Is 231 E 53rd St rent stabilized?
231 E 53rd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan (10022). It has about 13 apartments, built in 1904.
Also written as 231 East 53rd Street — or 231 E 53rd St, Manhattan, NY 10022.
How this building compares
With about 13 apartments it is smaller than 71% of the 261 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Midtown-Turtle Bay. It went up in 1904, 23 years before the 1927 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 4 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — above the one for every 17 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 31 violations on record at the address, 5 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 24 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Midtown-Turtle Bay |
| ZIP | 10022 |
| Year built | 1904 |
| Apartments | 13 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1013270014 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 231-235 EAST 53 STREET LLC 900 THIRD AVENUE #22ND F · NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
| Managing agent | BLACK DIAMOND EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 31 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 24 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 10, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 231 E 53rd St rent stabilized?
231 E 53rd St in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 231 E 53rd St?
231 E 53rd St (BBL 1013270014) has about 13 residential apartments and was built in 1904, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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