Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
85
out of 100
Heavier than 79% of buildings in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
53 WEST 19TH STREET · 12 apartments · built 1854 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 1/2/3/F/L/M train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
24 violations the city still lists as unresolved
24 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 17 years.
- Structural7
- Other6
- Fire & life safety5
- Disrepair4
- Water leak1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 88% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-06-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.