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421 East 81st Street
421 East 81st Street
Last updated on Apr 3, 2026

421 East 81st Street

Rental located in Yorkville, between First Avenue & York Avenue
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Overview of 421 East 81st Street

421 East 81st Street is a 1920 townhouse in Yorkville, organized as a five story rental building with 20 apartments. Its most distinctive layout is a two bedroom duplex that connects its levels with a spiral metal staircase and opens to a north facing terrace, a configuration that differs from the building’s more typical one bedroom apartments.

The apartments generally have high ceilings and hardwood floors, with exposed brick appearing in multiple residences. One bedroom layouts range from lobby level homes with especially tall ceilings to fourth floor walk ups with southern exposures, while kitchens commonly use pass through or open arrangements and include dishwashers and microwaves. The building’s apartment mix also includes both queen size and smaller bedroom configurations.

421 East 81st Street is a walk up with a basement laundry room and a live in superintendent; bike storage is also offered. The address is between First and York Avenues, with Central Park to the west and the Upper East Side’s restaurants and shops along the surrounding avenues. The 86th Street station on Second Avenue, served by the Q train, is nearby, and the building is also close to the Q train corridor on Second Avenue.

Doorman
None
Type
Rental
Year Built
1920
Apartments
Floors
5
Neighborhood
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