215 East 81st Street
An 8-story building with 40 apartments, built in 1974, in Manhattan, NY 10028.
Addresses on the lot: 213 to 215 East 81st Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
215 East 81st Street has 7 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to THE 215 EAST 81ST STREET CONDOMINIUM.
Does 215 East 81st Street have open violations?
Yes: 7 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 | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 2 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 215 East 81st Street?
215 East 81st Street is registered with HPD to THE 215 EAST 81ST STREET CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
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 2009.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 215 East 81st Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 209 East 81st Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 219 East 81st Street53 apartments, built 1972
- 214 East 82nd Street35 apartments, built 1910
- 218 East 82nd Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 208 East 82nd Street35 apartments, built 1980
- 220 East 82nd Street20 apartments, built 1910
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 1-01527-7502.