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168 East 81st Street

A 6-story building with 21 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10028.

Addresses on the lot: 168 to 170 East 81st Street.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

0open HPD violationsnone hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
5rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

HPD lists no open violations at 168 East 81st Street. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOC, LLC. 5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 168 East 81st Street have open violations?

No. HPD lists no open violations at 168 East 81st Street as of October 27, 2026.

No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 168 East 81st Street?

168 East 81st Street is registered with HPD to 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOC, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

19 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10028 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 168 East 81st Street rent stabilized?

5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 6 in 2018. That’s 5 of the building’s 21 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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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 1-01509-0041.