Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.
City debt & tax-lien sale
Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
62
Open now
66
On record
4
Open Class C
41
Open Class B
17
Open Class A
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2025-09-12
§ 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 MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2020-01-095+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2020-01-095+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-01-085+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
2
Active
47
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-07-07
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2014-05-19
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 72 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 5
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
Concern level3 of 4
High
014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 18 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
035 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
311 complaints from tenants
32
All time
6
Last 12 months
Door/Window11
Paint/Plaster11
Plumbing4
Water Leak4
Heat/Hot Water2
Door/WindowWindow Frame2026-08-25 · closed
Door/WindowWindow Frame2026-08-25 · closed
Paint/PlasterWall2026-08-25 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
316
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
26
≈ per month
Felony89
Misdemeanor151
Violation76
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
81ST DWELLERS INC
Head officer
ROBYN EPSTEIN
Managing agent
MAXWELL-KATES INC.
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
5
Recorded sales
14
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1984-03-20 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2020-09-01 · $300,000
Mortgage2020-09-01$300,000
borrower 81ST DWELLERS INC. · lender TD BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2020-09-01$500,000
borrower 81ST DWELLERS INC. · lender TD BANK, N.A.
Mortgage2012-10-01$2,700,000
borrower 81ST DWELLERS INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A NCB
Mortgage2012-10-01$500,000
borrower 81ST DWELLERS INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A NCB
Mortgage2005-08-17$1,850,000
borrower 81ST DWELLERS INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE BANK
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
571
Noise reports · last 12 mo
48
≈ per month
33
% from neighbors
Residential190
Commercial123
Unspecified123
Street/Sidewalk58
Vehicle45
Helicopter29
Park2
House of Worship1
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.