34 East 81st Street

34 East 81st Street in Upper East Side, Manhattan, has 5 open HPD violations, and 2 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (62/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1921

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 62/100)

• 5 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• 2 of 10 units are rent-stabilized; 3 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (5 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

5 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-09-29. Newest violation issued 2026-07-02.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 92 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Roof defect (roof). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CORNICE AT FRONT ROOF, issued 2021-06-10. HPD violation 14339897
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3B), issued 2009-09-29. HPD violation 8078881
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING. IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1B), issued 2021-04-02. HPD violation 14055346
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). SECTION 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCY?S HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2015-11-09. HPD violation 10991817
• Class A: Floor or stair defect (hallway). SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2015-11-05. HPD violation 10989077

311 housing complaints

7 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Paint/Plaster (1), Plumbing (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

2 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 34 EAST 81ST ST.PARTNERS, L.P.. Head officer: MARC ALTSCHUL. Managing agent: METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 20, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1014920048, HPD building ID 16965. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 77 St (6), 5 min walk
• 86 St (4, 5, 6), 6 min walk
• 86 St (Q), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.