344 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 57 HPD complaints, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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 69% 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 6.3. 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 | 23 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2014-11-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
$192,000 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| 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) | James Muir |
| Managing agent | PEARL ROAD MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,109,000 | $1,849,050 |
| 2026 | $3,965,000 | $1,784,250 |
| 2027 | $4,013,000 | $1,805,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 82 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 82 St · 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.
227 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 PEARL ROAD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 18 buildings, 231 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 227 Waverly Place | MN | 29 | A |
| 176 East 85 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 174 East 85 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 168 East 82 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 331 East 81 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 161 East 89 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 418 East 9 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 227 East 81 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 163 East 89 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 445 West 21 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 312 East 83 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 506 East 84 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 329 East 10 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 205 Avenue A | MN | 9 | B |
| 244 10 Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 339 East 75 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 228 Thompson Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 68 East 79 Street | MN | 7 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,769,510 on 2017-04-26 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-26 | Agreement $4,600,000 — from THOMAS MUIR, JAMES to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2017-04-26 | AL&R $4,600,000 — from THOMAS MUIR, JAMES to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2017-04-26 | Mortgage $1,769,510 — from THOMAS MUIR, JAMES to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,769,510 | |
| 2012-05-15 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from MUIR, JAMES THOMAS to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2012-05-15 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from MUIR, JAMES THOMAS to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2012-05-15 | Deed $6,650,000 — from EAST 81ST STREET LLC to MUIR , JAMES THOMAS | $6,650,000 | |
| 2008-01-14 | Mortgage $1,562,685 — from EAST 81ST ST. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,562,685 | |
| 2008-01-14 | Agreement $4,080,000 — from EAST 81ST ST. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $4,080,000 | |
| 2002-09-03 | Mortgage $150,000 — from EAST 81ST ST. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $150,000 | |
| 2000-09-15 | Mortgage $600,000 — from EAST 81ST ST. LLC to CFS BANK | $600,000 | |
| 2000-09-15 | Mortgage $1,950,000 — from EAST 81ST ST. LLC to CFS BANK | $1,950,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 344 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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