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50 East 81 Street

275Records
16City systems
9Open violations
320Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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275 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 54 DOB permits, 38 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units1
ClassA4
Owner (PLUTO)WHOA NELLY LLC
BBL1014920142
BIN1046655

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 320. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$50,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (13) · Noise (5) · Street Condition (4) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,973,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,717,000 $1,672,650
2026$3,965,000 $1,784,250
2027$4,340,000 $260,400

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 79 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 81 St & Park Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
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.

Report a problem to 311

50 East 81 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-10Deed $7,700,000 — from G.B.F. REALTY CORP; GBF REALTY CORP to WHOA NELLY LLC $7,700,000
2021-07-29Sold for $7,700,000 $7,700,000 $7,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001034
2018003036
2019002024
2020001012
2021201216
20226360116
2023146110738
20241514180148
20252822100060
202612930024
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 70Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 7Health & systems 25

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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