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253 East Broadway · Manhattan · BBL 1002860024 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP17.2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s9.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 37.1. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Noise (2) · APPLIANCE (1) · GENERAL (1) · Rodent (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$312,184 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)HY LES LLC
Head officerSHEILA HYMAN
Managing agentREM RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,246,000 $1,010,700
2026$2,396,000 $1,078,200
2027$2,526,000 $1,136,700

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

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

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison St / Montgomery St — M22 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Montgomery St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

253 East Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 1 Avenue MN484 A
681 West 193 Street MN125 F
2 West 120 Street MN106 D
11 Hillside Avenue MN90 C
281 Wadsworth Avenue MN84 C
20 East 68 Street MN83 A
87-50 Kingston Place QN77 A
4530 Broadway MN73 C
241 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
518 East 84 Street MN59 A
639 West 207 Street MN56 D
509 West 155 Street MN54 B
12-10 Astoria Park South QN54 A
412 West 148 Street MN48 D
155 Audubon Avenue MN48 C
402 West 148 Street MN48 C
176 West 86 Street MN47 A
536 Isham Street MN46 C
58 Elizabeth Street MN45 A
227 Riverside Drive MN39 B
35 Underhill Avenue BK39 A
196 South 1 Street BK32 A
245 East 110 Street MN30 F
373 South 5 Street BK30 C
233 East 77 Street MN24 B
514 Amsterdam Avenue MN23 B
2226 1 Avenue MN23 D
237 West 18 Street MN20 A
349 East 51 Street MN20 B
546 West 50 Street MN20 B
524 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 A
527 West 46 Street MN20 A
548 West 50 Street MN20 B
544 West 50 Street MN20 C
332 West 37 Street MN19 A
522 Metropolitan Avenue BK19 A
548 Driggs Avenue BK18 B
231 East 29 Street MN18 A
231 East 34 Street MN17 A
164 West 146 Street MN17 B
717 9 Avenue MN17 A
132 North 1 Street BK16 A
231 East 81 Street MN16 A
26 Bedford Street MN16 A
313 East 115 Street MN15 D
323 Park Avenue South MN14 A
8 Saint Marks Place BK14 A
552 Driggs Avenue BK13 B
2400 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
320 West 108 Street MN12 A
323 West 42 Street MN12 B
325 West 42 Street MN12 D
41-25 48 Street QN12 A
10-09 34 Avenue QN12 A
251 East Broadway MN11 C
107 Berry Street BK11 B
127 Mercer Street MN10 A
116 West 69 Street MN10 A
131 East 110 Street MN9 B
133 East 110 Street MN9 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2022-07-18 (lender: Flushing 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
2022-07-18Deed $2,291,500 — from 253 E. BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to HY LES LLC $2,291,500
2022-07-18Mortgage $3,000,000 — from HY LES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,000,000
2022-07-18AL&R $3,000,000 — from HY LES LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,000,000
2022-07-07Sold for $2,291,500 $2,291,500 $286,438

