462 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 156 311 service requests, 77 HPD complaints, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 61.6. 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
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
121 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 121).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (60) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Water System (2) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · Boilers (2) · WATER LEAK (2).
$147,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| 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) | HORIZON EAST 81ST STREET PROPERTY, LLC |
| Head officer | MESHULAM SHAFRA |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,659,000 | $2,096,550 |
| 2026 | $5,081,000 | $2,286,450 |
| 2027 | $5,759,000 | $2,591,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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 | 86 St — Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 82 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 80 St & 2 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School 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.
228 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 |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 60 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $480,000,000 on 2015-12-24 (lender: Annaly Cre LLC), covering 26 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-12 | Deed $1,469,000 — from HORIZON (EAST 81ST STREET) PROPERTY LLC to 228 EAST 81ST STREET PROPERTY LLC | $1,469,000 | |
| 2019-09-12 | Agreement $17,200,000 — from HORIZON (EAST 81ST STREET) PROPERTY LLC; HORIZON (EAST 76TH STREET) PROPERTY LLC; 343 EAST to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,200,000 | |
| 2018-07-06 | Agreement $6,192,000 — from BRE FSC MULTIFAMILY BORROWER LLC to BANK OF CHINA | $6,192,000 | |
| 2018-07-06 | Deed $11,300,000 — from BRE FSC MULTIFAMILY BORROWER LLC to HORIZON (EAST 81ST STREET) PROPERTY LLC | $11,300,000 | |
| 2018-07-06 | SPRD $17,200,000 — from HORIZON (EAST 81ST STREET) PROPERTY LLC; HORIZON (EAST 76TH STREET) PROPERTY LLC; HORIZON to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,200,000 | |
| 2018-07-06 | AL&R $17,200,000 — from HORIZON (EAST 81ST STREET) PROPERTY LLC; HORIZON (EAST 82ND STREET) PROPERTY LLC; HORIZON to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,200,000 | |
| 2018-06-26 | Sold for $11,300,000 | $11,300,000 | $403,571 |
| 2015-12-24 | Mortgage $480,000,000 — from BRE FSC MULTIFAMILY BORROWER LLC to ANNALY CRE LLC | $480,000,000 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Mortgage $5,698,269 — from BRE FSC MULTIFAMILY BORROWER LLC to ANNALY CRE LLC | $5,698,269 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Deed $12,108,449 — from 228 E 81 LLC to BRE FSC MULTIFAMILY BORROWER LLC | $12,108,449 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Agreement $8,423,269 — from BRE FSC MULTIFAMILY BORROWER LLC to ANNALY CRE LLC | $8,423,269 | |
| 2015-09-29 | AL&R $8,423,269 — from BRE FSC MULTIFAMILY BORROWER LLC to ANNALY CRE LLC | $8,423,269 | |
| 2012-10-11 | Agreement $2,725,000 — from 228 E 81 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $2,725,000 | |
| 2012-10-11 | Mortgage $67,585 — from 228 E 81 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $67,585 | |
| 2011-06-07 | AL&R $2,710,000 — from 228 E 81 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,710,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 38 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 36 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 41 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 0 | 4 | 160 |
Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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