Is 520 E 81st St rent stabilized?
520 E 81st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10028). It has about 163 apartments, built in 1964.
Also written as 520 East 81st Street — or 520 E 81st St, Manhattan, NY 10028.
How this building compares
With about 163 apartments it is larger than 95% of the 822 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Yorkville. It went up in 1964, 44 years after the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 6 open violations here, about one for every 27 apartments — below the one for every 8 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 24 violations on record at the address, 3 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. Tenants have filed 74 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10028 |
| Year built | 1964 |
| Apartments | 163 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1015777501 |
Owner & management
| Owner | THE SALEM HOUSE CONDOMINUM 244 WEST 54TH STREET #702 · NEW YORKNEW YOR, NY 10019 |
| Managing agent | JOHN B LOVETt |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 6 open / 24 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 74 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 520 E 81st St rent stabilized?
520 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 520 E 81st St?
520 E 81st St (BBL 1015777501) has about 163 residential apartments and was built in 1964, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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