Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in Upper East Side-Yorkville
17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
517 EAST 81ST STREET · 10 apartments · built 1914 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- Q train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
17 violations the city still lists as unresolved
17 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 11 years.
- Pests5
- Fire & life safety5
- Other3
- Disrepair2
- Paint / plaster1
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 83% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2011-10-31 and remains open on HPD’s records.