which suggests management stepped in to balance the heating lines or address the tenant friction.
After-hours street construction is the primary neighborhood headache. The surrounding block is highly active, logging 58 noise complaints over the past year. Nearly half of these — 27 calls — were specifically for construction equipment or work happening outside legal hours, including 8 for equipment noise and 5 for jackhammering.
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115 East 86th Street is a 56-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015150008). This building is associated with 115 E 86 St Owners Inc. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1928, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on September 17, 2026 for $2,420,000, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 22 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $2.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Aaronson, Jaime & Aaronson, Jay.
Unit 23 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $875K. Owner on the latest deed: Boyer, Elizabeth.
Unit 44 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $1.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Henry, Andrew & Fomon, Alex.
Unit 93 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $835K. Owner on the latest deed: Bianco, Anna.
Unit 113 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $775K. Owner on the latest deed: De Leon Ospitaletche, Alfonso & Frechou Schandy, Maria.
Unit 83 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $885K. Owner on the latest deed: Fratar, Katherine.
Unit 134 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, 2 permits filed ($140K, latest 2022), last sold in 2004 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Kirschner, Barbara.
Unit 33 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $850K. Owner on the latest deed: Foglesong, Cynthia & Hurst, Amy.
Unit 122 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $2.7M. Owner on the latest deed: Buscemi, Nancy & Buscemi, Paul.
Unit P3 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $950K. Owner on the latest deed: Michael J. Brunetti, DPM.
Unit 62 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Zalar, Andrej & Guitard, Stephanie.
Unit 31 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($25K, latest 2007), last sold in 2017 for $2.8M. Owner on the latest deed: Cohen, Louis & Cohen, Michele.
Unit 63 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2017 for $850K. Owner on the latest deed: Brenner, Judith.
Unit 153 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2017 for $3.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Lavin, Jamie & Astrachan, Mark.
Unit 52 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2015 for $3.3M. Owner on the latest deed: Tyree, Amy & Tyree, John.
Unit 21 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($7K, latest 2012), last sold in 2015 for $2.8M. Owner on the latest deed: Hannigan, Brendan & Hannigan, Mary.
Unit 74 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, 2 permits filed ($39K, latest 2014), last sold in 2008 for $1.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Diluigi, Brenda & Osnato, Michael.
Unit 73 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($26K, latest 2014), last sold in 2005 for $550K. Owner on the latest deed: Carson, Anne.
Unit 143 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2012 for $625K. Owner on the latest deed: Elshahawi, Hisham.
Unit 152 at 115 East 86th Street has no open violations (3 past violations), last sold in 2012 for $2.6M. Owner on the latest deed: Anton, Neva & Anton, David.
Unit 24 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2011 for $930K. Owner on the latest deed: Lefkowitz, Philip.
Unit 53 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($35K, latest 2011), last sold in 2010 for $750K.
Unit 92 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2010 for $1.9M. Owner on the latest deed: Landau, Karen & Nichols, Rodney.
Unit 54 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2010 for $1M.
Unit 1E at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2009 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: B and M Realty of New York I, LLC.
Unit 132 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($125K, latest 2009), last sold in 2008 for $2.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Coplan-Ringler, Keren & Ringler, Yves.
Unit 32A at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2008 for $1.9M. Owner on the latest deed: Palermo, Patricia.
Unit 101 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2006 for $1.9M. Owner on the latest deed: Stutz, Jonathon & Clarkson, Jean.
Unit 34 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2006 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Brannon, Theodore & Brannon, Mary.
Unit 43 at 115 East 86th Street has no violations, last sold in 2005 for $605K. Owner on the latest deed: Brier, Michael & Brier, Barbara.
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