170 West 81 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01211-0056BIN 1031996

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open rent-impairing violation(s)
021 active DOB violation(s)
0328 open HPD 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 45 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 76 of 100

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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2016-08-315+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2016-08-315+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 9DIssued 2008-06-245+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 9TH STY SOUTH APT 9D. LOCATED AT APT 9D

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING VEN COVER BUILDING FRONT.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

601

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential171

Street/Sidewalk137

Unspecified117

Commercial100

Vehicle60

Helicopter15

Park1

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

529

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony125

Misdemeanor300

Violation104

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.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2019-04-30

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2019

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2005-02-10

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

170 WEST 81ST OWNERS CORP

Head officer

JOHN RIORDAN

Managing agent

METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

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.

Local LawNon-Hazardous2005-10-05$200 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-12-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-11-01 · $863,204.45

Mortgage2019-11-01$863,204.45

borrower 170 WEST 81ST OWNERS CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2004-09-30$710,280.36

borrower 170 WEST 81ST OWNERS CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE

Mortgage1997-11-21$291,615.87

borrower 170 WEST 81ST OWNERSCORP. · lender J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

Mortgage1987-04-20$500,000

borrower 170 WEST 81ST OWNRSCP · lender KRAMISEN, MURRAY

Sale1986-12-29no recorded price

KRAMISEN, MURRAY → 170 WEST 81ST OWNERSCP

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.

Ownership & money

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale