The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 7.9. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Dumpster Complaint (3) · Noise (2) · Hazardous Materials (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1898)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
316 WEST 81ST STREET LLC
Head officer
DIANE GIPSTEIN
Managing agent
BHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered
2025-09-12
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$4,622,400
$2,080,080
2026
$5,293,000
$2,381,850
2027
$5,446,000
$2,450,700
The city's market estimate has risen
18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
79 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 82 St — M5 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Riverside Dr & W 82 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $499,000 on
1995-05-26 (lender: Chemical 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
1995-05-26
Mortgage $499,000 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO. to CHEMICAL BANK
$499,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
14
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
0
2
5
2018
1
0
0
7
8
2019
0
7
1
2
10
2020
0
8
0
3
11
2021
0
2
0
6
8
2022
0
2
0
3
5
2023
0
4
0
2
6
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
0
10
0
4
14
2026
0
11
0
1
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2020-07-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-09Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-01Deed — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONS CO. to 316 WEST 81ST STREET LLC
2019-04-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-19Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-02-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-01-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-09-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-07-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-07-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-06-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-02-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-01-22Boiler inspection — defects found
2017
2017-12-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-12-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-04-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2017-04-09HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2009-06-11Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 60 LINEAR FEET BY 66 FEET APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF TUBULAR STEEL SCAFFOLD STRUCTURE,PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-362
2009-06-11Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 60 LINEAR FEET BY 66 FEET APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF TUBULAR STEEL SCAFFOLD STRUCTURE,PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-362
2009-06-11Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 30 LINEAR FEET BY 10 - 16 FEET APPROXIMATE HIGH HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED, PER DRAWINGS,RATED FOR 300 LBS PER SQUARE FOOT. INSTALLATI
2009-06-11Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 30 LINEAR FEET BY 10 - 16 FEET APPROXIMATE HIGH HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED, PER DRAWINGS,RATED FOR 300 LBS PER SQUARE FOOT. INSTALLATI
2009-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-17Job filed: GENERAL RESTORATION OF TH FACADE, WINDOW RESTORATION AND WORK ON THE ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$150,000
2009-04-17Job filed: GENERAL RESTORATION OF TH FACADE, WINDOW RESTORATION AND WORK ON THE ROOF. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$150,000
1996
1996-12-04Mortgage assigned — from CHEMICAL BANK to BERKELEY FEDERAL BANK & TRUST FSB
1996-12-04Mortgage satisfied — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO. to CHEMICAL BANK
1996-12-04SAGE — from OCWEN FEDERAL BANK,FSB
1995
1995-12-04Mortgage assigned — from CHEMICAL BANK to BERKELEY FEDERAL BANK & TRUST FSB
1995-11-28SMIS — from CHEMICAL BANK to CHEMICAL BANK
1995-11-28SMIS — from CHEMICAL BANK to CHEMICAL BANK
1995-09-29Mortgage assigned — from CHEMICAL BANK to CHEMICAL BANK
1995-09-29Mortgage assigned — from CHEMICAL BANK to CHEMICAL BANK
1995-05-26Mortgage $499,000 — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO. to CHEMICAL BANK$499,000
1995-05-26Mortgage satisfied — from 1978 NOMINEE CORP. to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY
1995-05-26Mortgage satisfied — from 1977 NOMINEE CORP. to SERIAL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIO
1995-05-26Mortgage assigned — from RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION to FIRST BANK OF MARIETTA
1995-05-26Mortgage assigned — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO. to CHEMICAL BANK
1989
1989-05-25LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERV/CMMSSN to CITY OF NEW YORK
1978
1978-10-12Mortgage — from 1978 NOMINEE CORP to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1978-10-12Deed — from UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO to 1978 NOMINEE CORP
1978-10-12Deed — from 1978 NOMINEE CORP to UNIQUE RESTORATIONS
1977
1977-10-27Deed — from 1977 NOMINEE CORP to UNIQUE RESTORATIONSCO
1977-10-27Mortgage — from 1977 NOMINEE CORP to SERIAL FDRL S/LA ETAL
1977-10-27Deed — from HOCHSTADTER, A DECDEX; MILLER, SUSAN H EX; MORRIS, JANE EX; WEISEL, MARJORIE EX to 1977 NOMINEE CORP
1977-05-26RTXL — from HOCKSTADTER, ALMA SDECD
1977-05-26RTXL — from HOCKSTADTER, ALMA SAKA; HOCKSTADTER, ALMA DECD
1972
1972-12-06SMIS — from HOCHSLADTER, ALMA SETAL to WEISEL, MAJORIE; MILLER, SUSAN H ETAL