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215 East 81 Street

1,053Records
19City systems
7Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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1,053 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 627 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 62 311 service requests, 58 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1974
Floors8
Res. units40
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)THE 215 EAST 81ST STREET CONDOMINIUM
BBL1015277502
BIN1048556

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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 83% 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 2.3. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1992-08-21.

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: Noise (4) · Non (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$304,875 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1974)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)THE 215 EAST 81ST STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officerALEX YELON
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$229,745 $103,386
2026$188,683 $84,908
2027$208,389 $93,775

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,325,423 a year ($46.41 per sq ft), operating expenses $377,836 ($13.23 per sq ft), net operating income $947,588. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 29/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 82 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 82 St · 250 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

215 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

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 BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 West 52 Street MN109 A
419 Bleecker Street MN87 A
270 St Nicholas Avenue MN77 B
160 Imlay Street BK70 A
421 West 162 Street MN65 C
860 Riverside Drive MN61 D
67 West 107 Street MN56 A
42-14 Crescent Street QN48 A
374 Wadsworth Avenue MN43 A
215 East 81 Street MN40 A
951 Carroll Street BK38 A
212 East 57 Street MN38 A
259 21 Street BK37 A
191 Grand Street MN35 A
334 East 13 Street MN34 A
900 Lenox Road BK31 A
28 Vestry Street MN31 A
10 Lenox Avenue MN29 A
1260 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
268 West 84 Street MN28 A
76 Pinehurst Avenue MN27 A
326 East 65 Street MN27 A
31 East 127 Street MN25 A
649 Warren Street BK24 A
377 Warren Street BK24 A
174 Delancey Street MN22 B
42 East 20 Street MN22 A
178 East 117 Street MN22 B
611 West 180 Street MN21 B
409 East 74 Street MN20 A
26 Henry Street MN20 B
17 West 76 Street MN20 B
474 West 146 Street MN20 A
160 East 117 Street MN19 A
35 East 12 Street MN18 A
20 Bethune Street MN18 A
845 2 Avenue MN18 A
24 Varick Street MN18 A
422 East 75 Street MN18 A
23 Canal Street MN17 B
1324 2 Avenue MN17 A
66 East 80 Street MN17 A
52 Carmine Street MN16 A
329 East 75 Street MN16 A
407 East 90 Street MN16 A
514 East 82 Street MN15 A
191 Hester Street MN15 A
105 Wooster Street MN15 B
259 East Broadway MN15 A
516 East 82 Street MN15 A
409 East 90 Street MN15 A
297 Driggs Avenue BK14 A
104 Hudson Street MN14 A
177 Wadsworth Avenue MN14 B
1695 Lexington Avenue MN13 B
1082 Madison Avenue MN13 A
19 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
9 West 107 Street MN12 C
320 West 105 Street MN11 B
268 West 77 Street MN10 A

showing 60 of 103 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-28Agreement $518,329 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $518,329
2026-05-28Mortgage $485,625 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $485,625
2026-05-28Mortgage $32,704 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $32,704
2026-03-05Agreement $518,329 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $518,329
2026-03-05Mortgage $485,625 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $485,625
2026-03-05Mortgage $32,704 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $32,704
2026-03-05Mortgage $485,625 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $485,625
2026-03-05Mortgage $32,704 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $32,704
2026-03-05Agreement $518,329 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $518,329
2026-02-03Mortgage $485,625 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $485,625
2026-02-03Mortgage $16,375 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $16,375
2026-02-03Agreement $502,000 — from PETERMARK II, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $502,000
2025-08-29Deed $730,000 — from LEE, MICHAEL to ISMAIL SHAIKH, SAIF AHMED; ASTRID, SWEETY $730,000
2025-08-15Sold for $730,000 $730,000 $18,250
2025-08-15Sold for $730,000 $730,000 $18,250

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711324332
201806714431
201900810523
202029511229
2021411326347
20222027516
20231046415
202400117422
202500419427
202610126331
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The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 152Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 660Health & systems 50

Every one of the 1,053 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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