507 East 81st Street

507 East 81st Street in Yorkville, Manhattan, has 13 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 7 of 60 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (70/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 60 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 70/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 46 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 15 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• 7 of 60 units are rent-stabilized; 22 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (13 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 46 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. 19 issued in the last 12 months. 598 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-05-11. Newest violation issued 2026-05-18.

7 closed in the last 90 days. Median 95 days from issue to close for the 27 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Broken window or sash (roof). REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING GLASS PANES AT SKYLIGHT AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF, issued 2026-05-18. HPD violation 18938821
• Class C: No hot water, kitchen, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OF 130F AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES THROUGHOUT IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 7), issued 2025-07-30. HPD violation 18120241
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 7), issued 2024-07-22. HPD violation 17122006
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 7), issued 2023-12-28. HPD violation 16548732
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (basement). , 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 FIRE DOOR LEADING TO NORTH YARD AT BASEMENT, issued 2023-07-27. HPD violation 16117809
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 3 SQ FT OF VISIBLE MOLD AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 16548731 ISSUED 27-DEC-23 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 7), issued 2024-04-26. HPD violation 16937110
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window sash on the north wall, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 7), issued 2023-08-24. HPD violation 16181205
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the west wall, kitchen, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER SASH WINDOW AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 7), issued 2023-08-24. HPD violation 16181204

311 housing complaints

90 in the last 12 months, 625 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (46), Unsanitary Condition (23), Plumbing (15), Door/Window (5), 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation 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

7 of 60 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: 7 in 2024, 22 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: VULCAN 81 CO LLC. Head officer: HENRY MOSES. Managing agent: VANDERLEIGH PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 15 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1015780006, HPD building ID 804535. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 86 St (Q), 8 min walk
• 72 St (Q), 11 min walk
• 77 St (6), 12 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.