209 East 81st Street

209 East 81st Street in Yorkville, Manhattan, has 15 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 1 of 20 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 20 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 73/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 1 of 20 units are rent-stabilized; 2 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (15 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 30, 2024, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

15 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 8 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-10-04. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE SLAB AT INNER SIDEWALK BUILDING FRONT, issued 2018-10-04. HPD violation 12619386
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2018-10-04. HPD violation 12619246
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (stairs). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE STAIRS AT BUILDING FRONT (TREADS 1-2), issued 2018-10-04. HPD violation 12619294
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2018-10-04. HPD violation 12619265
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2018-10-04. HPD violation 12619275
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18833550
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2025-06-04. HPD violation 17948997
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector (hallway). POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2018-10-04. HPD violation 12619254

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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)

1 open DOB violation. 2 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

1 of 20 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: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: KEN Z DARIAN C/O BARBER SHOP. Managing agent: ALEX DARIAN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 7, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 30, 2024 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1015270005, HPD building ID 16911. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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