# 123 W 81 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/123-west-81-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

11 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and heat or hot water and leaks and pests and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1885 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 10 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 11 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and heat or hot water and leaks and pests and walls, floors and stairs
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- 24 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Boiler inspection filed Dec 2025 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Above grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 25 open: 24 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (5), smoke or CO detectors (4), fire safety (3), heat or hot water (3); 11 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. 5 further violations from 2023–2025 were closed. 125 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 30 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 9 open: 4 about building conditions, 3 about filings or paperwork, 2 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 3 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 3 heat or hot water, 2 leaks, 1 paint or plaster, 1 unsanitary conditions (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (National Boiler # H 330 NATIONAL BOILER # H 330), registration expired since Jan 2013 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 0 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** Shed permit active now (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

5 of 10 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1F: https://blueflo.tech/b/123-west-81-street-manhattan/unit/1f
- Apt 1R: https://blueflo.tech/b/123-west-81-street-manhattan/unit/1r
- Apt 3F: https://blueflo.tech/b/123-west-81-street-manhattan/unit/3f
- Apt 3R: https://blueflo.tech/b/123-west-81-street-manhattan/unit/3r
- Apt 4R: https://blueflo.tech/b/123-west-81-street-manhattan/unit/4r

## Registered with the city

- NJB MANAGEMENT CORP (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 123 W 81 LLC (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 123 W 81 LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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