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812 West 181 Street

947Records
20City systems
46Open violations
32.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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947 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 285 311 service requests, 190 HPD complaints, 131 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)812 REALTY LLC
BBL1021770105
BIN1064299

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 55% 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 32.1. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

Open HPD violations46 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1993-02-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Illegal Parking (12) · Food Establishment (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · Food Poisoning (3).

Filed construction activity

$106,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (54)
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)812 REALTY LLC
Head officerSAMANTHA EDELSTEIN
Managing agentFive Gems Management Corp
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,907,000 $4,458,150
2026$8,221,000 $3,699,450
2027$8,885,000 $3,998,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
888 Hudson ThaiThaiBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
11 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated, Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway181 St — A · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 181 St — M4 M98 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 180 St & Fort Washington Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights
Middle: 319, 324. 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

812 West 181 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 FIVE GEMS MANAGEMENT CORP — 5 buildings, 344 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5000 Broadway MN85 B
2875 Sedgwick Avenue BX85 B
867 West 181 Street MN72 B
812 West 181 Street MN54 A
55 Nagle Avenue MN48 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,146,277 on 2018-07-13 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-07-13Mortgage $3,146,278 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,146,278
2018-07-13Agreement $11,779,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,779,000
2018-07-13AL&R $11,779,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,779,000
2014-09-02Mortgage $1,394,568 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,394,568
2014-09-02Agreement $9,400,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,400,000
2011-12-22Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2011-12-22Agreement $8,400,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,400,000
2007-10-02Mortgage $4,467,710 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,467,710
2007-10-02AL&R $7,000,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,000,000
2007-10-02Agreement $7,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 812 REALTY LLC $7,000,000
2003-04-11Agreement $2,800,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $2,800,000
2003-04-11Mortgage $944,716 — from 812 REALTY LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $944,716
2003-04-11AL&R $2,800,000 — from 812 REALTY LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $2,800,000
1998-03-05Mortgage $1,006,909 — from 812 REALTY LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $1,006,909
1993-07-14Mortgage $650,000 — from 812 REALTY CO. to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171121901446
20186053519
2019613191443
202036180128
202110250228
202205210228
2023014570475
202402350441
202502220731
202601640570
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 146Housing & tenants 627Ownership & money 35Health & systems 80

Every one of the 947 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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