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170160310
2018000044
2019010045
2020000033
2021004037
20220014510
20237140416
20243330413
20250090918
2026005038
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-10-15Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-09-06311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2026-07-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-07-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-15Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-09-06311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2026-07-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-07-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-09-22Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-09-17Boiler inspection
2025-09-17Boiler inspection
2025-09-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-17Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2025-04-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-27311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-02-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-01-23311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-01-23Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-01-05HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED STEAM LINE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STOR
2025-01-05HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-01-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-10-31Boiler inspection
2024-10-31Boiler inspection
2024-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT RECORDS: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBS
2024-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
2024-07-11Certificate of occupancy Final
2024-07-02FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2024-05-29Job filed: RENOVATION TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY @ BASEMENT LEVEL FROM: "SYNAGOGUE AND ONE DWELLING UNIT" TO: "TWO DWELLING UNITS." NO CHANGE IN BULK.$66,346
2024-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-05Job filed: RENOVATION TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY @ BASEMENT LEVEL FROM: "SYNAGOGUE AND ONE DWELLING UNIT" TO: "TWO DWELLING UNITS." NO CHANGE IN BULK.$66,346
2023
2023-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-26Job filed: RENOVATION TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY @ BASEMENT LEVEL FROM: "SYNAGOGUE AND ONE DWELLING UNIT" TO: "TWO DWELLING UNITS." NO CHANGE IN BULK.$66,346
2023-10-26Job filed: PLUMBING WORK ASSOCIATED WITH RENOVATION TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY @ BASEMENT.$23,400
2023-10-09Boiler inspection
2023-10-09Boiler inspection
2023-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
2023-09-25Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-11Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-08-21Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-08-10Job filed: PLUMBING WORK ASSOCIATED WITH RENOVATION TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY @ BASEMENT.$23,400
2023-07-17HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1RB, 1st BSMT-APT FROM NORTH
2023-07-14Job filed: RENOVATION TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY @ BASEMENT LEVEL FROM: "SYNAGOGUE AND ONE DWELLING UNIT" TO: "TWO DWELLING UNITS." NO CHANGE IN BULK.$66,346
2023-06-30311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-06-30Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-03-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-19Boiler inspection
2022-12-19Boiler inspection
2022-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-07-18Deed $2,291,500 — from 253 E. BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to HY LES LLC$2,291,500
2022-07-18Mortgage $3,000,000 — from HY LES LLC to FLUSHING BANK$3,000,000
2022-07-18AL&R $3,000,000 — from HY LES LLC to FLUSHING BANK$3,000,000
2022-07-07Sold for $2,291,500$2,291,500
2022-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-06-29Boiler inspection
2021-06-29Boiler inspection
2021-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-09-16Boiler inspection
2020-09-16Boiler inspection
2020-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-09-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-03Boiler inspection
2019-06-03Boiler inspection
2019-03-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-09Boiler inspection
2018-05-09Boiler inspection
2018-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-06Boiler inspection
2017-10-06Boiler inspection
2017-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2017-07-17311: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2017-07-17Tenant complaint: SAFETY — WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSING
2017-04-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2017-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2016-06-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015
2015-11-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-07-13311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2015-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-10-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-10-10Job filed: REPLACING TILE AND PAINTING AT HALLWAY IN EXISTING 4 STORY BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$9,000
2014-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-07311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-10-07DOB complaint, category ?
2013-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-25311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2013-01-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012
2012-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-10Deed — from 253 EAST BROADWAY LLC to 253 E. BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC
2011-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-13311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2010
2010-09-13311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2010-07-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-06-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-05-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-03-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-02-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-11-25Deed — from RUTH WEISBERG, EXECUTRIX to 253 EAST BROADWAY LLC
2009-03-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-03-12Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2009-03-12Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2009-03-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2009-03-12Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2009-03-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2008
2008-11-20CTOR — from WEISBERG, RUTH to CITY STREETS REALTY CORP.
2007
2007-11-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-08-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-08-22Job filed: Install boiler and hot water boiler in cellar. No change in egress, occupancy or use is involved under this application.$28,000
2005
2005-10-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2003-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-10-20Mortgage satisfied — from CITY STREETS REALTYCORP. to KATZ, MOISHE W.
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-09-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-09-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1980
1980-05-19Deed — from CITY STREETS REALTYCORP to WEISBERG, NAT
1980-05-19Mortgage — from WEISBERG, NAT to CITY STREETS REALTYCORP
1979
1979-09-10Deed — from KATZ, MOISHE to CITY STREEST REALTYCORP
1979-09-10Mortgage — from CITY STREETS REALTYCORP to KATZ, MOISHE
1979-05-15Deed — from STEVENS, HOPE R; 777 E BWAY RLY CORPETAL to KATZ, MOISHE W
1977
1977-10-13Deed — from 351 EAST BRDWY DEV CORP to 777 EAST BRDWY RLTYCORP
1975
1975-10-31RTXL — from 251-253 E BROADWAY CORP
1974
1974-11-01Deed — from KATZ, CLARA to 351 E BROADWAY DEV CORP
1974-07-02Deed — from 251-253 E BROADWAY CORP to KATZ, CLARA
1972
1972-02-03MISC — from KATZ, MOISHE W
1966
1966-07-21Mortgage — from 251-253 EAST BWAY CORP to KATZ MOISHE W.
1966-07-21Deed — from KATZ MOISHE W. to 251-253 EAST BWAY CORP

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