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265 West 81st St

Manhattan, NY 10024Company-ownedBBL 1-01229-00BIN 1032678
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1900
Floors9
Units36
Building Area41,137 sqft
ZoningR10A
ClassD3
Market Value$8.3M

265 WEST 81ST ST is a property located at 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores. The building was constructed in 1900. It has 9 floors and 36 units. The building area is 41,137 square feet on a 6,840 sqft lot. The property is zoned R10A. The assessed market value is $8.3M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 111 building permits on record (70 active). There are 135 violations on record (10 currently open). 11 docketed judgments carrying $300 in open balances 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

802records on file
72Energy Star

Completed in 1900, 263 West 81 St rises 9 stories over New York. Public records put it at 36 units and 41,137 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R10A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $8.3M, and assessed for tax at $3.8M. In the 91 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 802 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 244 of its 802 records, fully 30%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (184) and violation (135) trail well behind. 10 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 72, with a site energy-use intensity of 68.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 193 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 30% complaint, 91 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.

$8.3M of New York, written across 802 government filings.

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Property Details

Address265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Fireproof Without Stores
D3
Year Built1900
Floors9
Total Units36
Building Area41,137 sqft
Lot Size6,840 sqft
ZoningR10A
ConditionAverage
1-01229-00
1032678
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$8.3M
$3.8M
$559K

Building Permits

111 on record · 70 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed May 5, 2026Est. cost $10KJob #M01325538-S1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed May 5, 2026Est. cost $10KJob #M01325538-P1
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PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Dec 17, 2025Est. cost $10KJob #M01325538-S1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Dec 15, 2025Est. cost $47KJob #M01325538-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Dec 11, 2025Est. cost $47KJob #M01325538-I1
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Violations

135 on record · 10 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$300
Judgments · 11 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048896116X
UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2017Ticket #000275934Y
FAIL TO KEEP HAVE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION NOISE MITIGATION PLAN
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2012Ticket #011309082P
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2012Ticket #011289985K
INSPECTION AND TESTING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 6, 2007Ticket #040321854J
NON-RECYCLABLES LEFT IN RECYCLING CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION

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ECBPlumbing
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 21, 2024#39122618K

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLAINT MANNER: LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRE PER BC 903.2; 27-954 I IN BASEMENT INSIDE LAUNDRY NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN PLACE, PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF

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HPDClass B
NOT COMPLIED WITH
Issued Jun 22, 2022#15218338

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 was constructed in 1900. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores with 9 floors and 36 units. The building area is 41,137 sqft.

Are there building permits at 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 111 building permits on record, with 70 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 May 5, 2026.

Does 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 135 violations on record, with 10 currently open. Breakdown: 32 DOB, 33 ECB, 70 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $300. 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 265 WEST 81ST ST?

265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 has an assessed market value of $8.3M and a total assessed value of $3.8M (land: $559K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 265 WEST 81ST ST?

265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 is zoned R10A. 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 265 WEST 81ST ST?

265 WEST 81ST ST, Manhattan, NY 10024 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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