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2025 81 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3062870068 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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. In ZIP 11214, 75% 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 violations42 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1997-05-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Missed Collection (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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)SCHER FAMILY, LLC
Head officerMARCIA BERNSTEIN
Managing agentMC O"BRIEN SERVICE CORP
Last registered2025-09-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$972,000 $437,400
2026$1,101,000 $495,450
2027$1,235,000 $555,750

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway20 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / 80 St — B82 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

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.

Report a problem to 311

2025 81 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by M.C. O'BRIEN SERVICE CORPORATION — 5 buildings, 21 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4914 Church Avenue BK7 B
2025 81 Street BK6 A
211 Bay 28 Street BK4 B
1435 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1922 Avenue U BK2 C

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017010111
20180617
20190000
20200011
20210415
20220314
20231214
20240314
20250123
20260213
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-09-24311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2026-05-01HPD 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
2026-03-20Boiler inspection
2025-12-31Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-24311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2026-05-01HPD 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
2026-03-20Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-31Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-06-06HPD 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
2025-02-24Boiler inspection
2024
2024-11-26HPD 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
2024-08-08311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2024-04-08HPD 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
2024-03-07Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-20HPD 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
2023-08-21Boiler inspection
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-21HPD 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
2022-11-09HPD 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
2022-10-03Boiler inspection
2022-02-22HPD 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
2022-02-22HPD 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
2021
2021-12-23Boiler inspection
2021-10-14311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2021-10-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-07HPD 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
2021-04-07HPD 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
2020
2020-11-24Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-28311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2018-10-15HPD 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
2018-09-06311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RO Missed Recycling Organics
2018-08-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RO Missed Recycling Organics
2018-08-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RO Missed Recycling Organics
2018-06-20Boiler inspection
2018-04-11311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017
2017-12-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-11-03Boiler inspection
2017-10-17311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-09-10311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-09-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-08-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RO Missed Recycling Organics
2017-02-01311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2017-01-27311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2017-01-27311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2017-01-23311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2016
2016-12-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-11-03HPD 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
2015-12-11311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-07-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-07-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015-06-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-04-02HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2012-03-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROV
2012-03-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCA
2012-03-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WE
2012-03-19HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2012-03-16311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2012-03-16311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2012-03-16311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2012-03-16311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2012-03-16311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2012-03-16311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-03-16311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2012-03-16311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2012-03-16311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2012-03-16311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FLOOR
2012-03-16311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — CERAMIC-TILE
2012-03-16311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2012-03-16311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2012-03-16311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FIRE-ESCAPE
2012-03-16311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2012-03-16Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2012-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2012-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-09-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-11-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2010-11-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2010-10-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2010-08-17311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-09-28Deed — from SCHER FAMILY PARTNERS, L.P. to SCHER FAMILY LLC
2005
2005-04-27Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2005-04-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-06-25Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2004-04-13ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG:DEFECT IS:A 45 TREE ITS ROOTS HAVE CAUSED A HOLE IN GARAGE WALL OF 2027 81 ST PLUS NUMERIOUS BRANCHES HAV$800
2004-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL AND CEILING CENTER ROOM 1
1999-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING KITCHEN 1 STY EAST APT 2A , SECTION
1999-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING BATHROOM 1 STY EAST APT 2A ,
1999-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING WEST ROOM AND KITCHEN 1 STY
1999-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF CONCEALED LEAK CEILING BATHROOM 1 STY EAST APT 2A , SECT
1999-05-26HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1999-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDI
1999-05-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WIRE GLASS ENTRANCE DOOR 1 STY EAST APT 2A , SECTION '' ''
1999-05-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR 1 STY EAST APT 2A , SECTION ''
1999-03-25HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WINDOW FRAME BATHROOM 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LO
1999-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN WATER BUG AND ROACHES 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LOCATED AT APT 313
1999-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROV
1999-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AND OR MAKE OPERABLE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE KITCHEN 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LOC
1999-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING CLOSET PRIVATE HALL 3RD STY
1999-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CERAMIC WALL TILE AT BATHTUB BATHROOM 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LOCATED AT APT 313
1999-03-25HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR LEAKY WATER CLOSET FLUSH PIPE CONNECTION BATHROOM 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LOCATED AT APT 313
1999-03-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE GOOSE NECK LADDER ROOF AT SOUTH ER1
1999-03-25HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BROKEN AND TORN LINOLIUM FLOOR KITCHEN 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LOCATED
1999-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT 3RD STY
1999-03-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD CEILING BATHROOM 3RD STY APT 313 ER1 LOCATED AT APT 313
1999-03-25HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION RADIATOR THROUGHOUT 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LOCATED AT APT 313
1999-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF WATER LEAK CEILING THROUGHOUT 3RD STY EAST APT 313 LOCAT
1998
1998-09-09HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 1 STY APT 1A , SECTION '' ''
1998-09-09HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING THRU OUT 1 STY APT
1998-09-09HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CEILING LIGHT FIXTURES KITCHEN AND FRONT ROOM 1 STY APT 1A , SECTION '' ''
1998-09-09HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE WALL BATHROOM 1 STY APT 1A , SECTION ''
1998-09-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE TO 1 STY APT 1A , SECTION '' ''
1998-09-09HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCELAED WATER LEAK CEILINGS KITCHEN BATHROOM AND FRONT ROOM 1 STY
1998-09-09HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CONTROL KNOBS HOT AND COLD SHOWER BODY BATHROOM 1 STY APT 1A , SECTION '' ''
1998-09-09HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 1 STY APT 1A , SECTION '' ''
1998-09-09HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT BATHROOM DOOR 1 STY APT 1A , SECTION '' ''
1997
1997-05-22HPD class A: SECTION 27-2027 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GUTTER CENTER ROOF
1997-01-27Deed — from SCHER, ROSE to SCHER FAMILY PARTNERS L.P.
1996
1996-09-12DOB complaint, category ?
1996-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
1976
1976-03-25Deed — from RIZZUTO CHARLES; RIZZUTO MARY to SCHER ROSE; SCHER HERMAN
1976-03-25Mortgage — from SCHER ROSE; SCHER HERMAN to RIZZUTO MARY; RIZZUTO CHARLES
1967
1967-06-06Deed — from RIZZUTO CHARLES to RIZZUTO CHARLES; RIZZUTO MARY

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