1,427 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 382 311 service requests, 351 HPD complaints, 324 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 561.1. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 115 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 34 class A. Oldest open since 1985-10-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (31) · PAINT/PLASTER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · FLOORING/STAIRS (17) · GENERAL (11) · ELECTRIC (10).
$671,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | THE 23 EAST 81 CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JANE HUMPHREYS |
| Managing agent | AKME PM LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $918,270 | $413,221 |
| 2026 | $805,521 | $362,484 |
| 2027 | $817,840 | $368,028 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-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) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / E 81 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison Ave & E 82 St · 200 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.
23 East 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 |
141 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 AKME PM LLC — 23 buildings, 288 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B3 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 West 80 Street | MN | 65 | A |
| 3536 Cambridge Avenue | BX | 31 | A |
| 11 West 116th Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 445 West 36 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 170 West 109 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 172 West 109 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 27 Prince Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 211 West 85 Street | MN | 13 | B |
| 4612 6 Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 107 1 Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
| 109 1 Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
| 625 West End Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 231 West 26 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 334 West 89 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 23 East 81 Street | MN | 7 | D |
| 47 Grand Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 174 Elizabeth Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 172 Elizabeth Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 14 West 11 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 170 Elizabeth Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 105 1 Avenue | MN | 3 | C |
| 271 Smith Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 19 St Marks Place | MN | 0 | — |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Mortgage $700,000 — from AUREGGI, MIRTA to CLIFFCO INC DBA CLIFFCO MORTGAGE BANKERS | $700,000 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Deed $2,400,000 — from MARTIN, TIMOTHY; HUMPHREYS, JANE to CASEY, WHITNEY | $2,400,000 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Mortgage $1,920,000 — from CASEY, WHITNEY to WELLS FARGO BANK NA | $1,920,000 | |
| 2026-01-22 | Sold for $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $342,857 |
| 2025-10-16 | M&CON $1,000,000 — from MARTIN, TIMOTHY; HUMPHREYS, JANE to JANE P. HUMPHREYS OPORTUNITY TRUST | $1,000,000 | |
| 2024-09-18 | Deed $670,000 — from SHER, ABBY to MARTIN, TIMOTHY; HUMPHREYS, JANE P | $670,000 | |
| 2024-09-04 | Sold for $670,000 | $670,000 | $95,714 |
| 2024-04-11 | Deed $1,700,000 — from NOVIK, YELENA to GRFLR23, LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2024-04-02 | Sold for $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $242,857 |
| 2020-08-20 | Deed $790,000 — from SCHEER, JONATHAN to HUMPHREYS, JANE; MARTIN, TIMOTHY | $790,000 | |
| 2020-08-20 | Mortgage $790,000 — from MARTIN, TIMOTHY; HUMPHREYS, JANE to HUMPHREYS, CO-TRUSTEE, DEBRA GAIL; REMFIT H II TRUST U/A/D 6/9/19; WHELAN, CO-TRUSTEE, TIM | $790,000 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Sold for $790,000 | $790,000 | $112,857 |
| 2019-08-14 | Deed $1,831,000 — from METROPOLITAN NYC HOLDINGS CORP. to COVEN, DAVID | $1,831,000 | |
| 2019-08-14 | Mortgage $1,460,000 — from COVEN, DAVID to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $1,460,000 | |
| 2019-07-31 | Sold for $1,831,000 | $1,831,000 | $261,571 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 62 |
| 2018 | 6 | 20 | 66 | 3 | 5 | 100 |
| 2019 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 50 |
| 2020 | 6 | 20 | 106 | 7 | 2 | 141 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 98 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 80 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 11 | 2 | 139 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 97 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 7 | 1 | 157 |
Every one of the 1,427 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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