Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

81 E 3 St

built 2003 · 1 stories · 45 apartments

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1A 3

1 of this building’s 45 apartments is named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2015 Jul
General construction permit
2005 Sep
General construction permit
2004 Dec
New building permit
2004 Feb
New building permit
2003 Mar
Demolition permit
Facade rating

Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Mar 2022)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-17 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

1 complaint, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2005 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit, Boiler permit
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Oct 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-16 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2005

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-16
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

1 heat or hot water complaint

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2004 Aug
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (excavation)

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

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2004 Sep
Sprinklers permit
2004 Jul
Standpipe 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 2026-10-17
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

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

No issues on record
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-16 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 91 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

Resident complaints to the city

2 doors or windows, 1 heat or hot water

2026 Jan
Heat or hot water, doors or windowsApt 1A
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

10 permits since 1990

2015 Jul
General construction permit
2005 Sep
General construction permit
2005 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit, Boiler permit, Plumbing permit
2004 Dec
New building permit
2004 Sep
Sprinklers permit
2004 Jul
Standpipe permit
2004 Feb
New building permit
2003 Mar
Demolition permit
and 2 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-16 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

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

Everything else on record
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 1A complaint
2022 Nov
0 open. 3 violations on record in all, 2017–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here HPD violation
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 3 violations on record in all, 2017–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here
  • DOB violationsfound0 open

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

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

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