3,802 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,228 HPD complaints, 1,222 HPD housing violations, 1,091 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 389.8. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 22 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-29. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
53 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 28 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
128 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Noise (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · GENERAL (11) · WATER LEAK (9).
$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | EAST 53 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | SAM RUBIN |
| Managing agent | FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,015,000 | $456,750 |
| 2026 | $912,000 | $410,400 |
| 2027 | $944,000 | $424,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Remsen Av / E 54 St — B17 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 52 St & Winthrop St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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.
87 East 53 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
128 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $36,304 on 2022-06-08 (lender: Hanover Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-08 | AL&R $2,875,000 — from EAST 53 ST REALTY LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $2,875,000 | |
| 2022-06-08 | Agreement $2,875,000 — from EAST 53 ST REALTY LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $2,875,000 | |
| 2022-06-08 | Mortgage $36,305 — from EAST 53 ST REALTY LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $36,305 | |
| 2022-03-30 | Agreement $2,838,695 — from EAST 53 ST REALTY LLC to 87 53 FUNDING LLC | $2,838,695 | |
| 2022-03-30 | Mortgage $888,695 — from EAST 53 ST REALTY LLC to 87 53 FUNDING LLC | $888,695 | |
| 2022-03-30 | Deed $3,800,000 — from EAST 53 BSD LLC to EAST 53 ST REALTY LLC | $3,800,000 | |
| 2022-02-23 | Sold for $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $158,333 |
| 2017-10-26 | Mortgage $100,000 — from EAST 53 BSD LLC to 192ND STREET LLC | $100,000 | |
| 2016-12-27 | Deed $200,000 — from ABRAHAM W. REALTY CORP to EAST 53 BSD LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2007-10-30 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from ABRAHAM W REALTY CORP. to COUNTRWIDE BANK FSB | $2,300,000 | |
| 2007-10-30 | Mortgage $426,214 — from ABRAHAM W REALTY CORP. to COUNTRYWIDE BANK FSB | $426,214 | |
| 2007-10-30 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from ABRAHAM W REALTY CORP. to COUNTRWIDE BANK FSB | $2,300,000 | |
| 2006-04-03 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from ABRAHAM W. REALTY CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2006-04-03 | Mortgage $454,703 — from ABRAHAM W. REALTY CORP. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $454,703 | |
| 2006-04-03 | Mortgage $270,280 — from ABRAHAM W. REALTY CORP. to SCHWARTZ, YITZCHOK | $270,280 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 436 | 1 | 1 | 446 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 241 | 0 | 1 | 247 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 266 | 0 | 4 | 282 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 0 | 1 | 249 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 6 | 3 | 134 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 15 | 0 | 400 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 0 | 6 | 186 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 5 | 110 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
Every one of the 3,802 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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