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278-280 West 81 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01228 • Lot 0061 • Zip: 10024

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 278-280 West 81 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10024
Block: 01228
Lot: 0061
BBL: 1012280061
Unified address ID: 1012280061

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Elevator Buildings
Zoning: R10A (Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 19,075 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 127 ft x 150 ft
Built FAR: 15.13
Max residential FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 3

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Luxury Type (D8)
Year built: 1982
Last altered: 1982
Floors: 22
Total units: 235
Residential units: 230
Building area: 288,631 sq ft
Building dimensions: 127 ft x 150 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 81 WEST RIVER POOH, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $103,478,000
Total assessment: $46,565,100
Land assessment: $13,545,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 81 WEST RIVER POOH, L

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Upper West Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
86 St 1 2

About 2 minutes on foot · 92 m

  • Times Square 14 min 2 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 16 min 2 walking, 14 riding
  • Grand Central 21 min 2 walking, 19 riding
  • Union Square 26 min 2 walking, 24 riding
  • Fulton Street 27 min 2 walking, 25 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 34 min 2 walking, 32 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 12, 2026 $100,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 12, 2026 $11,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 4, 2026 $100,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Mar 4, 2026 $11,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Feb 24, 2026 $15,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Aug 11, 2025 $96,940

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. HPD violation Apr 2, 2024

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Apr 24, 2023

    Class A

    § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED...

2021

  1. HPD violation Nov 19, 2021

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS MIRROR BEHIND THE STOVE AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN...

  2. DOB violation Oct 12, 2021

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2020

  1. DOB filing Oct 1, 2020 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    COMBINATION OF APT#10B,10C ON 10TH FLOOR. REMOVE AND CONSTRUCT PARTITIONS, REMOVE ONE KITCHEN. PL TO BE FILED UNDER S...

  2. ECB violation Sep 10, 2020 $1,562

    CLASS - 2

    HANDHOLES CORRODED,TANKLESS WATER HEATER.PIPES CORRODED,TANKLESS WATERHEATER:HEAD LEAKING.BOILER FEED TANK FLOAT SWIT...

  3. ECB violation Sep 10, 2020 $312

    CLASS - 2

    GAS PIOLIT VALVE HAS WIRES EXPOSED AND PSI GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE-CHIMNEY BASE DOOR IS DEFECTIVE-BODY DRAINS IN SAFETY VA...

  4. Permit issued Aug 27, 2020

    EW / OT

    BSM MAINTENANCE CORP

2019

  1. ECB violation Nov 4, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OUTDOOR SIGN ON DISPLAY WITHOUT A PERMIT. PROJECTING SIGN ABOVE AND TOTHE SIDE OF THE GARAGE ENTRANCE WITH "P" AND "P...

  2. ECB violation Nov 4, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OUTDOOR SIGN ON DISPLAY WITHOUT A PERMIT. WALL SIGN FOR "SELECT GARAGES" ABOVE GARAGE ENTRANCE. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGA...

  3. DOB filing Nov 1, 2019 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE...

2018

  1. DOB filing Jul 17, 2018 $0

    Alteration Type III

    ROOF PROTECTION PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF ROOF PROTECTION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB violation Jun 15, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Jun 15, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  4. DOB violation Jun 15, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  5. DOB filing Mar 16, 2018 $0

    Alteration Type III

    SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  6. DOB filing Jan 29, 2018 $121,625

    Alteration Type II

    EXTERIOR FACADE REPAIRS OF THROUGH FACADE CONCRETE SLAB EDGE AND PATCHING OF CONCRETE PARAPET, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE...

  7. DOB filing Jan 23, 2018 $25,000

    Alteration Type II

    INFILL OF EXISTING WINDOWS AND PTAC OPENINGS

2017

  1. Permit issued Oct 30, 2017

    EQ / EQ

    SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC

  2. Permit issued Aug 11, 2017

    EQ / EQ

    SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC

  3. Permit issued Jul 20, 2017

    EW / OT

    BULADO GENERAL CONTRACTOR

  4. ECB violation Jan 12, 2017 $0

    CLASS - 2

    3307.6.4.4.5 FAILURE TO IDENTIFY VERTICAL MEMBERS OF SIDEWALK SHED WITH HIGH VISIBILITY MARKING. NOTED: AT TIME OF IN...

2016

  1. Permit issued Dec 16, 2016

    EQ / EQ

    ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC

2015

  1. Permit issued Sep 16, 2015

    PL / PL

    HAY MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS

2014

  1. DOB violation Jun 3, 2014

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2013

  1. DOB violation Aug 30, 2013

    FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 08/21/2012

2012

  1. HPD violation Jul 5, 2012

    Class A

    SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT THE NORTH WALL IN TH...

  2. HPD violation Jun 28, 2012

    Class A

    SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT GROUTS AROUND CERAMI...

2011

  1. ECB violation Sep 30, 2011 $500

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALLS & APPURTENANCES.(1)PENTHOUSE/SPALLED WINDOWS SILL & REBAR, STEP CRACKS WERE FOUND AT S...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
81 WEST RIVER COMPANY
103 WEST 55 STREET
NEW YORK CITY, NY, 10019
Agent
MANHATTAN SKYLINE MGT CORP
103 WEST 55 STREET
NEW YORK CITY, NY, 10019
HeadOfficer
DONALD ZUCKER
101 WEST 55 STREET
NEW YORK CITY, NY, 10019
Officer
ALBERT BERKOWITZ
103 WEST 55TH ST
NY, NY, 10019
SiteManager
BLERIM AVDIU
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
81 WEST RIVER CO.
TOM ESCHMANN
Owner
ARSENAL SCAFFOLD INC
PHILIP SUSI
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WILLIAM LAFFEY
Owner
81 WEST RIVER CO C/O MANH. SKYLI
THOMAS ESCHMANN
Owner
81ST WEST RIVER COMPANY
TOM ESCHMANN
Owner
81 WEST RIVER COMPANY, LLC
TOM ESCHMANN
Owner
81 WEST RIVER COMPANY
TOM ESCHMANN
Owner
81 WEST RIVER COMPANT
TOM ESCHMANN
Owner
81 WEST RIVER CO.
THOMAS ESCHMANN
Owner
81 WEST RIVER COMP LLC
LAURIE ZUCKER

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
MANHATTAN SKYLINE MANAGEMENT CORP
NEW YORK, NY, 10012
Owner
MANHATTAN SKYLINE
FLUSHING, NY, 11354
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WOODSIDE, NY, 11377
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
C/O THE ZUCKER ORGANIZATION
101 WEST 55TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ONE STATE FARM PLAZA
BLOOMINGTON, IL, 61710
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O ANTARCTICA INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, LLC
405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 550
NEW YORK, NY, 10174
ASSIGNOR
ONE STATE FARM PLAZA
BLOOMINGTON, IL, 61710
ASSIGNEE
C/O THE ZUCKER ORGANIZATION
101 WEST 55TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HSBC BANK USA
452 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
PARTY ONE
452 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
GRANTEE/BUYER
C/O ZUCKER ORGANIZATION
101 WEST 55TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
GRANTOR/SELLER
C/O HECHT & COMPANY, P.C.
111 WEST 40TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10018

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner