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231 East 81 Street

150Records
11City systems
0Open violations
9.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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150 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 38 rodent inspections, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)231 EAST 81ST LLC
BBL1015270015
BIN1048560

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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 9.4. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Dirty Condition (1) · Dumpster Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)231 EAST 81ST ST, LLC
Head officerSUZAN FRIEDMAN
Managing agentREM RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,894,000 $852,300
2026$2,403,000 $1,081,350
2027$2,262,000 $1,017,900

The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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 · 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 82 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 82 St · 450 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

231 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

13 311 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 REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 1 Avenue MN484 A
681 West 193 Street MN125 F
2 West 120 Street MN106 D
11 Hillside Avenue MN90 C
281 Wadsworth Avenue MN84 C
20 East 68 Street MN83 A
87-50 Kingston Place QN77 A
4530 Broadway MN73 C
241 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
518 East 84 Street MN59 A
639 West 207 Street MN56 D
509 West 155 Street MN54 B
12-10 Astoria Park South QN54 A
412 West 148 Street MN48 D
155 Audubon Avenue MN48 C
402 West 148 Street MN48 C
176 West 86 Street MN47 A
536 Isham Street MN46 C
58 Elizabeth Street MN45 A
227 Riverside Drive MN39 B
35 Underhill Avenue BK39 A
196 South 1 Street BK32 A
245 East 110 Street MN30 F
373 South 5 Street BK30 C
233 East 77 Street MN24 B
514 Amsterdam Avenue MN23 B
2226 1 Avenue MN23 D
237 West 18 Street MN20 A
349 East 51 Street MN20 B
546 West 50 Street MN20 B
524 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 A
527 West 46 Street MN20 A
548 West 50 Street MN20 B
544 West 50 Street MN20 C
332 West 37 Street MN19 A
522 Metropolitan Avenue BK19 A
548 Driggs Avenue BK18 B
231 East 29 Street MN18 A
231 East 34 Street MN17 A
164 West 146 Street MN17 B
717 9 Avenue MN17 A
132 North 1 Street BK16 A
231 East 81 Street MN16 A
26 Bedford Street MN16 A
313 East 115 Street MN15 D
323 Park Avenue South MN14 A
8 Saint Marks Place BK14 A
552 Driggs Avenue BK13 B
2400 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
320 West 108 Street MN12 A
323 West 42 Street MN12 B
325 West 42 Street MN12 D
41-25 48 Street QN12 A
10-09 34 Avenue QN12 A
251 East Broadway MN11 C
107 Berry Street BK11 B
127 Mercer Street MN10 A
116 West 69 Street MN10 A
131 East 110 Street MN9 B
133 East 110 Street MN9 B

showing 60 of 138 buildings

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201713215
2018437
2019437
202011112
2021426
20226612
202341014
202441216
2025729
2026448
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 16Health & systems 49

Every one of the 150 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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