The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Illegal Parking (15) · Street Condition (6) · Street Light Condition (5) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Food Establishment (3).
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 (1888)
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)
81 PEARL STREET LLC
Head officer
CHARLES CARA
Managing agent
CHARLES CARA
Last registered
2025-07-09
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
$5,789,000
$2,605,050
2026
$5,650,000
$2,542,500
2027
$5,744,000
$2,584,800
The city's market estimate has fallen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2011 (0 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
York St — F · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none High St — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: York St / Jay St — B67 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Front St & Jay St · 200 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.
74 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $256,000 on
1994-05-20 (lender: Pearl Street Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1994-05-20
Mortgage $256,000 — from CARA, ANNA; CARA, CHARLES to PEARL STREET CORP
$256,000
1990-06-19
Mortgage $400,000 — from RACHMAN, LOUIS; RACHMAN, JEROME M
$400,000
1989-04-21
Mortgage $250,000 — from RACHMAN, JEROME M; RACHMAN, LOUIS to SPITZER, JEROME
$250,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
48
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
8
0
8
16
2018
2
4
0
3
9
2019
1
10
0
2
13
2020
0
6
1
2
9
2021
0
17
0
2
19
2022
1
21
0
2
24
2023
0
37
0
2
39
2024
0
10
1
8
19
2025
1
38
4
5
48
2026
0
26
0
5
31
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2011-02-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2010
2010-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2010-04-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-03-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-02-18Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-02-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2009-09-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-09-19DOB violation E:
2007-04-18Deed — from CARA, PAT J; CARA, ANNA to 81 PEARL STREET, LLC
2007-03-30Deed — from CARA, ANNA to CARA, ANNA; CARA, PAT J
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-10-01DOB violation LL1081:
2005-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-07-04Mortgage satisfied — from CARA, CHARLES; CARA, ANNA to PEARL STREET CORP.
2003
2003-11-11DOB violation E:
2003-06-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PIPING INSTALLED IN ELEVATOR COUNTERWEIGHT HOISTWAY FOUND TWO AND FOUR INCH WASTE LINES ILLEGALLY INSTALLED IN ELEVATOR SHAFT IN B$200
2001-08-29Job filed: REPLACE BOILER & HW HEATER. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE.$3,000
2001-08-29Job filed: REPLACE BOILER & HW HEATER. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE.$3,000
2001-08-14DOB violation E: 3F2299
2001-08-14DOB violation E: 3F2299
2001-08-03Job filed: PA
2001-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2001-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2001-06-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-06-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-05-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-05-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY.$2,000
2001-05-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY.$2,000
2001-05-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY.$2,000
2001-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2001-02-01Job filed: RENOVATE A PORTION OF FIRST FLOOR FOR EATING OR DRINKING PLACE UG 6. NO CHANGE TO OTHER PORTIONS OF BUILDING$20,000
2001-02-01Job filed: RENOVATE A PORTION OF FIRST FLOOR FOR EATING OR DRINKING PLACE UG 6. NO CHANGE TO OTHER PORTIONS OF BUILDING$20,000
2001-01-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
2000-12-13DOB violation C:
2000-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
2000-12-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ALTERATION NUMBER:2134/88,3P0007626. REMEDY: OBTAIN A VALID CE
2000-12-07Job filed: INTERIOR PARTITION DEMOLITION IN EXISTIN G COMMERCIAL SPACE.NO CHANGE TO EGRESS,OCCUPANCY OR USE$2,000
2000-12-07Job filed: INTERIOR PARTITION DEMOLITION IN EXISTIN G COMMERCIAL SPACE.NO CHANGE TO EGRESS,OCCUPANCY OR USE$2,000
1997-01-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ALT3P0007626 (2134/88) REMEDY: OBTAIN VALID COFO.$350
1996
1996-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-16DOB violation E:
1995-06-09Mortgage assigned — from FLEET REAL ESTATE FUNDING CORP to HUD
1994
1994-08-11Mortgage assigned — from PEARL STREET CORP to SPITZER, JEFFREY
1994-05-20Mortgage $256,000 — from CARA, ANNA; CARA, CHARLES to PEARL STREET CORP$256,000
1994-05-20Mortgage satisfied — from 126 FRONT ST RLTY CORP to SOUTH BROOKLYN SAVINGS BANK
1994-05-20Deed — from PEARL ST CORP to CARA, ANNA; CARA, CHARLES
1994-02-08DECL — from PEARL STREET CORP
1993
1993-11-16DECL — from PEARL STREET CORP
1993-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
1993-08-11Deed — from RACHMAN, JEROME/DEFS; KERN, ROBERT P/REF to PEARL STREET CORP
1992
1992-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-03-06Mortgage satisfied — from 126 FRONT ST RLTY CORP to GOLDBENBAUM, MOLLIE
1990
1990-06-19Mortgage $400,000 — from RACHMAN, LOUIS; RACHMAN, JEROME M$400,000
1990-06-19PAT — from RACHMAN, LOUIS to RACHMAN, JEROME
1990-06-19Mortgage satisfied — from RACHMAN, JEROME M; RACHMAN, LOUIS to SPITZER, JEROME
1989
1989-05-16Mortgage satisfied — from 126 FRONT ST REALTYCORP to MACHOVER, IRWIN
1989-04-21Mortgage $250,000 — from RACHMAN, JEROME M; RACHMAN, LOUIS to SPITZER, JEROME$250,000
1989-04-21PAT — from RACHMAN, LOUIS to RACHMAN, JEROME M
1980
1980-07-08Deed — from 126 FRONT ST REALTY CORP to RACHMAN JEROME M; RACHMAN LOUIS
1977
1977-03-31SAGE — from INDEPENDENCE SAVS BK; 126 FRONT ST RLTY CORP
1968
1968-07-17Agreement — from GOLDENBAUM MOLLIE; GOLDENBAUM MOLLY to MACHOVER IRWIN
1968-07-17Mortgage — from 126 FRONT ST REALTY CORP to MACHOVER IRWIN
1966
1966-03-01SAGE — from SOUTH BROOKLYN SAVS BANK; GOLDENBAUM MOLLIE