3,253 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,206 311 service requests, 1,116 HPD complaints, 598 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 236.3. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1985-04-18. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
320 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 67 · winter 2024–25: 121 · winter 2025–26: 126). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
449 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (159) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (71) · DOOR/WINDOW (44) · PLUMBING (35) · Rodent (32) · PAINT/PLASTER (16).
$122,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (60) |
| 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) | VULCAN 81 CO LLC |
| Head officer | HENRY MOSES |
| Managing agent | VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,383,000 | $2,422,350 |
| 2026 | $5,580,000 | $2,511,000 |
| 2027 | $5,258,000 | $2,366,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 82 St — M31 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 81 St & York Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor 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.
507 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 |
449 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 159 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 VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC — 17 buildings, 571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 314 East 78 Street | MN | 99 | A |
| 507 East 81 Street | MN | 60 | C |
| 222 Thompson Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 433 East 80 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 511 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 509 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 507 East 73 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 235 East 4 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 503 East 73 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 512 East 80 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 338 East 65 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 1229 1 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 213 East 4 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 413 East 70 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 1233 1 Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 20 Commerce Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 649 Washington Street | MN | 12 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,524,448 on 2025-12-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | Mortgage $1,524,448 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,524,448 | |
| 2025-12-12 | Mortgage $1,524,448 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,524,448 | |
| 2025-12-12 | Agreement $7,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to VULCAN 81 CO. LLC | $7,100,000 | |
| 2025-12-12 | Agreement $7,100,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to VULCAN 81 CO. LLC | $7,100,000 | |
| 2020-05-28 | Agreement $5,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A to VULCAN 81 CO. LLC | $5,600,000 | |
| 2015-07-23 | Mortgage $1,825,431 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,825,431 | |
| 2015-07-23 | Agreement $5,800,000 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,800,000 | |
| 2011-09-12 | Mortgage $227,010 — from VULCAN 81 CO LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $227,010 | |
| 2011-09-12 | Agreement $4,290,000 — from VULCAN 81 CO LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $4,290,000 | |
| 2006-03-29 | AL&R $4,200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to VULCAN 81 CO. LLC | $4,200,000 | |
| 2006-03-29 | AL&R $4,200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to VULCAN 81 CO. LLC | $4,200,000 | |
| 2006-03-29 | Agreement $4,200,000 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $4,200,000 | |
| 2006-03-29 | Agreement $4,200,000 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $4,200,000 | |
| 2006-03-29 | Mortgage $997,211 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $997,211 | |
| 2006-03-29 | Mortgage $997,211 — from VULCAN 81 CO. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $997,211 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 12 | 78 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 11 | 131 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 0 | 13 | 163 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 154 | 1 | 10 | 172 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 192 | 0 | 8 | 204 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 373 | 0 | 17 | 393 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 659 | 0 | 19 | 688 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 292 | 0 | 22 | 317 |
| 2025 | 4 | 22 | 551 | 4 | 6 | 587 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 169 | 0 | 7 | 181 |
Every one of the 3,253 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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