The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 9.4. 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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Dirty Condition (1) · Dumpster Complaint (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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (16)
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)
231 EAST 81ST ST, LLC
Head officer
SUZAN FRIEDMAN
Managing agent
REM RESIDENTIAL
Last registered
2025-08-31
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
$1,894,000
$852,300
2026
$2,403,000
$1,081,350
2027
$2,262,000
$1,017,900
The city's market estimate has risen
19% 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 — Q · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 77 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 82 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
3 Ave & E 82 St · 450 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.
13 311 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.
2015-03-19Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WIT
2015-03-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-03-18Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WIT
2015-03-18Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WIT
2014
2014-11-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 200
2014-11-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 200
2014-08-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2012
2012-07-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-07-13311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2008
2008-12-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-11-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-11-14Job filed: REPLACE BOILER & OIL BURNER. INSTALL A HB SMITH 19A-S-7 WITH A CARLIN 702 CRD. REPLACE (2) HW HEATERS$4,000
2006
2006-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2001
2001-05-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-08Job filed: REPLACE OIL BURNER ON EXISTING LOW PRESSURE BOILER. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2001-05-08Job filed: REPLACE OIL BURNER ON EXISTING LOW PRESSURE BOILER. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2000
2000-04-17Deed — from BALK, NORA to 231 E. 81ST. LLC
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-05-16Mortgage satisfied — from BALK, NORA to BALABAN, MORRIS; DRYER, DORIS; MZUCKERMAN, MURIEL; BURACK, PHILIP; COHEN, HELEN
1986
1986-08-11Agreement — from BURACK, PHILIP; ZUCKERMAN, MURIEL; DREYER, DORIS to BALK, NORA
1982
1982-03-19Agreement — from BALK, NORA to LEMLE, LEO K. TR; FUERTH, GLENN J. TR/IND; LEMLE, J. STUART TR/IND
1982-01-25Mortgage assigned — from LEMLE, LEO K TR.; ALEXANDER, MARGO N.CO/TR; FUERTH, GLENN J. CO/TR to LEMLE, LEO K. TR; FUERTH,GLENN J.CO/TR; LEMLE, J. STUART CO/TR
1980
1980-08-18Agreement — from ALNOR REALTY CORP to BURACK, PHILIP; DREYER, DORIS; ZUCKERMAN, MURIEL
1980-08-12Deed — from BALK, NORA to ALNOR REALTY CORP
1980-08-12Deed — from ALNOR REALTY CORP to BALK, NORA
1979
1979-12-01Mortgage assigned — from LEMLE EDNA F (ETAL); LEMLE LEO K; LEMLE HENRY C to FUERTH GLENN J (ETAL)
1976
1976-06-16Deed — from BALK, NORA to 231 81 H G REALTY CORP
1976-06-16Deed — from 231-81 HG REALTY CORP to BALK NORA
1973
1973-07-11Mortgage assigned — from BALABAN, MORRIS to ZUCKERMAN, MURIEL; DREYER, DORIS
1973-07-11Mortgage — from BALK NORA to DRYER DORIS; ZUCHERMAN MUIEL; COHEN HELEN; BALABA MORRIS; BURACK PHILIP
1972
1972-01-07Mortgage — from CANTERBURY MEWS, INC to FOURTH FED S&L ASSOCNY
1972-01-06Mortgage assigned — from GOLDMAN, LEO; GOLDMAN, SOL; WARD, PAULINE L; GOLDMAN, NORTON; VAN SLOCKEM, MORRIS to LEMLE, LEO K TR; LEMLE, HENRY C; LEMLE, EDNA F
1972-01-06Agreement — from 1245 REALTY INC to LEMLE, LEO K TR; LEMLE, HENRY C; LEMLE, EDNA F