388 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 HPD complaints, 100 HPD housing violations, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 32.8. 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 | 14 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1996-01-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Animal (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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) | UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP |
| Head officer | HOWARD LEVI |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,075,200 | $1,833,840 |
| 2026 | $4,890,000 | $2,200,500 |
| 2027 | $4,801,000 | $2,160,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-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: Columbus Av / W 80 St — M7 M11 M79-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 82 St · 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.
137 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 |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $234,000 on 2020-02-05 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-05 | Mortgage $234,000 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $234,000 | |
| 2020-02-05 | Agreement $2,584,000 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $2,584,000 | |
| 2019-02-28 | Agreement $2,350,000 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to CREIF 172 LLC | $2,350,000 | |
| 2019-02-28 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to CREIF 172 LLC | $2,350,000 | |
| 2016-07-25 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2016-07-25 | Mortgage $1,726,320 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $1,726,320 | |
| 2016-07-25 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2004-08-04 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-08-04 | Mortgage $292,849 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $292,849 | |
| 1997-09-24 | Mortgage $458,612 — from UPTOWN REALTY OPERATING CORP. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $458,612 | |
| 1995-03-07 | Mortgage $46,078 — from LEVY, HOWARD to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $46,078 | |
| 1987-06-17 | Mortgage $33,283 — from LEVY, HOWARD to COLUMBIA FDRL SVGS BK | $33,283 | |
| 1985-07-24 | Mortgage $40,000 — from LEVY, HOWARD to SALES, STEVEN; SUSACH HOLDING | $40,000 | |
| 1985-07-24 | Mortgage $223,115 — from LEVY, HOWARD to J & B REALTY CO | $223,115 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 49 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Every one of the 388 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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