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219 West 81 Street

5,140Records
23City systems
30Open violations
16.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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5,140 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,107 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 504 311 service requests, 372 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1912
Floors12
Res. units114
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)AVONOVA CONDOMINIUM
BBL1012297502
BIN1032680

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16.6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations30 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2006-10-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

206 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (66) · Illegal Parking (34) · Encampment (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Homeless Person Assistance (9).

Filed construction activity

$5,578,485 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (69 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (114)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AVONOVA CONDOMINIUM
Head officerMICHAEL CARROLL
Managing agentORSIDNY
Last registered2025-09-17

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$616,664 $277,499
2026$369,804 $166,411
2027$217,291 $97,781

The city's market estimate has fallen 65% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $8,044,934 a year ($45.60 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,900,411 ($16.44 per sq ft), net operating income $5,144,524. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 93/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinCoffee/TeaA—
Substance Vitality BarJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway79 St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 82 St — M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 82 St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

219 West 81 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

206 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ORSIDNY — 2 buildings, 120 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
219 West 81 Street MN114 B
173 Duane Street MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-17Deed $3,100,000 — from SUMO NYC, LLC; SUMO INVESTMENTS LTD to HABNER, MARK; CODISPOTI, PAMELA ANN $3,100,000
2026-09-09Sold for $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $27,193
2025-12-26Mortgage $2,134 — from ALEX HARCOTT, TERRY; HAMILTON HARCOTT, SARAH to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,134
2025-12-26Agreement $1,300,000 — from HAMILTON HARCOTT, SARAH; ALEX HARCOTT, TERRY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2025-12-23Deed $675,000 — from 219 WEST 81ST RESIDENTIAL HOLDINGS LLC to YANG, WEN LIEN; YANG, ANNIE HSUEH WEN $675,000
2025-12-23Deed $2,047,500 — from SECOR 2, LLC to JACKSON, DAFNA $2,047,500
2025-12-17Sold for $2,047,500 $2,047,500 $17,961
2025-12-17Sold for $2,047,500 $2,047,500 $17,961
2025-12-10Sold for $675,000 $675,000 $5,921
2025-12-10Sold for $675,000 $675,000 $5,921
2025-11-18Deed $3,500,000 — from AGUIAR, SILVIA; CARVALHO, LUIZ F to DEAN A. AVEDON, AS TRUSTEE; MTA PROPERTY TRUST $3,500,000
2025-11-07Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $30,702
2025-11-07Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $30,702
2025-10-16Mortgage $160,000 — from WINIARCZYK, GRAZYNA; WINIARCZYK, MACIEJ P to UNITED POLES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $160,000
2025-06-12Deed $920,827 — from 219 WEST 81ST RESIDENTIAL HOLDINGS LLC to KIWAJKO, MICHAEL $920,827

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
358
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741120513116
201811122413969
201990421603214
20202422023473
2021414438592
202213676327134
202325212419611358
2024231982610158
202511057385111
202613081810112
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The full timeline

Construction 554Enforcement 258Housing & tenants 1,089Ownership & money 3,157Health & systems 82

Every one of the 5,140 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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