732 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 DOB permits, 133 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 91 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 62 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1994-04-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · PLUMBING (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
$2,188,340 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (72) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 81ST DWELLERS INC |
| Head officer | ROBYN EPSTEIN |
| Managing agent | MAXWELL-KATES INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,988,000 | $6,294,600 |
| 2026 | $14,673,000 | $6,602,850 |
| 2027 | $15,405,000 | $6,932,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,854,678 a year ($44.07 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,142,001 ($17.63 per sq ft), net operating income $1,712,677. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 81 St / Columbus Av — M79-SBS BxM2 · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 82 St & Central Park W · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson. 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.
35 West 81 Street
| 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 |
39 311 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.
Managed by MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 196 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2020-10-02 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | RPTT&RET $405,600 — from BERGEL 81ST COMPANY to FLAM, JACK | $405,600 | |
| 2026-01-21 | Sold for $405,600 | $405,600 | $5,633 |
| 2024-05-30 | RPTT&RET $850,000 — from ASHLEY, ANDREW; ASHLEY, DONNA to HANSON, ZACHARY K; ENTENMAN, JOSEPH R | $850,000 | |
| 2024-05-20 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $11,806 |
| 2023-09-22 | RPTT&RET $575,000 — from SIEGEL, GLEN; SIEGEL, AMY to SIEGEL, JASON MICHAEL; SIEGEL, CIARA JAYE | $575,000 | |
| 2023-09-01 | Sold for $575,000 | $575,000 | $7,986 |
| 2022-07-08 | RPTT&RET $2,850,000 — from PHILLIPS, LAURA to SIEGEL, CIARA J; SIEGEL, JASON M | $2,850,000 | |
| 2022-06-23 | Sold for $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $39,583 |
| 2022-06-06 | RPTT&RET $850,000 — from CONNOLLY, HARVEY EDWARD; CONNOLLY JR., EDWARD THOMAS to MCINTYRE, CYNTHIA | $850,000 | |
| 2022-05-11 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $11,806 |
| 2021-09-20 | RPTT&RET $787,000 — from DELLOLIO, RYAN; DELLOLIO, KATHERINE to KING, V. DIXON JR; SCHMIDT-KING, ASTRID | $787,000 | |
| 2021-09-10 | Sold for $787,000 | $787,000 | $10,931 |
| 2021-08-12 | RPTT&RET $2,300,000 — from BERGEL 81ST COMPANY to BRESSLER, NANCY; STARN, DOUG | $2,300,000 | |
| 2021-07-28 | Sold for $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | $31,944 |
| 2020-10-02 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 81ST DWELLERS INC. to TD BANK, N.A. | $500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| 2018 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 51 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Every one of the 732 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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