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162 East 91 Street

240Records
15City systems
4Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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240 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 311 service requests, 20 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1980
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)161 EAST 91ST STREET OWNERS, INC.
BBL1015190045
BIN1048271

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1981-07-27.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (3) · Street Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Urinating in Public (1).

Filed construction activity

$214,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1980)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)162 EAST 91ST OWNERS, INC.
Head officerSHEILA STEIN
Managing agentDIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-07-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,530,000 $1,588,500
2026$3,898,000 $1,754,100
2027$4,207,000 $1,893,150

The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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 $590,342 a year ($44.32 per sq ft), operating expenses $200,333 ($15.04 per sq ft), net operating income $390,010. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
96 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 92 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & 3 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
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

162 East 91 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIRECT MANAGEMENT CORP. — 42 buildings, 1,206 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
167-10 Crocheron Avenue QN96 A
50-05 43 Avenue QN73 A
21-17 31 Avenue QN56 A
27-05 Parsons Boulevard QN48 A
170-06 Crocheron Avenue QN48 A
26-15 Parsons Boulevard QN48 B
43-10 44 Street QN48 A
246 West 18th Street MN39 A
14-43 28 Avenue QN38 A
172-27 Highland Avenue QN35 A
30-83 Crescent Street QN35 A
35-27 28 Street QN33 A
30-94 Crescent Street QN33 A
1730 2 Avenue MN31 A
23-23 31 Avenue QN30 A
230 East 52 Street MN28 A
37-31 149 Street QN28 A
215-31 Hillside Avenue QN26 A
23-25 31 Avenue QN26 A
23-43 31st Road QN25 A
170-20 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
17202-18 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
191-15 Crocheron Avenue QN24 A
218-10 43 Avenue QN24 A
30-25 21 Street QN22 A
35-47 172 Street QN20 A
12-23 30 Avenue QN20 C
25-54 12 Street QN20 B
172-02 35 Avenue QN20 A
12-21 30 Avenue QN20 A
162 East 91 Street MN19 A
107-27 11 Avenue QN16 A
448 East 88 Street MN15 A
23-03 31 Avenue QN15 B
173 East 74 Street MN15 A
38-08 Astoria Boulevard S QN14 A
32-11 23 Street QN14 A
24-21 Steinway Street QN14 A
24-14 Steinway Street QN12 A
1681 1 Avenue MN12 B
25-16 18 Street QN12 C
22-63 26 Street QN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2012-02-21 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank D/B/A Ncb). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-26RPTT&RET $535,000 — from GEE, MICHELLE to CHAMBERLAIN, DREW $535,000
2026-06-10Sold for $535,000 $535,000 $28,158
2025-06-09RPTT&RET $462,500 — from BREW, DEBORAH to GREGG, PETER $462,500
2025-06-03Sold for $462,500 $462,500 $24,342
2024-09-06RPTT&RET $1,125,000 — from TOUGH, DOUGLAS GORDON; TOUGH, ARIAH MAIRI to PETERSON, LAUREN MICHELLE; COX, DEREK SYOU $1,125,000
2024-09-06RPTT&RET $1,125,000 — from TOUGH, DOUGLAS GORDON; TOUGH, ARIAH MAIRI to PETERSON, LAUREN MICHELLE; COX, DEREK SYOU $1,125,000
2024-08-28Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $59,211
2024-04-22RPTT&RET $420,000 — from HORN, ADAM TYLER; HORN, EVERETT JASPER to DENUYL, BARBARA E; DENUYL, RICHARD S JR. $420,000
2024-04-19Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $22,105
2024-03-04RPTT&RET $895,000 — from SIMONS, DANIEL J; BERSKA, BARBARA; BERSKA SIMONS, BARBARA to YAM, JONATHAN; BENDER, BRYN $895,000
2024-02-23Sold for $895,000 $895,000 $47,105
2023-10-13RPTT&RET $428,000 — from GREEN, RALPH; POLIZZI, PAMELA to MAAG, RICHARD M $428,000
2023-10-04Sold for $428,000 $428,000 $22,526
2022-11-17RPTT&RET $399,000 — from MORGAN, STEPHEN J to EVERITT, JULIA L; EVERITT, GLENN F $399,000
2022-11-01Sold for $399,000 $399,000 $21,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173104210
2018002428
20190424313
2020003014
20210093214
2022004329
202300102214
20240017311
20256062418
2026001225
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 61Ownership & money 99Health & systems 33

Every one of the 240 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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