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232 East 53 Street

158Records
13City systems
6Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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158 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL1013260035
BIN1038538

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1982-03-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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: Missed Collection (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (1) · Lost Property (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerSANG KIM
Managing agentPAUL KIM
Last registered2026-06-11

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,402,000 $1,080,900
2026$2,882,000 $1,296,900
2027$2,532,000 $1,139,400

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lucky CatJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 300 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 · 350 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

232 East 53 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
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: $807,257 on 2013-05-15 (lender: Bcb Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-05-15Mortgage $807,257 — from 11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $807,257
2013-05-15Agreement $2,000,000 — from 11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2013-05-15AL&R $2,000,000 — from 11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,000,000
2006-12-29Deed $3,500,000 — from 232 EAST 53RD STREET REALTY CORP. to 11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC $3,500,000
2006-12-29Agreement $1,000,000 — from 11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,000,000
2006-12-29Agreement $1,000,000 — from 11 WEST MANAGEMENT LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,000,000
2005-08-12M&CON $1,500,000 — from 1370 REALTY CORP; 11 EAST 30TH LLC; 232 EAST 53RD STREET REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,500,000
2004-10-25M&CON $1,325,000 — from 232 EAST 53RD STREET REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,325,000
1997-10-31Mortgage $625,000 — from 232 EAST 53RD STREETREALTY CORP. to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $625,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
201808210
20190213
20200314
20210314
20220808
202326513
20240404
202516310
20260303
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 60Ownership & money 23Health & systems 19

Every one of the 158 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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