525 EAST 86 STREET is a late-20th-century 1962 building, 21 floors, 137 units in Upper East Side, NYC. Owned by THIRD EQ OWNERS CORP. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Lucid Rents has 1 verified tenant review on this building.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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Potential savings: ~16% by timing your move to May.
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Pros: Nice building decently maintained Cons: People and doormen are not friendly
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The Upper East Side in the 80s and 90s is old-money Manhattan at its most refined — Yorkville's German heritage peeks through, Museum Mile continues along Fifth, and quiet residential blocks make it one of the city's best family neighborhoods.