The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.7. 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
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Street Sign (1) · Obstruction (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 (14)
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)
221 East 83rd Street LLC
Head officer
Joseph Motta
Managing agent
Reliable Property Management LLC
Last registered
2025-07-11
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
$2,652,000
$1,193,400
2026
$3,197,000
$1,438,650
2027
$3,280,000
$1,476,000
The city's market estimate has risen
24% 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 86 St — 4 5 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 84 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
E 85 St & 3 Ave · 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.
20 311 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: $2,000,000 on
2025-06-12 (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
2025-06-12
Deed $6,000,000 — from SZAMATOLSKI, SANDRA M; DESERT ROSE MANAGEMENT LLC to JAM UNION CITY LLC; 221 EAST 83RD STREET LLC
$6,000,000
2025-06-12
Mortgage $2,000,000 — from JAM UNION CITY LLC; 221 EAST 83RD STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$2,000,000
2025-06-09
Sold for $6,000,000
$6,000,000
$428,571
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
31
2020
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
1
3
2018
5
17
0
2
24
2019
2
11
0
3
16
2020
0
30
0
1
31
2021
0
17
0
7
24
2022
0
6
0
2
8
2023
2
15
0
3
20
2024
1
15
4
2
22
2025
0
18
3
3
24
2026
0
3
0
2
5
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2025-06-12Deed $6,000,000 — from SZAMATOLSKI, SANDRA M; DESERT ROSE MANAGEMENT LLC to JAM UNION CITY LLC; 221 EAST 83RD STREET LLC$6,000,000
2025-06-12Mortgage $2,000,000 — from JAM UNION CITY LLC; 221 EAST 83RD STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$2,000,000
2025-06-09Sold for $6,000,000$6,000,000
2025-05-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-05-07HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING DOOR STOPPER INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR.
2025-05-07HPD class A: § 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE PLACE WITHIN THE BUILDING FOR THE STORAGE OF WASTE RECEPTACLES AND DISINFECT SAME REGULARLY.
2025-04-25311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2025-04-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-11-26Deed — from SAMZ-LIGGINS, AUDREY to DESERT ROSE MANAGEMENT LLC
2024-11-20Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-10-13HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2024-09-26Deed — from AUDREY SAMZ-LIGGINS, AS TRUSTEE; SANDRA M. SZAMATOLSKI, AS TRUSTEE; ELISABETH SZAMATOLSKI to SAMZ-LIGGINS, AUDREY; SZAMATOLSKI, SANDRA M
2024-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-04-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2024-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
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
2023-08-29HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE BUILDING FRONT , 1st S
2023-08-29HPD class B: § 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AN
2019-02-23ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39001021R ISSUED ON 12-22-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1
2018-12-24311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2018-12-24DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: ON 1ST, 2ND, 3,RD, 4TH, 5TH FLOOR APARTMENTS EAST AND WEST ON EACH FLOOR, DOORS REMOVED AND WALLS P
2018-12-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. NOTED: ON 1ST, 2ND, 3,RD, 4TH, 5TH FLOOR, EAST AND WEST APARTMENTS, DOORS REMOVED
2018-12-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2018-12-19DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-14311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Plumbing Work - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2018-12-14311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-12-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
2018-11-28HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK SET INSTALLED ON DOOR OBSTRUCTING EGRESS TO ROOM WITH FI
2018-11-28HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2018-11-28HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR NOT INSTALLED WITHIN 15 FEET OF SLEEPING AREA TWO REQUIRED LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd ST
2018-11-28HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK SET INSTALLED ON DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN
2018-11-28HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). NOT INSTALLED WITHIN 15 FEET OF SLEEPING AREA TWO REQUIRED LOCAT
2018-11-27311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2018-11-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-11-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-11-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2018-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017
2017-10-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2016
2016-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2015
2015-10-01HPD 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
2014
2014-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-06-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-14311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2014-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-07-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-03Job filed: MINOR APARTMENT RENOVATION. INSTALLATION OF DRYWALL PARTITIONS, KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FIXTURES. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. FOR TENANT PROTE$39,000
2013-06-03Job filed: MINOR APARTMENT RENOVATION. INSTALLATION OF DRYWALL PARTITIONS, KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FIXTURES. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. FOR TENANT PROTE$39,000
2012
2012-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-01-24HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH
2010-01-08311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2010-01-08311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-01-08311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-01-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-01-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-01-04311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-01-04311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2010-01-04Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2010-01-04Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006
2006-02-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004
2004-03-29DEEDO — from SZAMATOLSKI, ELISABETH to SAMZ-LIGGINS, TRUSTEE, AUDREY; SZAMATOLSKI, TRUSTEE, SANDRA MARGARITA; SZAMATOLSKI, TRUSTE
2004-03-29PAT — from SZAMATOLSKI, ELISABETH to SZAMATOLSKI, PETER
2003
2003-08-07HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3E, 3rd STORY
2003-08-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2003-07-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-07-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-07-28Job filed: Gas repipe from meter banks to stoves in 15 apartments. No change in use occupancy or egress.$9,000
2003-07-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2003-07-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
1999
1999-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-01-19Deed — from MARKOVITS, ROSE; MARKOVITS, EUGENE to MARKOVITS, ROSE; SZAMATOLSKI, ELISABETH