218 East 53 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1013260140
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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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (1) · Taxi Report (1).
Filed construction activity
$7,000 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 year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,003,000
$901,350
2026
$1,997,000
$898,650
2027
$2,236,000
$1,006,200
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 311 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.
Ten-year activity
530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
4
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
0
1
2
2018
0
0
0
3
3
2019
0
0
1
0
1
2020
0
0
3
0
3
2021
0
0
0
0
0
2022
0
1
3
0
4
2023
0
0
1
1
2
2024
0
0
1
2
3
2025
0
0
1
2
3
2026
0
0
0
0
0
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2016-05-22311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-03-28Job filed: CHANGE WARMING KITCHEN TO KITCHEN ON 2ND FLOOR - MINOR FINISHES AND CABINETS INSTALL . COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ANSUL VALVE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICAT$3,500
2016-03-28Job filed: CHANGE WARMING KITCHEN TO KITCHEN ON 2ND FLOOR - MINOR FINISHES AND CABINETS INSTALL . COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ANSUL VALVE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICAT$3,500
2016-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-09-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-02-18Permit SG — ISSUED
2015-02-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS @ JOB SITE @ TIME OF INSP FOR 2ND FL.FIRE SUPPRESSION JOB#122153933 FOR WHICH PERMIT IS$250
2015-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-10-02Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. (SEE COMMENTS)$3,000
2013
2013-12-23311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2013-12-11311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2013-12-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2013-10-15311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2006-05-26Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO SHOW EXISTING SEATING LAYOUT CLARIFYING THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCC$8,000
2006-05-26Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO SHOW EXISTING SEATING LAYOUT CLARIFYING THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCC$8,000
2006-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-01-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED. AT ROOF TOP LEVEL AN APPROX 8'X 10'SHED WITH GABLE ROOF ERECTED FOR STORAGE AND DOUBLE DOORS AT$500
2005-01-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG EXTERIOR ROOF: DEFECTS NOTED AT ROOF TOP LEVEL ENTIRE ROOF USED AS STORAGE OF REFUSE AND DEBRIS SUCH AS O$350
2005-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-09-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004-08-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY FOR 107 PERSONS WHEN CURRENT C OF O 57099. 1ST FLOOR STORE 74 PERSONS 2ND FLOOR STORE 54 PERSONS.
2004-08-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: THE FIRST FLOOR BAR WAS OCCUPIED AS A PUBLIC ASSEMBLY WITH APPROX. 107PERSONS (AS PER COUNTER AT SECURITY CHECK POINT) WITHOUT A P$350
2003
2003-11-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG NOTE EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AT ROOF AREA WOOD BOARD BATTLES METAL CABINET METAL CHAIRS CARDBOARD BOXES ROOF STA$350
2003-11-24DOB complaint, category ?
2003-05-19DOB complaint, category ?
2003-05-19DOB complaint, category ?
2003-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2003-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-10-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. NOTED: INTERIOR BATHROOM CEILING OPEN AND DEFECTIVE DRYWALL MISSING LARGE SECTIN W EXPOSED ELETRIC SERVICE CA$180
2002-10-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NOTED: CURRENT C OF O #97887 ALLOWS 74 PERSONS ON 1 FLOOR CONTR$400
2002-10-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OPERATION OF A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY CONTRARY TO THE C OF O WHEN THE CURRENT C OF O DOES NOT ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A PA. NOTED: CURRE$180
1999
1999-05-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-05-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-03-10Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
1999-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1986
1986-07-23Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAM FUSS INC to MANHATTAN SVGS BANK
1980
1980-01-22PSAT — from TEECO PROPERTIES L P
1980-01-16Mortgage assigned — from TEECO PROPERTIES L P to GLADSTONE, KENNETH