215 East 81st Street

215 East 81st Street in Yorkville, Manhattan, has 7 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (90/100).

Condo · Multi-family elevator · 40 units · Built 1974

A condominium: each apartment has its own owner, so the landlord is an individual unit owner, and the building's record mixes many owners. Condo units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 90/100)

• 2 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.
• A condo: the landlord is the individual unit owner; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (7 open, 2 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 (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-05-22. Newest violation issued 2009-11-23. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2009. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO FIXTURE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4C), issued 2009-11-23. HPD violation 8158819
• 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 AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES 1 STY PUBLIC HALL, issued 2001-05-22. HPD violation 2534978
• Class B: Self-closing door not working, 7th floor. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 7B, 7th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7B), issued 2006-05-11. HPD violation 6147808
• Class B: Electrical defect. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL WALL SWITCH 7 STY NORTH APT 7D NROTH ROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 7D), issued 2001-05-22. HPD violation 2534954
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the north, 7th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7B LOWER LEVEL, 7th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7B), issued 2006-05-11. HPD violation 6147806
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the north, 7th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7B UPPER LEVEL, 7th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 7B), issued 2006-05-11. HPD violation 6147801
• Class A: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RAIN LEADER FRONT OF BUILDING., issued 2006-05-11. HPD violation 6147810

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: 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 (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: THE 215 EAST 81ST STREET CONDOMINIUM. Head officer: ALEX YELON. Managing agent: BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 29, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1015277502, HPD building ID 16914. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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