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236 East 53 Street

239Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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239 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 50 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)CLT 53 REAL ESTATE INC
BBL1013260033
BIN1038536

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$22,004 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,942,000 $2,673,900
2026$5,444,000 $2,449,800
2027$5,759,000 $2,591,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Club Wynn - Gera GeraBottled BeveragesA—
Peking Duck HouseChineseA—
Wildcard BarJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 54 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 53 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

236 East 53 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $594,522 on 2008-07-16 (lender: Bank Of China, Chinatown Branch). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-08-17AL&R $2,050,000 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE INC to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $2,050,000
2015-08-17Agreement $2,050,000 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE INC to BANK OF CHINA, QUEENS BRANCH $2,050,000
2014-04-23Agreement $2,351,038 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE INC. to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $2,351,038
2008-07-16Mortgage $594,523 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE, INC. to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $594,523
2008-07-16AL&R $2,700,000 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE, INC. to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $2,700,000
2008-07-16Agreement $2,700,000 — from BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH to CLT 53 REAL ESTATE, INC. $2,700,000
2003-07-02Mortgage $1,491,458 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE, INC. to THE BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH $1,491,458
2003-07-02AL&R $2,470,000 — from BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH to CLT 53 REAL ESTATE, INC. $2,470,000
2003-07-02Agreement $2,470,000 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE, INC. to BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH $2,470,000
1998-07-02Mortgage $316,665 — from CLT 53 REAL ESTATE INC. to BANK OF CHINA $316,665
1993-05-07Mortgage $100,000 — from CLT 53 REAL EST INC to BANK OF CHINA $100,000
1993-05-07Mortgage $1,000,000 — from CLT 53 REAL EST INC to BANK OF CHINA $1,000,000
1990-04-12Mortgage $1,200,000 — from PAINSWICK REALTY CORP to BRT REALTY TRUST $1,200,000
1987-11-17Mortgage $1,516,275 — from PREFERRED ENTITY ETAL to BRT REALTY TRUST $1,516,275
1987-10-26Mortgage $16,775,000 — from PREFERRED ENTITY ADVINC to BRT REALTY TRUST $16,775,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003014
2018122027
2019041016
20200280010
2021004509
20226260014
2023004037
2024002057
2025003025
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 72Health & systems 20

Every one of the 239 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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