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801 West 181 Street

1,161Records
20City systems
17Open violations
16Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,161 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 477 311 service requests, 261 HPD complaints, 144 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units67
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)F & M REALTY
BBL1021790090
BIN1064336

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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 57% 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 16. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations17 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1989-11-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · Traffic (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Dirty Condition (4) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$516,600 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (67)
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)F & M REALTY LLC
Head officerFLORENCE EDELSTEIN
Managing agentEDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,740,000 $4,833,000
2026$11,294,000 $5,082,300
2027$10,883,000 $4,897,350

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (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)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFort Washington Ave & W 183 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs
Middle: P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs. 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

801 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

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 EDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B10 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 Ft Washington Avenue MN115 C
10 Hillside Avenue MN101 B
179 Bennett Avenue MN94 A
124 Ft George Avenue MN79 B
1675 Grand Concourse BX78 B
60 Sherman Avenue MN75 B
6555 Broadway BX73 A
10 Cooper Street MN73 A
162 West 54 Street MN72 A
815 West 181 Street MN69 B
1781 Riverside Drive MN69 A
801 West 181 Street MN67 A
145 West 71 Street MN64 A
95 West 195 Street BX61 C
4079 Broadway MN54 B
427 Ft Washington Avenue MN53 B
119 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
25 Cooper Street MN43 A
34 Bogardus Place MN41 A
133 West 71 Street MN36 A
610 West 173 Street MN36 A
209 Bennett Avenue MN30 A
650 West 173 Street MN30 B
316 West 94 Street MN24 B
2209 Coney Island Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $620,530 on 2023-08-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-08-02Mortgage $620,531 — from F&M REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $620,531
2023-08-02Agreement $11,725,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to F&M REALTY LLC $11,725,000
2018-07-13Mortgage $5,323,933 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,323,933
2018-07-13AL&R $12,000,000 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2018-07-13Agreement $12,000,000 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2014-07-11Mortgage $502,728 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $502,728
2014-07-11Agreement $7,300,000 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,300,000
2011-05-06Agreement $7,200,000 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,200,000
2011-05-06AL&R $7,200,000 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,200,000
2011-05-06Mortgage $2,517,556 — from F&M REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,517,556
2004-09-03RPTT $270,000 — from NESIC, DUSAN; KREITER, GILEAD to ZAHN, DEBORAH $270,000
2004-08-27Mortgage $3,538,172 — from F & M REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $3,538,172
2004-08-27Agreement $5,300,000 — from F & M REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $5,300,000
2004-08-27Mortgage $5,300,000 — from F & M REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $5,300,000
1994-06-20Mortgage $931,132 — from F & M REALTY CO. to BAYSIDE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $931,132

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201754130325
201800153523
201957400355
202004520258
202102500254
20222018203187
202302785287
202451530463
202507330444
202600350338
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 95Housing & tenants 898Ownership & money 60Health & systems 56

Every one of the 1,161 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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