420 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 HPD housing violations, 47 DOB permits, 40 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 742. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1998-07-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
55 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Posting (1).
$947,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 81 BOWERY REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | DONALD LEE |
| Managing agent | 81 BOWERY REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,016,000 | $907,200 |
| 2026 | $2,055,000 | $924,750 |
| 2027 | $2,080,000 | $936,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Grand St — B D · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bowery — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Hester St — M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Forsyth St & Canal St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
81 Bowery
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2004-12-28 (lender: Shanghi Commercial Bank Ltd., New York Branch). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-28 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 81 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to SHANGHI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK B | $100,000 | |
| 2003-07-23 | Agreement $780,728 — from 81 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $780,728 | |
| 2003-07-23 | AL&R $800,000 — from SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK to 81 BOWERY REALTY CORP | $800,000 | |
| 2003-07-23 | Mortgage $19,272 — from 81 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $19,272 | |
| 2000-06-29 | Mortgage $950,000 — from 81 BOWERY REALTY CORP to UNITED ORIENT BANK | $950,000 | |
| 1997-02-05 | Mortgage $50,020 — from WONG'S DEVELOPMENT CORP. to HONGKONGBANK DIV/MARINE MIDLAND BANK | $50,020 | |
| 1991-04-03 | Mortgage $800,000 — from WONG'S DEVELOPMENT CORP to HONGKONG & SHANGHAIETC | $800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 36 |
Every one of the 420 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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