780 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 199 HPD complaints, 148 311 service requests, 70 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 23.1. 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 | 9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-01. |
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.
$6,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (4) · Elevator (4) · Rodent (4) · Encampment (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).
$455,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (36) |
| 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) | BIG APPLE CORP |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | BIG APPLE CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,539,000 | $4,292,550 |
| 2026 | $9,651,000 | $4,342,950 |
| 2027 | $8,334,000 | $3,750,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 54/100, posted at the entrance by law (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 2020 (0 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 | 79 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 82 St — M104 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 82 St · 750 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.
265 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 |
25 311 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 BIG APPLE CORP — 2 buildings, 79 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2261 Broadway | MN | 43 | B |
| 265 West 81 Street | MN | 36 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,771,881 on 2006-11-21 (lender: Sovereign Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Agreement $20,939,000 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $20,939,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | Agreement $20,939,000 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $20,939,000 | |
| 2016-07-22 | AL&R $20,939,000 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $20,939,000 | |
| 2006-11-21 | Agreement $24,900,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to BIG APPLE CORPORATION | $24,900,000 | |
| 2006-11-21 | Mortgage $14,771,881 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION to SOVEREIGN BANK | $14,771,881 | |
| 2006-11-21 | AL&R $24,900,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to BIG APPLE CORPORATION | $24,900,000 | |
| 2004-11-30 | Agreement $2,564,225 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION; 205 WEST 13TH LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST, SUCCESS/MERGER TO | $2,564,225 | |
| 2002-04-24 | Mortgage $2,680,000 — from 205 WEST 13TH LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $2,680,000 | |
| 2000-02-23 | Mortgage $4,008,780 — from 34 HILLSIDE AVENUE,L.L.C.; BIG APPLE CORPORATION to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $4,008,780 | |
| 2000-02-07 | Mortgage $2,850,000 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION; 2 ELLWOD STREET, L.L.C.; 34 HILLSIDE AVENUE,L.L.C. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $2,850,000 | |
| 1998-10-02 | Mortgage $3,571,091 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $3,571,091 | |
| 1996-09-04 | Mortgage $264,650 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $264,650 | |
| 1989-04-26 | Mortgage $500,000 — from BIG APPLE CORP to BANQUE NATIONALEDEPARIS | $500,000 | |
| 1988-07-29 | Mortgage $8,248,737 — from BIG APPLE CORP to BANQUE NATIONALDE DEETC | $8,248,737 | |
| 1984-03-21 | Mortgage $172,411 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION to SCHARFMAN, MARK | $172,411 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 41 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 58 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 57 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
Every one of the 780 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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