Is 228 E 81st St rent stabilized?
228 E 81st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10028). It has about 28 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 228 East 81st Street — or 228 E 81st St, Manhattan, NY 10028.
How this building compares
With about 28 apartments it is larger than 75% of the 822 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Yorkville. Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 15 open violations here, about 0.5 per apartment — above the one for every 8 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 30 violations on record at the address, 10 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 19 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10028 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 28 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 1015260034 |
Owner & management
| Owner | HORIZON EAST 81ST STREET PROPERTY, LLC 225 WEST 35TH ST #14TH F · NEW YORK, NY 10001 |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 15 open / 30 total · 19 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 77 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 27, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 228 E 81st St rent stabilized?
228 E 81st St in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING B. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 228 E 81st St?
228 E 81st St (BBL 1015260034) has about 28 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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