Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in East Midtown-Turtle Bay
18 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 10% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
235 EAST 53RD STREET · 15 apartments · built 1904 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 10% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6/E/F/M train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 18 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
18 violations the city still lists as unresolved
18 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 years.
- Disrepair8
- Other5
- Paint / plaster3
- Plumbing1
- Pests1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 84% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-10-08 and remains open on HPD’s records.