227 East 81st Street

227 East 81st Street in Yorkville, Manhattan, has 23 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 13 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (23 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

23 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 9 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 43 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-11-24. Newest violation issued 2024-06-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2R), issued 2023-08-10. HPD violation 16150006
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2022-12-22. HPD violation 15621056
• Class C: Mice, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 2W, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2W), issued 2021-01-19. HPD violation 13988211
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF A KEY OPERATED DOOR KNOB LOCK AT DOOR TO ROOM WITH THE FIRE ESCAPE EGRESS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2R), issued 2014-11-24. HPD violation 10453582
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5W), issued 2023-01-23. HPD violation 15676351
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5W, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5W), issued 2023-01-23. HPD violation 15676350
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (LADDER, SUITCASE, PAINT CANS, ETC.) AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY, issued 2023-01-23. HPD violation 15676352
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4E), issued 2022-12-22. HPD violation 15621057

311 housing complaints

8 in the last 12 months, 25 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (4), Unsanitary Condition (2), Door/Window (1), Heat/Hot Water (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. 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: James Muir. Managing agent: PEARL ROAD MANAGEMENT CORP.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1015270013, HPD building ID 16923. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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