1973 81st Street

A 6-story building with 54 apartments, built in 1926, in Brooklyn, NY 11214.

Addresses on the lot: 1973 to 1983 81st Street.

HPD records as of October 24, 2026

38open HPD violations16 immediately hazardous

5complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat

22rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2018

January 2024latest housing court case5 cases on record, all years

1973 81st Street has 38 open HPD violations, 16 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to BENSON HOUSE CORP. 22 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2018.

Does 1973 81st Street have open violations?

Yes: 38 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	16
B, hazardous	30 days	18
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	4

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, 3 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, none 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 1973 81st Street?

1973 81st Street is registered with HPD to BENSON HOUSE CORP. 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

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in January 2024. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 11214 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1973 81st Street rent stabilized?

22 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2018. That’s 22 of the building’s 54 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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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 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 3-06286-0043.