342 East 81st Street

342 East 81st Street in Upper East Side, Manhattan, has 27 open HPD violations, 10 of them class C, and 6 of 41 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (70/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 41 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 70/100)

• 10 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 6 of 41 units are rent-stabilized; 19 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: Medium (27 open, 10 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 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)

27 open violations: 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 7 class A. 10 issued in the last 12 months. 88 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-08-06. Newest violation issued 2026-08-19.

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

• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS. (apt 1C), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19106641
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. : CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES. (apt 1C), issued 2026-07-28. HPD violation 19106640
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the west, north wall, foyer, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-05-22. HPD violation 18954055
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the north, east wall, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-05-22. HPD violation 18954056
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th floor. , 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2021-08-09. HPD violation 14484547
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the south, west wall, kitchen, 4th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2021-08-06. HPD violation 14484410
• Class C: Missing window guards, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2021-08-06. HPD violation 14484196
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; MISSING STOPS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4A), issued 2021-07-30. HPD violation 14468324

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (2), 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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. 9 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

6 of 41 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: 6 in 2024, 19 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: OLH REALTY GROUP. Head officer: JENNIFER HIERL. Managing agent: Sequoia Property Mgmt.. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1015430033, HPD building ID 804533. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 86 St (Q), 6 min walk
• 77 St (6), 8 min walk
• 86 St (4, 5, 6), 8 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.