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226 East 81st Street

A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10028.

HPD records as of November 2, 2026

10open HPD violations4 immediately hazardous
3complaints to HPD, past year1 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

226 East 81st Street has 10 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BLUE SHIRT ASSOC LLC,E81 ST ASSOC LLC.

Does 226 East 81st Street have open violations?

Yes: 10 open violations as of November 2, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most4
B, hazardous30 days3
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days3

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 2, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

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 226 East 81st Street?

226 East 81st Street is registered with HPD to BLUE SHIRT ASSOC LLC,E81 ST ASSOC LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

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 226 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.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 2, 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 1-01526-0035.