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161 East 81 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01510 • Lot 0029 • Zip: 10028

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 161 East 81 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10028
Block: 01510
Lot: 0029
BBL: 1015100029
Unified address ID: 1015100029

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,520 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 24 ft x 102 ft
Built FAR: 4.19
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Old Law Tenements (C4)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 1920
Floors: 5
Total units: 10
Residential units: 10
Building area: 10,570 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 90 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: CHASDEI HASHEM 81 LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $6,323,000
Total assessment: $543,657
Land assessment: $131,551
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: J. CHAY ENTERPRISES L

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
77 St 4 6 6X

About 6 minutes on foot · 376 m

  • Grand Central 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Union Square 22 min 6 walking, 16 riding
  • Times Square 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 6 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. ECB violation Jul 17, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED WORKERS ON FRONT OF PROPERTY ASK IF THEY WORK ON 161 BUILDING THEY SAID YES. ASK TO SP...

  2. HPD violation Apr 29, 2026

    Class A

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

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 7, 2026 $224,400

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Mar 27, 2026 $9,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 17, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 5, 2025 $250,000

    Alteration CO

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Oct 21, 2025 $65,000

    Alteration CO

    Permit Issued

  4. DOB NOW filing Oct 20, 2025 $600,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  5. Sale Sep 17, 2025 $7,300,000

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 81ST STREET

  6. Sale Sep 17, 2025 $7,300,000

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 81ST STREET

  7. DOB NOW filing Aug 27, 2025 $2,584,000

    Alteration CO

    Permit Entire

  8. HPD violation Jun 4, 2025

    Class A

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

  9. HPD violation Jan 9, 2025

    Class A

    § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXIS...

  10. HPD violation Jan 9, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED A...

  11. HPD violation Jan 9, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CL...

2018

  1. DOB filing Sep 27, 2018 $0

    Alteration Type III

    BUILDER PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I # 123580348 .TOTAL FRONTAGE IS 25 FEET

  2. DOB filing Jul 26, 2018 $0

    New Building

  3. DOB filing Jul 12, 2018 $0

    Demolition

    FULL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING 5-STORY WITH CELLAR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.

2014

  1. Sale Dec 16, 2014 $0

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 81ST STREET

2002

  1. DOB violation Mar 26, 2002

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2000

  1. ECB violation Jun 23, 2000 $800

    Hazardous

    PLUMBER WORK INSTALLED WITHOUT A MASTER LICENSED PLUMBER OBTAINING A NECESSARY PERMIT UPON INSPECTION AT ABOVE PREMIS...

  2. DOB violation Jun 23, 2000

    P-PLUMBING NONE

  3. DOB violation Feb 7, 2000

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1999

  1. ECB violation Oct 7, 1999 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS REQUIRED BY ALT #1186-85. NOTED: THE ENTIRE BUI...

  2. ECB violation Apr 28, 1999 $350

    Non-Hazardous

    ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS REQUIRED BY OPEN ALTERATION #1186-85. AT ONE ST...

  3. DOB violation Apr 12, 1999

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

1997

  1. DOB violation Sep 24, 1997

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

  2. DOB violation Sep 24, 1997

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

1988

  1. ECB violation Jul 25, 1988 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED REMOVAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND NEW SHEETROCK INSTALLED APT 1 STORY WEST SIDE ALS...

  2. ECB violation Jul 11, 1988 $375

    Non-Hazardous

    ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED BY OPEN ALTERATION 1186/85 AT 1 STORY & C...

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
J Chay Enterprises, LLC
161 East 81st Street 5W
New York, NY, 10028
Agent
Yoonsoo Che
161 East 81st Street 5W
New York, NY, 10028
HeadOfficer
Yoonsoo Che
161 East 81st Street 5W
New York, NY, 10028
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
JONG MOK CHE
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Elysee
New York, NY, 10016
Owner
JASCO, INC
OZONE PARK, NY, 11417
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
57-16 69TH LANE
MASPETH, NY, 11556
GRANTOR/SELLER
PO BOX 356
BOICEVILLE, NY, 12412
GRANTEE/BUYER
1387 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10033
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
220 RXR PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY, 11556
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
14800 FRYE ROAD
FORT WORTH, TX, 76155
PARTY ONE
161 EAST 81ST STREET #5W
NEW YORK, NY, 10028
PARTY 1
666 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O BOX 9178
PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATION
COPPELL, TX, 750199178
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner