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428 East 81 Street

110Records
12City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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110 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BERDAR EQUITIES LLC
BBL1015600035
BIN1050375

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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 88% 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 1. 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.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · PLUMBING (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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)BERDAR EQUITIES LLC
Head officerJEFFREY MANOCHERIAN
Managing agentBERDAR EQUITIES LLC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,370,000 $1,066,500
2026$2,520,000 $1,134,000
2027$2,985,000 $1,343,250

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
77 St — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 82 St — M31 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 81 St & York Ave · 200 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

428 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

5 311 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 BERDAR EQUITIES LLC — 8 buildings, 240 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
235 East 46 Street MN63 A
657 2 Avenue MN41 A
191 East 76 Street MN40 A
76 St Marks Place MN20 A
417 West 56 Street MN20 A
428 East 81 Street MN20 A
426 East 81 Street MN20 A
241 East 46 Street MN16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,100,000 on 2013-09-06 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-15Agreement $4,100,000 — from BERDAR EQUITIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,100,000
2013-09-06Mortgage $4,100,000 — from BERDAR EQUITIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,100,000
2013-09-06AL&R $4,100,000 — from BERDAR EQUITIES LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,100,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701034
201801012
201902046
20200100111
202105016
202204116
202324017
202403025
202500011
202603003
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 21Health & systems 19

Every one of the 110 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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