5 East 81 Street
Manhattan, NY 10028BBL 1-01493-0007Map
Owner of record: 5 East 81st Street Nominee Trust
5 East 81 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1879 in Manhattan, 10028. It has 3 residential units across 5 floors. The owner of record is 5 East 81st Street Nominee Trust. HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
- HPD violations
- 0
- DOB violations
- 7
- ECB violations
- 0
- HPD complaints
- 0
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
HPD has not cited this building.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units in 2018–2024 tax bills
Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 0
No HPD violations on record
DOB building violations · 7
- Construction other optional
Observed at exposure#3 wall in rear yard step and horizontal cracks in stucco.
May 16, 2025
Dob violation - dismissed - Construction other optional
Structure rendered non-complaint. at time of inspection damage observed to have been sustained on solarium sun room roof due to adjacent building unprotected construction operation at 5 east 81 street manhattan. a partial vacate order issued on rear yard.
Mar 11, 2024
Dob violation - dismissed - Elevator affirmation of correction elevatorrequired
Vio issued to priv res elevator - fail to correct defects on 2017 cat 1 insp/tst
Sep 6, 2019
Dob violation - active - Private residential elevator elevatoroptional
2011 vios issued to elevators in private res dwellings(1 or 2 family dwellings)
Oct 1, 2012
Dob violation - dismissed - Private residential elevator elevatoroptional
2010 vios issued to elevators in private res dwellings (1 or 2 family dwellings)
Dec 13, 2011
Dob violation - dismissed - Private residential elevator elevatoroptional
Violation issued to elevators in private res dwellings (1 or 2 family dwellings)
Nov 12, 2010
Dob violation - dismissed - Elevator elevatorrequired
(16) tamper proof. (51) remove fabric from cab panels. (52) provi de a capacity plate
Apr 21, 1989
Dob violation - resolved
ECB violations · 0
No ECB violations on record
Complaints
No HPD complaints in our records
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C0)
- Year built
- 1879
- Floors
- 5
- Residential units
- 3
- Building area
- 6,179 ft²
- Lot area
- 2,026 ft²
- Zoning
- R8B
- Community board
- 108
- Council district
- 4
- Block / lot
- 1493 / 7
- Assessed value
- $867,900
- Landmark / historic district
- Metropolitan Museum Historic District
Questions about 5 East 81 Street
Who owns 5 East 81 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is 5 East 81st Street Nominee Trust.
Does 5 East 81 Street have violations?
NYC HPD has no housing violations on record for this property.
Is 5 East 81 Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized units appear in its 2018–2024 tax bills. Individual apartments can still be regulated, so request the rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal if unsure.
When was 5 East 81 Street built?
City records list 1879 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 5 East 81 Street?
It has 3 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.