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421 East 81 Street

462Records
16City systems
22Open violations
11.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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462 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 HPD complaints, 102 311 service requests, 48 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1920
Floors5.5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EASTSIDE VENTURA LLC
BBL1015610014
BIN1050393

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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 58% 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 11.4. 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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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations22 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1989-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · ELECTRIC (3) · GENERAL (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · SAFETY (2) · APPLIANCE (2).

Filed construction activity

$329,945 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1920)
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)EASTSIDE VENTURA LLC
Head officerKAVI SUKHRAM
Managing agentVENTURA LAND CORP
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,008,000 $903,600
2026$2,374,000 $1,068,300
2027$2,332,000 $1,049,400

The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 82 St — M31 · 300 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

421 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by VENTURA LAND CORP — 24 buildings, 938 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B9 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149-35 Northern Boulevard QN146 B
14 Sickles Street MN104 C
5025 Broadway MN67 B
659 West 162 Street MN53 A
654 West 161 Street MN50 A
547 West 157 Street MN48 B
139-19 34 Road QN46 A
3157 Broadway MN45 A
128 West 13 Street MN42 A
35 Ft Washington Avenue MN42 B
109-15 37 Avenue QN36 A
90-32 53 Avenue QN30 A
351 Wadsworth Avenue MN30 B
530 West 157 Street MN30 B
344 West 17 Street MN25 A
367 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
423 East 81 Street MN20 A
1220 Richmond Road SI20 A
421 East 81 Street MN20 A
53 West 106 Street MN16 B
57 West 106 Street MN16 B
340 West 17 Street MN15 A
343 West 16 Street MN8 A
99-11 Northern Boulevard QN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $112,050 on 2009-11-25 (lender: Empire National Bank), 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
2016-04-27Agreement $1,630,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to EASTSIDE VENTURA, LLC $1,630,000
2016-04-27Agreement $1,630,000 — from EASTSIDE VENTURA, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,630,000
2009-11-25Agreement $1,850,000 — from EASTSIDE VENTURA, LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,850,000
2009-11-25Mortgage $112,050 — from EASTSIDE VENTURA, LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $112,050
1999-11-05Mortgage $2,000,000 — from EASTSIDE VENUTRA LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $2,000,000
1991-09-03Mortgage $275,000 — from 113 JOYCE CORP to BAYSIDE FEDERALL SVBK $275,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170110213
201852029
2019020810
202008019
202110130124
20228160529
2023031610
202406017
20250300434
202604037
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 287Ownership & money 22Health & systems 40

Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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