155 West 81st Street
A 6-story building with 64 apartments, built in 1951, in Manhattan, NY 10024.
Addresses on the lot: 147 to 161 West 81st Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
155 West 81st Street has 27 open HPD violations, 6 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 155 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES. 38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 155 West 81st Street have open violations?
Yes: 27 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 6 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 7 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 155 West 81st Street?
155 West 81st Street is registered with HPD to 155 WEST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 3 older cases, the latest from 2019.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10024 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 155 West 81st Street rent stabilized?
38 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 43 in 2018. That’s 38 of the building’s 64 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 150 West 82nd Street38 apartments, built 1926
- 167 West 81st Street20 apartments, built 1890
- 134 West 82nd Street20 apartments, built 1886
- 158 West 81st Street37 apartments, built 1913
- 169 West 81st Street20 apartments, built 1890
- 170 West 81st Street45 apartments, built 1927
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01212-0110.