The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 19.6. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% 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
Open HPD violations
5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2009-09-25.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’24–25
4
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · SAFETY (1).
Filed construction activity
$522,325 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1921)
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)
34 EAST 81ST ST.PARTNERS, L.P.
Head officer
MARC ALTSCHUL
Managing agent
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC
Last registered
2025-10-20
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
$2,754,000
$1,239,300
2026
$3,305,000
$1,487,250
2027
$3,966,000
$1,784,700
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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
77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 79 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Madison Ave & E 82 St · 300 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.
16 311 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.
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2026-07-01
HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2026-07-01
HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st ST
2026-06-29
311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-06-29
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-06-29
Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-06-29
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-06-22
Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2026-05-25
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-05-25
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-01
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-01
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-23
Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2025-12-19
Job filed: REBUILD EXP#4 BRICK MASONRY WALL AT BUILDING REAR SW CORNER & INSTALL EXTERIOR WALL STRAPPING AT EXP#3 FOR STABILZATION DURING ADJACENT WALL REBUILD A
2025-12-17
311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-12-17
311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-12-17
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-17
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-12-11
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14
Job filed: EMERGENCY WORK, INCL IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION OF TEMP SHORING POSTS UNDER EXISTING WOOD JOIST FRAMING AT SW CORNER OF ALL FLOORS TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC
2025-11-11
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-11
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-07
Boiler inspection
2025-11-05
311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-11-05
311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-11-05
Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-11-05
Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-01HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2026-07-01HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2026-07-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st ST
2026-06-29311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-06-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-06-29Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2026-05-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-12-23Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2025-12-19Job filed: REBUILD EXP#4 BRICK MASONRY WALL AT BUILDING REAR SW CORNER & INSTALL EXTERIOR WALL STRAPPING AT EXP#3 FOR STABILZATION DURING ADJACENT WALL REBUILD A$217,825
2025-12-17311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-12-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-12-17DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-14Job filed: EMERGENCY WORK, INCL IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION OF TEMP SHORING POSTS UNDER EXISTING WOOD JOIST FRAMING AT SW CORNER OF ALL FLOORS TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC$48,000
2025-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-07-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2025-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-22DOB violation C: CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REQ'D-OBSVD VERT CRACK BEHIND WIRE @ EXP4 OBSVD CRACKS & SPALLING IN CONCRETE PATCHES ON COLUMN @ EXP4
2024
2024-12-28311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2024-12-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2024-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-07-09Deed — from 34 EAST 81ST STREET LLC to 34 EAST 81ST STREET LLC
2024-06-26Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-02-28Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2023-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-29Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-07-07Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-07-07Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2023-05-30311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-05-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-02-15Boiler inspection
2023-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-13DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-06311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2023-02-06311: Construction Lead Dust — Common Areas and Apartment
2023-02-06DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-08Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-04Job filed: Limited exterior facade repairs. no change to use, egress or occupancy.$256,500
2022-08-03Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-08-03Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-08-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF NYCC.
2022-08-01Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-03-31Boiler inspection
2022-03-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-01-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-22Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-07-21Job filed: Installation of Emergency sidewalk shed as per AC -28-105.4.1 per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in
2021-06-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CORNICE AT FRONT ROOF
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING. IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH L
2021-04-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROKEN WOOD FLOOR AT RADIATOR. IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH L
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020-04-20311: COVID-19 Non-essential Construction — Construction
2020-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2020-04-17311: COVID-19 Non-essential Construction — Construction
2020-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-07-13Boiler inspection
2018-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-17311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2017
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-05HPD class A: SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF T
2015-10-30HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
2014-02-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO GROUND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. BSMT SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUND:NOWATER MAIN GROUND PROVIDED. RMDY: PROVIDE GROUNDING.$24,000
2014-02-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT. THE ENTIRE HALLWAY IS BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRING,LIGHTING FIXTURES. TEMPORARY WIRING. RMDY: OBTAIN PERMIT$800
2014-02-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROPERLY BOND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. BSMT SERVICE SWITCH 200 AMP GENERAL ELECTRIC: NEUTRAL BAR NOT BONDED TO THE ENCOURER$15,000
2014-02-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO INSTALL GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) PROTECTION AS REQUIRED. THE ENTIRE HALLWAY'S TEMPORARY WIRING: NO GFCI
2013-10-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-09-13Deed — from DOWNING, VINCENT to 34 EAST 81ST STREET PARTNERS, LP
2012-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2010-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-30311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2010-05-30Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2010-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-10-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2009-09-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2009-09-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2009-09-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006
2006-12-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-04-11ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR.DEFECTS NOTED:AT WESTERN WALL APROX 10' TO 15' BELOW PARAPET FROM CENTER TO SOUTH SIDE OF WALL,SHARDS$800
2005-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-05-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2003
2003-12-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING NOTED : WATER SEEPING THROUGH CELLAR FOUNDATION WALL FROM 34 E 81 ST CAUSING MINOR WATER DAMAGE TO 30$180
2003-11-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-04-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-04-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-09-01ECB Hazardous violation: FAOLURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. IN THAT LOOSE BRICKS BECAME DISLOCATED FROM 4 FLOOR WEST WALL AND FELL ON TO FIRST STO$800
1999-09-01DOB complaint, category ?
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-03-27Mortgage satisfied — from 34E. 81ST STREET CORP to SACKMAN-GILLILAND CORP
1987
1987-08-19Mortgage satisfied — from DOWNING, VINCENT to KARLIN, MAURICE J.
1976
1976-06-03Mortgage — from DOWNING, VINCENT to KARLIN, MAURICE J
1976-06-03Deed — from KARLIN, MAURICE J to DOWNING, VINCENT
1967
1967-06-01Mortgage — from KARLIN, MAURICE J; KARLIN, RUTH to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1967-03-06Deed — from KARLIN, MAURICE J; KARLIN, ROBERT L to KARLIN, MAURICE J
1966
1966-05-26Mortgage assigned — from SACKMAN-GILLILAND CORP to HUDSON CITY SAVINGSINST
1966-04-12Deed — from 34 E 81ST ST CORP to KARLIN, MAURICE J; KARLIN, ROBERT L
1966-03-02Deed — from MIETZELFELD, VERONICA M to 34 E 81ST ST CORP
1966-03-02Mortgage — from 34 E 81ST ST CORP to SACKMAN-GILLILAND CORP