144 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints, 24 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 682. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 32).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · PLUMBING (11) · GENERAL (7) · APPLIANCE (5) · Noise (2) · ELECTRIC (1).
$242,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,278,000 | $76,680 |
| 2026 | $1,358,000 | $81,480 |
| 2027 | $1,453,000 | $87,180 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | Bay Pkwy — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / 80 St — B82 · 600 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 128 Bensonhurst Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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.
2261 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 |
44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $750,000 on 2026-01-02 (lender: Metro City Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | Mortgage $750,000 — from SIEN, CINDY; SIEN, ALLAN; SIEN, WILSON to METRO CITY BANK | $750,000 | |
| 2026-01-02 | Deed $1,420,000 — from PALMERI, ANTOINETTE to SIEN, CINDY; SIEN, WILSON; SIEN, ALLAN | $1,420,000 | |
| 2025-12-15 | Sold for $1,420,000 | $1,420,000 | $710,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 107 |
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 144 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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