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223 East 88 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01534 • Lot 0015 • Zip: 10128

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 223 East 88 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10128
Block: 01534
Lot: 0015
BBL: 1015340015
Unified address ID: 1015340015

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,517 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.32
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Converted Dwelling or Rooming House (C5)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 1988
Floors: 5
Total units: 20
Residential units: 20
Building area: 8,350 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 65 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: BLACK SEAL REALTY CO

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $1,701,000
Total assessment: $765,450
Land assessment: $76,950
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: BLACK SEAL REALTY CO

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
77 St 4 6 6X

About 6 minutes on foot · 376 m

  • Grand Central 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Union Square 22 min 6 walking, 16 riding
  • Times Square 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 6 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation Apr 29, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class A

    §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A F...

  2. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class A

    §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMI...

  3. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class A

    § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR...

  4. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class A

    § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE ...

  5. HPD violation Nov 5, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING DOOR STOPPER INSTALLED AT VESTBULE DOO...

2019

  1. Permit issued Apr 16, 2019

    EW / OT

    GH CONTRUCTION NY INC

  2. DOB filing Apr 16, 2019 $92,600

    Alteration Type II

    EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS AND FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.

2018

  1. Permit issued Nov 7, 2018

    EW / OT

    GH CONTRUCTION NY INC

  2. DOB filing Oct 22, 2018 $99,250

    Alteration Type II

    ROOF REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.

  3. DOB NOW filing Sep 26, 2018 $5,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. DOB NOW filing Sep 11, 2018 $4,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2001

  1. ECB violation Jul 18, 2001 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR WALL SECTIONS OF WALL & WINDOW SILLS SPALLING & CRACKED AT FRONT OF BUILDING ABOVE FIRST...

  2. ECB violation Jun 22, 2001 $0

    Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING NOTED: AT VARIOUS SECTIONS OF FRONT FACADE, MASONACY MISSING AND DEFECTIVE. REMEDY: REPA...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
BLACK SEAL REALTY CORP.
223 E 88TH STREET STORE
New York, NY, 10128
Agent
ROMEO COJOCARU
221 E 88TH STREET STORE
New York, NY, 10128
HeadOfficer
THERESE D COJOCARU
221 E 88 STREET ST.W
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
Officer
MICHAEL LONGWORTH
221 E 88 STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10128
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
BLACK SEAL REALTY CORP
ROMEO COJOCARU
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ASHWANI KUMAR
JAMAICA, NY, 11423
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY TWO
2809 MORRIS AVENUE
BRONX, NY, 10468
PARTY TWO
2809 MORRIS AVENUE
BRONX, NY, 10468
PARTY ONE
350 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, SUITE 101
MT. LAUREL, NJ, 08054
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
350 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, SUITE 101
MT. LAUREL, NJ, 08054
PARTY 1
2809 MORRIS AVENUE
BRONX, NY, 10468
PARTY 1
2809 MORRIS AVENUE
BRONX, NY, 10468
PARTY TWO
2809 MORRIS AVENUE
BRONX, NY, 10468
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
2809 MORRIS AVENUE
BRONX, NY, 10468
PARTY 1
GRANTEE/BUYER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner