555 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 DOB permits, 117 311 service requests, 91 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Lost Property (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Encampment (1) · Taxi Report (1).
$6,167,795 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,379,000 | $10,070,550 |
| 2026 | $25,569,000 | $11,506,050 |
| 2027 | $29,153,000 | $13,118,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cafe At Fotografiska | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | 23 St-Baruch College — 6 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full 23 St — R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 20 St & Park Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
281 Park Avenue South
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $10,000,000 on 2020-01-22 (lender: Ab Commercial Real Estate Debt - B2 S.a R.l.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Deed $81,500,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to MAKALU PROPERTY LLC | $81,500,000 | |
| 2026-07-08 | Sold for $81,500,000 | $81,500,000 | $40,750,000 |
| 2020-01-22 | Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT - B2 S.A | $10,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-22 | Agreement $62,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT - B2 S.A | $62,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-22 | AL&R $62,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT - B2 S.A | $62,000,000 | |
| 2019-12-20 | RPTT&RET $56,410,605 — from RECAP 281 PARK AVENUE SOUTH INVESTMENT, to 281 OWNER LP LLC | $56,410,605 | |
| 2018-04-11 | Mortgage $12,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT-B2 S.A R. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2018-04-11 | Agreement $52,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT-B2 S.A R. | $52,000,000 | |
| 2018-04-11 | AL&R $52,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT-B2 S.A R. | $52,000,000 | |
| 2014-12-30 | AL&R $40,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION | $40,000,000 | |
| 2014-12-30 | Deed $50,000,000 — from FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIE to 281 PAS OWNER LP | $50,000,000 | |
| 2014-12-30 | Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 281 PAS OWNER LP to AAREAL CAPITAL CORPORATION | $40,000,000 | |
| 2010-11-05 | Agreement $135,000 — from NEW YORK CITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY; FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIE to TD BANK, N.A. | $135,000 | |
| 2010-11-05 | Agreement $1,955,000 — from FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIE; NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGE to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,955,000 | |
| 2010-11-05 | Agreement $3,010,000 — from FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIE; NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGE to TD BANK, N.A. | $3,010,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
| 2018 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 62 |
| 2019 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 77 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Every one of the 555 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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