Is 525 E 81st St rent stabilized?
525 E 81st St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10028). It has about 44 apartments, built in 1957.
Also written as 525 East 81st Street — or 525 E 81st St, Manhattan, NY 10028.
How this building compares
With about 44 apartments it is larger than 85% of the 822 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Yorkville. It went up in 1957, 37 years after the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 65 open violations here, about 1.5 per apartment — above the one for every 9 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 97 violations on record at the address, 11 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 233 HPD complaints at the address, 3 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10028 |
| Year built | 1957 |
| Apartments | 44 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 1015780014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ELK 525 EAST 81ST LLC 489 FIFTH AVENUE #9TH FL · NEW YORK, NY 10017 |
| Managing agent | ELK 525 EAST 81ST LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 65 open / 97 total |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 233 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 14, 2025 |
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