202 West 81 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01228-0037BIN 1032670

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 25 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
049 active DOB violation(s)
051 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — of about 25 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2022 — 10

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building14 others linked to the same owner

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2025-10-27RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water26

Appliance11

Unsanitary Condition7

General6

Paint/Plaster4

Plumbing4

Elevator3

Water Leak1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

559

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential153

Street/Sidewalk123

Unspecified102

Commercial96

Vehicle70

Helicopter13

Park1

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

589

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony125

Misdemeanor369

Violation95

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-09-06

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2018-01-26

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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 2025-12-05

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-01

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BRIDGES CREEK REALTY COMPANY LLC

Head officer

ALAN GARFIELD

Managing agent

BRIDGES CREEK REALTY COMPANY LLC C/O GAR

14 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

144 WEST 70 STREETMANHATTAN 146 WEST 70 STREETMANHATTAN 225 WEST 16 STREETMANHATTAN 309 WEST 72 STREETMANHATTAN 341 WEST 22 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$7,500

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.

ElevatorsClass 12026-08-27$1,250 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12025-11-18$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2006-07-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2023-12-29 · $258,201.72

Mortgage2023-12-29$258,201.72

borrower BRIDGES CREEK REALTY COMPANY LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA

Mortgage2016-12-01$243,036.26

borrower BRIDGES CREEK REALTY COMPANY LLC · lender DIME COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2011-08-03$54,234.33

borrower BRIDGES CREEK REALTY COMPANY, L.L.C. · lender HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A.

Sale2006-07-12no recorded price

GARFIELD, ALAN D → BRIDGES CREEK REALTY COMPANY, LLC

Sale2006-07-11$66,600

WEST SIDE EQUITIES, LLC → GARFIELD, ALAN D

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