Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
100
out of 100
Lightest record of any building in East Harlem (North)
83 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
2053 FIFTH AVENUE · 28 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 2/3 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 83 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
83 violations the city still lists as unresolved
83 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 41 years.
- Disrepair25
- Other18
- Structural9
- Plumbing7
- Electrical5
- Paint / plaster4
- Refuse / sanitation4
- Fire & life safety4
- Pests2
- Water leak2
- Heat / hot water2
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1978-05-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.