Which neighborhood does 501 East 87 Street, Manhattan, NY 10128 fall under?

In the neighborhood Yorkville, New York

Does 501 East 87 Street, Manhattan, NY 10128 have any open violations?

This building has 1 open violations

In the past year, did any apartments in 501 East 87 Street, Manhattan, NY 10128 have bedbug infestations?

In the past year, this building had no reports of bedbug infestations

501 East 87 Street

501 East 87 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10128

179 Units

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Built in 1963

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21 Floors

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3.4(5)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 1

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Pet Friendly: Yes

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Review Summary for 501 East 87 Street

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Recent reviews of 501 East 87 Street highlight a prime location near Carl Schurz Park and generally spacious, clean apartments with friendly doormen as major positives. Amenities include a small gym, pool, and laundry rooms, though the gym is modest and kitchens are noted to be small. Several renters strongly criticize the current management for poor responsiveness, ongoing disruptive construction, and issues with pests, heating, and maintenance delays. Rent hikes and inconsistent quality of appliances have been a concern. Noise levels and neighbor quality vary, but some appreciate the quiet environment. Rent-stabilization is not in effect, which influences pricing and tenant experience.

Reviews (5)

3 months ago

Owned by notoriously bad management now

Former Tenant

Pros:

The doormen are incredible, the units are beautiful, and the building is situated right by Carl Schurz Park.

Cons:

The building was recently sold to A&E Management. The worst of the worst. Since acquiring the building in March 2025, they’ve started gut renovating units as they vacate. There is incredibly, mind numbingly loud drilling every day from 9 am - 5 pm. They shut the water off entirely for entire days sometimes to do work (a few times a month) and they have gotten several stop work orders just in the past couple of months from sloppy work. Additionally, this building was found to have asbestos and, from what I can tell, nothing is being done to take that into account as they tear up floors and knock into walls. I loved it here so much when I moved in, so it’s really a shame. I am going to try and stay, but I would never recommend someone move in here at this stage unless you are prepared for a never ending construction project (they’ll also be renovating the hallway on every floor), constant noise, disruptions to water service and, potentially, very unsafe construction practices. Additionally, management is unresponsive. You can’t get in touch with anyone with a concern. Some units have also started to see mice and cockroaches. My advice is to stay away. They’ll probably cut people deals to get them in and then hike up the rent even more after 1 year. They are truly very bad.

4 months ago

Greedy and “nonexistent” management

Former Tenant

Pros:

Location and nothing else

Cons:

Problem in the apartment, never fixed (it was the main reason for mooving out)
Unreasonable rent increase for the apartment with old, falling apart appliances
Disrespectful A&R management (ignored emails, never returned call, a customer service representative with an attitude)

Advice to owner:

You are a solid one star business owner for years according to plenty reviews. Nothing will get better

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