Is 515 E 81st St rent stabilized?
515 E 81st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10028). It has about 20 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 515 East 81st Street — or 515 E 81st St, Manhattan, NY 10028.
How this building compares
Its 1910 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Upper East Side-Yorkville. HPD lists 31 open violations here, about 1.6 per apartment — above the one for every 8 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 109 violations on record at the address, 26 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 10 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 777 HPD complaints at the address, 10 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10028 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 20 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1015780010 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 515 EAST 81ST LLC 111 N CENTRAL PARK AVE #400 · HARTSDALE, NY 10530 |
| Managing agent | MARK SCHARFMAN |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 31 open / 109 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 777 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 30, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 515 E 81st St rent stabilized?
515 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 A. 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 515 E 81st St?
515 E 81st St (BBL 1015780010) has about 20 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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