606 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 DOB permits, 124 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 98 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 2.6. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$15,800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Lost Property (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).
$4,216,989 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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 (1958) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (101) |
| 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) | 120 EAST 81ST STREET CORPORATION |
| Head officer | LEE A SNOW |
| Managing agent | WALLACK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $62,131,000 | $27,958,950 |
| 2026 | $67,763,000 | $30,493,350 |
| 2027 | $74,233,000 | $33,404,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $12,434,823 a year ($49.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,874,003 ($15.49 per sq ft), net operating income $8,560,820. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 92/100 (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 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 | 77 St — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / Lexington Av — M79-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 81 St & Park Ave · 250 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.
112 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 |
13 311 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 WALLACK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 61 buildings, 4,120 units. Grades across the portfolio: A59 · B1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 61 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $964,505 on 2025-12-09 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | RPTT&RET $2,450,000 — from NAOMI MUNSON, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF NORMAN PODHORETZ to ENGEL, BRIAN; ENGEL, NICOLE | $2,450,000 | |
| 2026-08-20 | Sold for $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | $24,257 |
| 2026-04-23 | RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from BONAN, ELIZABETH to MARCUS, AUSTIN J; BLOOM, ALI R | $1,750,000 | |
| 2026-04-08 | Sold for $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $17,327 |
| 2026-03-24 | RPTT&RET $1,610,000 — from KANE, CHESTER; ESTATE OF MARGOT E. KANE; ELIZABETH K. KANE, ADMINSTRATOR to ALONGE, PAUL | $1,610,000 | |
| 2026-03-13 | RPTT&RET $1,905,500 — from TAWFIK, MARILYN A; TAWFIK, DAVID A to SEMAYA, JASON | $1,905,500 | |
| 2026-03-11 | Sold for $1,905,500 | $1,905,500 | $18,866 |
| 2026-03-09 | Sold for $1,610,000 | $1,610,000 | $15,941 |
| 2026-02-09 | RPTT&RET $1,850,000 — from SNAVELY, KEITH NOAH; XIE, YIHUI to KILLIAN, ALANA MCCARTHY; KILLIAN, MATTHEW LOUIS | $1,850,000 | |
| 2025-12-09 | Mortgage $964,506 — from 120 EAST 81ST STREET CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $964,506 | |
| 2025-12-09 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 120 EAST 81ST STREET CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $4,000,000 | |
| 2025-12-09 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 120 EAST 81ST STREET CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $4,000,000 | |
| 2025-09-02 | RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from FATMA ALEEM 2019 REVOCABLE TRUST; SAHAR ELHABASHI AS TRUSTEE to LEVINE, JULIA; LEVINE, AARON | $1,750,000 | |
| 2025-08-27 | Sold for $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $17,327 |
| 2025-05-23 | Sold for $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $18,317 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 47 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 2019 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 37 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 38 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
Every one of the 606 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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