Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

133 W 81 St

Printed 2026-10-20 from blueflo.tech/b/133-west-81-street-manhattan, where it is kept current. These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. Not a warranty. May not be used for tenant screening (terms of use).

built 1887 · 4 stories · 9 apartments · BIN 1032022 · BBL 1012120021

Checked in city records
Checked in city records: non-lead water line, boiler filing with no defects (Dec 2025), outside FEMA flood zones and stormwater maps
Source: DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP., 133 WEST 81ST STREET OWNERS CORP, 133 W 81 ST OWNRS CORP

Checked in city records
Checked in city records: non-lead water line, boiler filing with no defects (Dec 2025), outside FEMA flood zones and stormwater maps
Source: DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30

Heat and hot water

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2004 Sep
Heating/ventilation permit
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2011 Jul
Plumbing permit
2008 Jul
Plumbing permit
2007 Sep
Plumbing permit
2007 Jun
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

2 resolved since 2024
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Older records on file
What has happened here
1987 Mar
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 Mar
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 Mar
Fire safety class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

No issues on record
What has happened here
2011 Jul
General construction permit
2011 May
Scaffold permit
2008 Jul
General construction permit
2004 Sep
General construction permit
2004 Sep
General construction permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

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
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

General condition and all records

DOB violations

3 open: 1 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork

2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Nov
BE-EXT-LP Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

10 permits since 1990

2011 Jul
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2011 May
Scaffold permit
2008 Jul
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2007 Sep
Plumbing permit, Heating/ventilation permit, General construction permit
2007 Jun
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
and 5 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

  • HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 3 older records from 1987 never closed. 2 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 8 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 5 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.