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781 West End Avenue

412Records
15City systems
0Open violations
2.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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412 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 175 311 service requests, 38 DOB permits, 37 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1927
Floors16
Res. units80
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)GREYSTONE PROPERTIES W END
BBL1018880015
BIN1057082

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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 81% 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 2.6. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$6,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · Air Quality (2) · Street Condition (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$281,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (80)
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)GREYSTONE PROPERTIES WEST END LLC
Head officerANNE S GOLDRACH
Managing agentGREYSTONE MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-04-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,526,000 $5,186,700
2026$12,419,000 $5,588,550
2027$13,355,000 $6,009,750

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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.

Getting around

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 97 St / West End Av — M96 M106 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 100 St & Broadway · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson. 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

781 West End Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

52 311 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 GREYSTONE MANAGEMENT CORP — 4 buildings, 164 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
781 West End Avenue MN80 A
250 West 104 Street MN37 A
158 West 81 Street MN37 A
328 Columbus Avenue MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2026-07-16 (lender: Principal Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-16Agreement $10,000,000 — from GREYSTONE PROPERTIES WEST END LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $10,000,000
2026-07-16Mortgage $3,000,000 — from GREYSTONE PROPERTIES WEST END LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $3,000,000
2011-07-11Mortgage $7,000,000 — from GREYSTONE PROPERTIES WEST END LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $7,000,000
2009-03-17RPTT&RET $15,018,428 — from SCHIRRMEISTER, VIRGINIA to ILLUMINATION REALTY LLC $15,018,428

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172350313
20180350210
20194390319
202011211125
202112160120
202221150220
2023610220341
202443150527
202514240433
202601122217
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 215Ownership & money 10Health & systems 45

Every one of the 412 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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