Manhattan · Block 1327 · Lot 17 · 10022

239 East 53 Street

6 floors · 24 apartments · 12,588 sq ft · built 1900 · class C7 · owner of record: East 53rd Holdings Llc

22open violations
$12,500ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 6 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Due this year
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1) · $12,500 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 20, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED WORKERS PERFORMING CONSTRUCTION WORK AT EXPOSURE 1 WORKING ON SCAFFOLDING ON THE SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WITHOUT A VALID AFTER-HOURS VARIANCE (AHV) PERMIT. CEASE ALL AFTER-HOURS WORK UNTIL THE R
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Aug 27, 2026
DEFAULT
$12,500
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 28, 2014ELEVATOR

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Nov 25, 1998CONSTRUCTION

#B801GG
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 21, 1989CONSTRUCTION

#MTF3BD
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Sep 30, 2026AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
HPD (17) · C 2 · B 15 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Dec 17, 2020C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENTDec 23, 2020
Oct 8, 2014BApt 3RE · D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS 3RD STY REAR EAST APT 3RE. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 4RE · D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES 4 STY REAR EAST APT 4RE. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 4RE · D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 4 STY REAR EAST APT 4RE. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 4RE · D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING 4 STY REAR EAST APT 4RE. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2RE · D26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR 2ND STY REAR EAST APT 2RE. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 6FW · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 6 STY FRONT WEST APT 6FW CAROTENUTO. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2FW · § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE 2 STY FRONT WEST APT 2FW ENTRANCE. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 5R · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 5 STY NORTHWEST APT 5R VENTOLA. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ESPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRE ALL STYS ALL FLOORS PUBLIC HALLS.Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2FW · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW WARD. , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014CApt 2FW · § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS THRU OUT 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW. , SECTION '' ''Oct 14, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2FW · § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2FW · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & WALLS KITCHEN 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2FW · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & WALLS BATHROOM 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW , SECTION '' ''Nov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTNov 12, 2014
Oct 8, 2014BApt 2B · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTNov 12, 2014

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 30, 2026DOB SafetyAEUHAZ: Open

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