The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 1. 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
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
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Damaged Tree (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Sewer (1).
Filed construction activity
$123,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
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)
149 EAST 81ST ST LLC
Head officer
RONALD CHERNEY
Managing agent
HRM MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered
2025-09-16
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
$7,859,000
$3,536,550
2026
$7,951,000
$3,577,950
2027
$8,180,000
$3,681,000
The city's market estimate has risen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2024 (1 in the last three years).
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 83 St — M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
3 Ave & E 82 St · 350 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.
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $17,094 on
2021-09-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-09-02
Mortgage $17,095 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$17,095
2021-09-02
Agreement $2,900,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC
$2,900,000
2015-06-17
Agreement $3,300,000 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA BANK
$3,300,000
2015-06-17
Mortgage $1,229,133 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA BANK
$1,229,133
2011-12-07
Agreement $2,200,000 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$2,200,000
2011-12-07
Mortgage $600,570 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$600,570
2006-01-06
Mortgage $647,229 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$647,229
2006-01-06
Agreement $1,750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC
$1,750,000
2006-01-06
AL&R $1,750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC
$1,750,000
1999-06-09
Mortgage $596,752 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC. to NORTH FORK BANK
$596,752
1994-05-05
Mortgage $20,753 — from CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
$20,753
1989-03-06
Mortgage $454,278 — from CHERNEY, PAULA; CHERNEY, HENRY to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDLETC
$454,278
1983-08-19
Agreement $159,066 — from CHERNEY, PAULA; CHERNEY, HENRY to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
$159,066
1983-08-19
Mortgage $159,065 — from CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
$159,065
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
15
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
0
2
5
2018
0
4
0
2
6
2019
3
1
0
1
5
2020
7
4
0
0
11
2021
5
7
3
0
15
2022
0
9
0
0
9
2023
0
8
0
0
8
2024
0
7
0
0
7
2025
0
2
0
0
2
2026
0
3
0
0
3
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2024-04-01HPD 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
2024-01-16311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2023
2023-10-01311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2023-10-01311: Water Leak — Slow Leak
2023-10-01Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2023-05-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-16311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-02-14311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2023-02-14Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2022-08-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT VESTIBULE
2022-08-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st STORY
2022-08-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE
2022-08-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021-09-02Mortgage $17,095 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$17,095
2021-09-02Mortgage assigned — from STERLING NATIONAL BANK; ASTORIA BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2021-09-02Agreement $2,900,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC$2,900,000
2021-07-06Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN APT 2E ON THE 2ND FLOOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 2. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,500
2021-04-22Job filed: PLUMBING WORK IN APT 2W ON THE SECOND FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$14,500
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
2021-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-03-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-01-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016-10-25HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-12-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-06-17Agreement $3,300,000 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA BANK$3,300,000
2015-06-17Mortgage $1,229,133 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA BANK$1,229,133
2014
2014-02-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2012
2012-12-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-09-27Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 5W ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$29,000
2012-09-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-07-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-06-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 30 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY
2012-06-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 30 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY
2012-06-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-05-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-22Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 4W ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$29,000
2012-02-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-01-03Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 5E ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$29,000
2011
2011-12-07Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2011-12-07TL&R — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to FANNIE MAE
2011-12-07Agreement $2,200,000 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$2,200,000
2011-12-07Mortgage $600,570 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$600,570
2011-12-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-01-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-11-26Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 3W ON THE 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$33,000
2010-11-26Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 3W ON THE 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$33,000
2010-11-26Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 3W ON THE 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$33,000
2006-01-06Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2006-01-06Mortgage assigned — from NORTH FORK BANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2006-01-06TL&R — from NORTH FORK BANK
2006-01-06Mortgage $647,229 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$647,229
2006-01-06Agreement $1,750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC$1,750,000
2006-01-06AL&R $1,750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC$1,750,000
2006-01-06AALR — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2005
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2000
2000-03-28EASE — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC; 147E81 L.L.C. to CHERNEY, PAULA 1995GRAT; CHERNEY, HENRY 1995GRAT; CHERNEY, RONALD AS TRUSTEE; CHERNEY, EMA
2000-03-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-03-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLAN.WORK NOTED:CONSTRUCTION IN SECOND FLOOR APT 2E EAST FAR NORTH BATHROOM LAYOUT NOTED:FAR NOR
2000-03-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT TIME OF INSPECTION WORK NOTED:INTERIOR GUT REHAV OF APT 2E 2ND FLOOR REAR EAST REMOVAL OF ALL
2000-03-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-12-28Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1999-12-28Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1999-06-09Agreement — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
1999-06-09Mortgage assigned — from QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to NORTH FORK BANK
1999-06-09Mortgage $596,752 — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC. to NORTH FORK BANK$596,752
1999-06-09Mortgage assigned — from 149 E. 81ST STREET LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
1999-06-09Deed — from CHERNEY, PAULA; CHERNEY, HENRY to 149 E. 81ST LLC
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-11-06Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-11-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-05-05SAGE — from CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1994-05-05Agreement — from CHERNEY, PAULA to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
1994-05-05Mortgage $20,753 — from CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK$20,753
1994-05-05Mortgage assigned — from CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
1994-05-05PAT — from CHERNEY, PAULA to CHERNEY, HENRY
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-03-06Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN SAVINGS BK to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDSVGS
1989-03-06PAT — from CHERNEY, PAULA to CHERNEY, HENRY
1989-03-06Mortgage assigned — from CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDSVGS
1989-03-06Mortgage $454,278 — from CHERNEY, PAULA; CHERNEY, HENRY to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDLETC$454,278
1989-02-22DOB violation C:
1983
1983-08-19Agreement $159,066 — from CHERNEY, PAULA; CHERNEY, HENRY to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK$159,066
1983-08-19Mortgage $159,065 — from CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK$159,065
1983-08-19PAT — from CHERNEY, PAULA to CHERNEY, HENRY
1982
1982-03-24Mortgage satisfied — from CHERNEY, HENRY ET UX to GARDINER, PAUL
1981
1981-05-11Agreement — from CHERNEY, PAULA; CHERNEY, HENRY to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1976
1976-05-14Deed — from S S J D CORP to CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA
1976-05-14Deed — from CHERNEY, PAULA; CHERNEY, HENRY to S S J D CORP
1974
1974-03-14Deed — from GARDINER, PAUL; GARDNER, PAUL A/K/A to CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA A
1974-03-14Mortgage — from CHERNEY, HENRY; CHERNEY, PAULA to GARDINER, PAUL; GARDNER, PAUL A/K/A
1973
1973-12-10Deed — from CONNECTICUT INVESTORS to GARDNER, PAUL
1966
1966-03-08Mortgage — from CONNECTICUT INVESTORS CO to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK