370 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 70 DOB permits, 68 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 71% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.2. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Animal (19) · Noise (8) · Lead (2) · PLUMBING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$79,284 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | DAVID MAGIER |
| Managing agent | HARLINGTON REALTY CO LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,985,000 | $5,393,250 |
| 2026 | $12,008,000 | $5,403,600 |
| 2027 | $12,089,000 | $5,440,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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 $2,353,836 a year ($59.31 per sq ft), operating expenses $874,305 ($22.03 per sq ft), net operating income $1,479,531. 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 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 83 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 82 St · 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.
157 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 |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 HARLINGTON REALTY CO LLC — 29 buildings, 406 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226 East 70 Street | MN | 52 | A |
| 157 East 81 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 202-02 42 Avenue | QN | 27 | A |
| 205-02 42 Avenue | QN | 27 | A |
| 203-15 42 Avenue | QN | 27 | A |
| 204-02 43 Avenue | QN | 27 | A |
| 203-02 43 Avenue | QN | 27 | A |
| 226 East 25 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 220 East 95 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 426 West 49 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 358 West 45 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 414 West 49 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 404 East 63 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 126 East 27 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 122 East 27 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 37 West 54 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 124 East 27 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 876 Lexington Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 103 5 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 1167 2 Avenue | MN | 5 | A |
| 82-62 Austin Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 82-68 Austin Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 143 East 57 Street | MN | 2 | C |
| 82-74 Austin Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 82-70 Austin Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 82-60 Austin Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 82-64 Austin Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 82-66 Austin Street | QN | 1 | A |
| 82-72 Austin Street | QN | 1 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,893,260 on 2019-11-07 (lender: First Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from CARLTON HOUSE 81 LLC; CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP.; MAGIER, DAVID to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $18,000,000 | |
| 2019-11-07 | Mortgage $9,893,260 — from CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $9,893,260 | |
| 2019-11-07 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $18,000,000 | |
| 2019-11-07 | AL&R $18,000,000 — from CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP.; HARLINGTON REALTY CO. LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $18,000,000 | |
| 2015-02-04 | Mortgage $2,320,448 — from CARLTON HOUSEOWNERS CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,320,448 | |
| 2015-02-04 | Agreement $9,000,000 — from CARLTON HOUSEOWNERS CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $9,000,000 | |
| 2015-02-04 | AL&R $9,000,000 — from CARLTON HOUSEOWNERS CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $9,000,000 | |
| 2012-08-10 | Mortgage $4,790,402 — from CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,790,402 | |
| 2012-08-10 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP to CUSTOMERS BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2012-08-10 | AL&R $7,000,000 — from CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP to CUSTOMERS BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2009-09-02 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP. | $2,300,000 | |
| 2009-09-02 | Mortgage $139,900 — from CARLTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $139,900 | |
| 1994-05-06 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 157 EAST 81ST OWNERSCORP. to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 1993-11-15 | Mortgage $125,350 — from 157 E 81ST OWNERS CORP to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANKFSB | $125,350 | |
| 1988-08-30 | Mortgage $3,200,000 — from 157 EAST 81 OWNERS CORP to CHEMICAL BANK | $3,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Every one of the 370 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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