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218 East 81 Street

220Records
12City systems
0Open violations
9.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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220 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 26 HPD complaints, 26 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units17
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LL 218 EAST 81ST STREET LLC
BBL1015260039
BIN1048546

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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 62% 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 9.6. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

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.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Non (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$81,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LL 218 EAST 81ST STREET LLC
Head officerENREDI SHTYLLA
Managing agentLC LEMLE REAL ESTATE GROUP
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,600,000 $1,620,000
2026$4,235,000 $1,905,750
2027$4,319,000 $1,943,550

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 — Q · 850 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 79 St — M98 M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 82 St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

218 East 81 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

10 311 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 LC LEMLE REAL ESTATE GROUP — 15 buildings, 335 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
505 East 88 Street MN39 A
143 East 26 Street MN35 A
204 East 84 Street MN35 A
45O East 81 Street MN34 A
204 East 25 Street MN21 B
7 Jones Street MN20 A
206 East 25 Street MN20 A
127 East 88 Street MN20 A
216 East 83 Street MN20 B
305 East 78 Street MN20 A
410 East 78 Street MN18 A
218 East 81 Street MN17 A
1592 2 Avenue MN16 A
1371 1 Avenue MN13 A
1361 Lexington Avenue MN7 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $330,880 on 2019-09-12 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-09-12M&CON $2,700,000 — from LL 218 EAST 81ST STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,700,000
2019-09-12Mortgage $330,881 — from LL 218 EAST 81ST STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $330,881
2013-05-07Mortgage $2,750,000 — from LL 218 EAST 81ST STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,750,000
2013-05-07AL&R $2,750,000 — from LL 218 EAST 81ST STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,750,000
2013-01-14Deed $4,500,000 — from 218 EAST 81ST STREET, LLC to LL 218 EAST 81ST STREET LLC $4,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101013
2018004037
20192095420
2020016018
2021004059
202200390948
2023015028
20240180211
20250550414
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 128Ownership & money 18Health & systems 38

Every one of the 220 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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