168 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 30 rodent inspections, 27 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 29.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Street Condition (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Street Sign (1).
$60,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1887) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | KEN ALVAREZ |
| Managing agent | GUIDANCE REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-12-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,826,000 | $1,721,700 |
| 2026 | $4,591,000 | $2,065,950 |
| 2027 | $5,024,000 | $2,260,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 79 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 81 St — M7 M11 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 82 St · 600 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.
138 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 |
9 311 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.
Managed by GUIDANCE REALTY CORP — 13 buildings, 213 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 640 West 139 Street | MN | 62 | C |
| 311 West 95 Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 159 West 80 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 148 West 77 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 349 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 47 West 86 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 161 West 80 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 113 West 85 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 138 West 81 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 127 West 92 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 127 West 85 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 143 West 80 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 136 West 80 Street | MN | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $141,826 on 1990-11-15 (lender: American Savings Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-15 | Deed $2,200,000 — from CALLANAN, MARY M to ALVAREZ, JOANN; ALVAREZ, NORMA D; ALVAREZ, KEN C | $2,200,000 | |
| 2020-12-28 | Sold for $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $220,000 |
| 1990-11-15 | Mortgage $141,826 — from ALVAREZ, NORMA D.; CALLANAN, MARY M. to AMERICAN SAVINGS BK | $141,826 | |
| 1986-01-13 | Mortgage $180,476 — from CALLANAN, MARY M; ALVAREZ, NORMA D to CENTRAL FDRL SVGS | $180,476 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 168 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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