Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
99
out of 100
Heavier than 58% of buildings in East Midtown-Turtle Bay
9 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 6 apartments here are rent stabilized.
153 EAST 57TH STREET · 188 apartments · built 1960 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 4/5/6/N/R/W train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 9 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 6% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
9 violations the city still lists as unresolved
9 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Disrepair4
- Paint / plaster3
- Fire & life safety1
- Mold1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 52% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.