Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

140 East 81st St

Manhattan, NY 10028Company-ownedBBL 1-01509-00BIN 1047535
Year Built1928
Floors12
Units90
Building Area109,157 sqft
ZoningC1-8X
ClassD4
Market Value$32.8M

140 EAST 81ST ST is a property located at 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1928. It has 12 floors and 90 units. The building area is 109,157 square feet on a 11,633 sqft lot. The property is zoned C1-8X. The assessed market value is $32.8M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 359 building permits on record (220 active). There are 116 violations on record (15 currently open). 14 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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759records on file
68Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 140 East 81ST St rises 12 stories over New York. Public records put it at 90 units and 109,157 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C1-8X. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $32.8M, and assessed for tax at $14.8M. In the 99 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 759 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 359 of its 759 records, fully 47%, fall under that one heading. Violation (116) and complaint (114) trail well behind. 15 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2006.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 68, with a site energy-use intensity of 60.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 613 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 47% permit, 99 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$32.8M of New York, written across 759 government filings.

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Property Details

Address140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1928
Floors12
Total Units90
Building Area109,157 sqft
Lot Size11,633 sqft
ZoningC1-8X
ConditionAverage
1-01509-00
1047535
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$32.8M
$14.8M
$1.8M

Building Permits

359 on record · 220 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 2, 2026Est. cost $45KJob #M01286783-S1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Oct 2, 2026Est. cost $45KJob #M01286783-P2
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Sep 30, 2026Est. cost $113KJob #M01286783-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Sep 30, 2026Est. cost $113KJob #M01286783-P1
Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Aug 27, 2026Est. cost $30KJob #M01409774-I1

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Violations

116 on record · 15 open
Judgments · 14 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2020Ticket #011726542Y
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2020Ticket #011702009J
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2020Ticket #039003335Z
ALTERED CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERT OF OCCUPANCY
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2019Ticket #011658096L
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2019Ticket #011658095J
SIGN, POSTINGS, NOTICES AND INSTRUCTIONS

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SafetyFACADES
WAIVED - PENDING DISMISSAL
Issued Aug 19, 2026#VIO-FTC-FC-UNSAFE-202702-0005604
SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0011665

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0011664

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0014497

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0014498

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 was constructed in 1928. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 12 floors and 90 units. The building area is 109,157 sqft.

Are there building permits at 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 359 building permits on record, with 220 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Oct 2, 2026.

Does 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 116 violations on record, with 15 currently open. Breakdown: 9 DOB Safety, 63 DOB, 12 ECB, 32 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has 14 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 140 EAST 81ST ST?

140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 has an assessed market value of $32.8M and a total assessed value of $14.8M (land: $1.8M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 140 EAST 81ST ST?

140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 is zoned C1-8X. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 140 EAST 81ST ST?

140 EAST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10028 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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