The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 22. 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
3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-11.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
10
’23–24
6
’25–26
2
’26–27
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Air Quality (4) · Indoor Air Quality (4) · GENERAL (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).
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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (21)
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)
RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC
Head officer
FATMIR LAJQI
Managing agent
COPPERWOOD REAL ESTATE
Last registered
2025-10-11
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
$2,737,000
$1,231,650
2026
$2,923,000
$1,315,350
2027
$2,994,000
$1,347,300
The city's market estimate has risen
9% 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
86 St — 4 5 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 83 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
E 81 St & Park Ave · 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.
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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: $733,656 on
2020-09-01 (lender: First Republic 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
2020-09-01
Agreement $3,850,000 — from RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$3,850,000
2020-09-01
Mortgage $733,656 — from RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$733,656
2020-09-01
AL&R $3,850,000 — from RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$3,850,000
2013-04-17
Mortgage $3,570,000 — from RSL 121 82ND LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$3,570,000
2013-01-14
Deed $4,700,000 — from 121 EAST 82ND STREET, LLC to RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC
$4,700,000
2009-09-11
RPTT&RET $903,000 — from LEMLE, GERTRUDE B to ROBERT S. LEMLE 2009 FAMILY TRUST
$903,000
2009-09-11
RPTT&RET $903,000 — from LEMLE, GERTRUDE B to LAURA C. LEMLE 2009 FAMILY TRUST
$903,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
28
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
2
4
2018
1
7
0
3
11
2019
0
10
0
4
14
2020
0
5
4
2
11
2021
0
27
0
1
28
2022
1
9
0
1
11
2023
1
16
2
1
20
2024
0
12
0
1
13
2025
6
10
0
2
18
2026
0
20
0
1
21
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HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-09-29
311: Air Quality — Chimney/Vent Smoke
2026-09-26
311: Air Quality — Chimney/Vent Smoke
2026-09-26
311: Air Quality — Chimney/Vent Smoke
2026-09-15
311: Air Quality — Chimney/Vent Smoke
2026-06-18
Boiler inspection
2026-03-28
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-28
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-04
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-04
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-25
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-25
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-08
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2025-12-23
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-22
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2025-12-11
311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-12-11
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-02
311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-12-02
DOB complaint, category ?
2025-11-07
Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-14311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2026-10-11311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2026-10-11311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2026-10-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-09-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-07-29DOB violation P: BASE ON LMP# 1343 BEING INACTIVE, STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER JOB# 101528287
2025-07-29DOB violation P: BASE ON LMP# 1343 BEING INACTIVE, STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER JOB# 101015562
2025-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-16311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2025-05-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-05-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-03-14Boiler inspection
2025-01-03311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2024
2024-12-29311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-12-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-21311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-12-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2024-06-27HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST
2024-06-27HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2024-06-27HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-06-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-06-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-06-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-06-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-15Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-21Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2023-11-21Mortgage assigned — from FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2023-11-08311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-11-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-07-28311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2023-07-28DOB complaint, category ?
2023-07-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
2023-03-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2023-02-16Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-21311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-12-21DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-07311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-11-07Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-08-25311: Water Quality — unknown odor/taste in drinking water (QA6)
2022-03-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-18Boiler inspection
2022-02-15HPD 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
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
2022-01-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-09-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-09-02311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-09-02311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2021-09-02311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2021-09-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2021-09-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2021-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF A HOOK AT LATCH INSTALLED AT BOTTOM ON FRONT EN
2021-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING CONSISTING OF A HOOK AND LATCH INSTALLED AT BOTTOM OF VESTIBU
2021-06-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-24311: Harboring Bees/Wasps — Bees/Wasps - Not a beekeper
2021-04-05311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2021-04-01Boiler inspection
2021-03-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-03-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-01-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020
2020-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-11-08311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2020-09-01Agreement $3,850,000 — from RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$3,850,000
2020-09-01Mortgage $733,656 — from RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$733,656
2020-09-01Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2020-09-01AL&R $3,850,000 — from RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$3,850,000
2020-03-10Boiler inspection
2020-01-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019
2019-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-12-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-12-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-11-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-03-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2014-03-24Job filed: MINOR RENOVATION TO EXIST. APT. WITH INSTALLATION OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, REPLACEMENT OF PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$46,500
2013
2013-04-17Mortgage $3,570,000 — from RSL 121 82ND LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$3,570,000
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-01-14Deed $4,700,000 — from 121 EAST 82ND STREET, LLC to RSL 121 EAST 82ND LLC$4,700,000
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2010-02-08311: New Tree Request — For Whole Block
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-09-11RPTT&RET $903,000 — from LEMLE, GERTRUDE B to ROBERT S. LEMLE 2009 FAMILY TRUST$903,000
2009-09-11RPTT&RET $903,000 — from LEMLE, GERTRUDE B to LAURA C. LEMLE 2009 FAMILY TRUST$903,000
2008
2008-09-09Deed — from LEMLE, GERTRUDE B; BANDER, GERTRUDE to GBL 121 EAST 82ND STREET LLC
2008-08-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND DRYWALL PARTITIONS IN EXIST. APARTMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. ALL UNITS IN BUILDING ARE OCCUPIE$50,900
2008-08-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND DRYWALL PARTITIONS IN EXIST. APARTMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. ALL UNITS IN BUILDING ARE OCCUPIE$50,900
2008-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-12-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-11-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-11-03Job filed: A2$15,000
2006-11-03Job filed: A2$15,000
2006-11-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2005
2005-12-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-04-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-16Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER (NYC BOILER NO. MD6371-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2004-09-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-09-09Job filed: REPLACE EXIST. WINDOW OF 1ST FLOOR APT. #3 WITH DOOR TO LEAD TO REAR YARD. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2003
2003-07-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND DRYWALL PARTITIONS IN EXISTING APARTMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2003-07-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-04-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND DRYWALL PARTITIONS IN EXISTING APARTMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2002
2002-08-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-07-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-07-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND DRYWALL PARTITIONS IN EXISTING APARTMENT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SEE PLANS.$15,000
2000
2000-04-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-02-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-09Job filed: MINOR PARTITION WORK AND RELATED PLUMBING IN APT.#18. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
1999
1999-08-30HPD 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
1997
1997-01-27Permit PL — ISSUED
1996
1996-11-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-11-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-04-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-03-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-03-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1983
1983-04-04Mortgage satisfied — from MERDIKA REALTY CORP. to KURZWEIL, EDITH
1973
1973-05-01Mortgage — from MERDEKA REALTY CORP to KURZWELL, EDITH
1973-05-01Deed — from JACOBSON, ROSE to MERDEKA REALTY CORP
1973-05-01Deed — from MERDEKA REALTY CORP to BANDER, GERTRUDE
1966
1966-12-07Mortgage — from JACOBSON, ROSE to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK