984 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 323 DOB permits, 201 DOB job filings, 142 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 0.6. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-12. |
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.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · Vendor Enforcement (7) · Missed Collection (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
$11,092,668 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (92 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 (1955) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (100) |
| 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) | CUMBERLAND HOUSE |
| Head officer | ARDI GASHI |
| Managing agent | BROWN HARRIS STEVENS RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48,883,000 | $21,997,350 |
| 2026 | $51,359,000 | $23,111,550 |
| 2027 | $55,637,000 | $25,036,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $8,521,838 a year ($52.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,501,027 ($15.27 per sq ft), net operating income $6,020,810. 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 71/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Elevators | 2 active device(s) on record |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
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 | 5 Av/59 St — N R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 61 St — M3 M4 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 61 St & Madison Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267 Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.
681 Madison Avenue
| 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 |
36 311 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 BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 160 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,000,000 on 2017-05-09 (lender: American General Life Insurance Company and The United States Life Insurance Company In The). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | RPTT&RET $1,450,000 — from JAFET, MOEMA CHAMMA to DECKER, WILLIAM; LEMON, KATHERINE | $1,450,000 | |
| 2026-05-26 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $14,500 |
| 2026-03-13 | RPTT&RET $1,315,000 — from BONNIE PFEIFER EVANS, TRUSTEE; THE BONNIE PFEIFER EVANS REVOCABLE TRUST to AGAH, JAMES; AGAH, WENDY | $1,315,000 | |
| 2026-03-05 | Sold for $1,315,000 | $1,315,000 | $13,150 |
| 2026-03-02 | RPTT&RET $3,100,000 — from CONRY, MICHAEL to DEMMON, ROY E III; NGUYEN DEMMON, MYN | $3,100,000 | |
| 2026-02-25 | Sold for $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $31,000 |
| 2026-02-06 | RPTT&RET $7,500 — from CUMBERLAND HOUSE CORPORATION to KERMAIER, ELANA; KERMAIER, YAAKOV | $7,500 | |
| 2026-02-05 | RPTT&RET $3,575,000 — from KERMAIER, ELANA P; KERMAIER, YAAKOV YOEL to HOBBS, WILLIAM T II; HOBBS, ELIZABETH G | $3,575,000 | |
| 2026-01-29 | Sold for $3,575,000 | $3,575,000 | $35,750 |
| 2026-01-29 | Sold for $7,500 | $7,500 | $75 |
| 2025-11-12 | RPTT&RET $3,125,000 — from KOSTA, LATIFA to IRENE MAGGI, TRUSTEE; THREE WINGS TRUST | $3,125,000 | |
| 2025-11-10 | RPTT&RET $148,500 — from KOSTA, LATIFA to CUMBERLAND HOUSE CORPORATION | $148,500 | |
| 2025-10-27 | Sold for $3,125,000 | $3,125,000 | $31,250 |
| 2025-07-10 | RPTT&RET $1,800,000 — from ARISMENDI, BEATRIZ; ARISMENDI, JUAN to THE BONNIE PFEIFER EVANS REVOCABLE TRUST; BONNIE PFEIFER EVANS, AS TRUSTEE | $1,800,000 | |
| 2025-06-23 | Sold for $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $18,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 44 |
| 2018 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 46 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 2021 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 64 |
| 2022 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 49 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 44 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 70 |
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 52 |
Every one of the 984 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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