Pre-war Yorkville rental with unresolved water damage on the upper floors and some commercial block friction.
This Yorkville building has shifted through several owners over the last decade, most recently changing hands in late 2021. While the building-wide complaint file is relatively thin, a few persistent maintenance items need attention. Three things to know:
The building carries seven open violations, mostly focused on top-floor water damage. The building has unresolved violations dating back to 2022 and 2023 for roof leaks on the sixth floor and water damage to ceilings on both the fifth and sixth floors. When roof and leak repairs sit unresolved, moisture can linger in the walls.
Commercial exhaust and air quality complaints are common nearby. Within three blocks of the building, there were 37 food establishment complaints and nine indoor air quality calls logged over the last year. Restaurant kitchen exhaust and street-level odors can easily drift into windows or migrate through shared building risers.
The surrounding streets carry a busy local soundscape. Within three blocks, residential noise complaints reached 149 over the past year, heavily driven by loud music and banging. An additional 82 general noise complaints—including 29 after-hours construction calls—were logged nearby.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
331 East 81st Street is a 14-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015440012). This building is associated with Foglia Inc. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1910, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 20 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed March 22, 2025.
The building last changed hands on December 17, 2021, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 50/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 6 at 331 East 81st Street has no open violations (32 past violations).
Unit 3FE at 331 East 81st Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3RE at 331 East 81st Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
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