302 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 59 311 service requests, 32 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% 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 1.5. 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 | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-14. |
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.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Noise (2) · Cannabis Retailer (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (1).
$318,552 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 131 EAST 81ST STREET OWNERS INC |
| Head officer | ALEXANDER DEBETHMANN |
| Managing agent | NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,420,000 | $2,439,000 |
| 2026 | $7,232,000 | $3,254,400 |
| 2027 | $6,739,000 | $3,032,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% 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 $1,135,902 a year ($44.71 per sq ft), operating expenses $347,808 ($13.69 per sq ft), net operating income $788,094. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 83 St — M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 81 St & Park Ave · 300 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.
1190 Lexington 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 |
18 311 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 NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 141 buildings, 8,387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 141 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2013-12-10 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | RPTT&RET $1,900,000 — from BENASULI, MARINA I; BENASULI, ALEX JONAS to LU, QIANCHENG; JANG, SHAWN | $1,900,000 | |
| 2026-09-16 | Sold for $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $118,750 |
| 2025-11-12 | RPTT&RET $1,385,000 — from LEAH KRAUS, HEIDI; DAVID POLITIS, JOSEPH to FRITZ, ALYSSA; O'CONNOR, JAMES | $1,385,000 | |
| 2025-11-04 | Sold for $1,385,000 | $1,385,000 | $86,563 |
| 2023-10-27 | RPTT&RET $1,565,000 — from ANASTASIADOU, M.D., ALKMINI to NICKOL, KRISTOPHER A; NICKOL, LINGZI | $1,565,000 | |
| 2023-10-17 | RPTT&RET $760,000 — from 1190 LEX CORP. to 1190 LEXINGTON AVE LLC | $760,000 | |
| 2023-10-12 | Sold for $1,565,000 | $1,565,000 | $97,813 |
| 2022-12-28 | RPTT&RET $2,950,000 — from LEMLER, JEFFREY; LEMLER, ANCA to JAIME DAVILA FAMILY 2021 GST TRUST; ANN LESK AS TRUSTEE | $2,950,000 | |
| 2022-12-21 | Sold for $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $184,375 |
| 2022-04-07 | RPTT&RET $1,825,000 — from SERCHUCK, MARK to TURTON, APARAJITA SINGH; TURTON, FELIX SCHIESARI | $1,825,000 | |
| 2022-03-04 | Sold for $1,825,000 | $1,825,000 | $114,063 |
| 2020-10-15 | AL&R $1,032,462 — from 131 E. 81ST ST. OWNERS' CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $1,032,462 | |
| 2020-10-15 | Agreement $1,032,462 — from 131 E. 81ST ST. OWNERS' CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $1,032,462 | |
| 2019-11-07 | RPTT&RET $2,975,000 — from BLINKEN, DAVID A; OVERMAN, JANE L; BLINKEN, SALLY G to KHALIDI, ALIZA K; KHALIDI, SAKINA; KHALIDI, NAVEED | $2,975,000 | |
| 2019-10-28 | Sold for $2,975,000 | $2,975,000 | $185,938 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 302 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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