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121 EAST 81 STREET

Manhattan · Block 1510 · Lot 12 · One-family city home (Class A4)

121 EAST 81 STREET is a Class A4 (one-family city home) building in Manhattan (BBL 1015100012) built in 1899, with 1 residential unit across 3 floors.

The building is in NYC community district 108, council district 4, zoning district R8B, on a 2,043-square-foot lot with a building footprint of 5,390 square feet.

The current registered owner of record per NYC PLUTO is 121 E 81 LLC.

The most recent ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL was recorded on September 27, 2024 when JEFFREY KATZ, AS TRUSTEE; IOANA MARIA BANU ERTEGUN REVOCABLE TRUST; LINDA J. WACHNER, AS TRUSTEE conveyed the property to 121 E 81 LLC for $5.49M. The transaction was recorded as cash (no paired mortgage instrument).

Data sourced daily from NYC PLUTO (Department of City Planning), NYC ACRIS (Department of Finance), and NYC HPD housing-maintenance code violations.

Owner of record

121 E 81 LLC

Most recent deed

Last transferred on Sep 27, 2024 for $5.5M to 121 E 81 LLC.
Previous owner: JEFFREY KATZ, AS TRUSTEE; IOANA MARIA BANU ERTEGUN REVOCABLE TRUST; LINDA J. WACHNER, AS TRUSTEE
Cash sale: no recorded mortgage tied to this transfer.
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Recent ACRIS documents (last 4)

DateTypeAmountParties
Sep 27, 2024DEED$5.5MParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
Aug 31, 2015DEEDNot disclosedParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
Mar 6, 2008DEEDNot disclosedParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
Oct 18, 2006DEEDNot disclosedParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
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Building stats

Units
1
Year built
1899
Class
A4
Borough
Manhattan
Zoning:
R8B
Lot size:
2,043 sqft
Building area:
5,390 sqft
Floors:
3
Assessed value:
$636K
Community district:
108
Council district:
4

HPD violations

0 open
No open violations on record. Source: NYC HPD.
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Recent HPD violation details

No open HPD violations recorded for this building.

Recent ACRIS activity

4 documents in the last 5 years (most recent Sep 27, 2024).

Frequently asked questions about 121 EAST 81 STREET

Who owns 121 EAST 81 STREET?

The current registered owner of record for 121 EAST 81 STREET per NYC PLUTO is 121 E 81 LLC. The most recent ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL was recorded on September 27, 2024 when the property was conveyed to 121 E 81 LLC. PLUTO ownership is refreshed monthly by NYC Department of Finance; the registered owner may not reflect transactions recorded within the last 30 days.

When was 121 EAST 81 STREET last sold?

The most recent ACRIS deed transfer for 121 EAST 81 STREET was recorded on September 27, 2024, when JEFFREY KATZ, AS TRUSTEE; IOANA MARIA BANU ERTEGUN REVOCABLE TRUST; LINDA J. WACHNER, AS TRUSTEE conveyed the property to 121 E 81 LLC for $5.49M. The transaction was recorded as cash (no paired mortgage instrument).

How many HPD violations does 121 EAST 81 STREET have?

No open HPD housing-maintenance code violations are on record for 121 EAST 81 STREET. The building is not registered with NYC HPD's landlord-registration system, which is typical for owner-occupied 1-2 family dwellings. HPD violation data is pulled daily from the NYC Open Data violations feed.

What is the assessed value of 121 EAST 81 STREET?

NYC Department of Finance assesses 121 EAST 81 STREET at $636K for the current tax year. NYC assesses property at a fraction of estimated market value (the assessment ratio varies by tax class — 6% for tax class 1 one-to-three-family dwellings, approximately 45% for tax class 2 rental apartment buildings), so the market value implied by this assessment is meaningfully higher. Assessment data is published by NYC Department of Finance.

What building class is 121 EAST 81 STREET and what does that mean?

121 EAST 81 STREET is NYC building class A4 — One-family city home. A single-family attached or semi-detached city home. Building class is assigned by NYC Department of Finance and recorded in PLUTO; it determines the property's tax class and the regulatory regime that applies.

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