The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 3.8. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 violations
6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-11-04.
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
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Non (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
Filed construction activity
$65,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1904)
Yes
Six or more residential units (18)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
R&J LLC-237-239 E53RD ST
Head officer
ROBERT KALIMIAN
Managing agent
BLACKDIAMONDMANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-09-26
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$5,228,000
$2,352,600
2026
$5,432,000
$2,444,400
2027
$5,773,000
$2,597,850
The city's market estimate has risen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
51 St — 6 E F · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 54 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 53 St & 3 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
19 311 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.
311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2026-05-31
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-27
Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-05-09
311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2026-05-09
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-05-07
Job filed: PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS.
2026-05-07
Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE AS PER PLANS HEREWITH FILED.
2026-04-21
Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-04-21
Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-04-21
Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-04-21
Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-04-15
Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE,
2026-04-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE,$9,000
2025
2025-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-26Restaurant inspection: INSOMNIA COOKIES — grade A
2025-08-15311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-11-15Restaurant inspection: JUKAI — grade A · mice evidence
2022-11-07Restaurant inspection: INSOMNIA COOKIES · mice evidence
2022-09-20Restaurant inspection: INSOMNIA COOKIES — grade C · mice evidence
2022-05-09Boiler inspection
2022-05-09Boiler inspection
2022-03-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-01-18Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO2FUEL
2022-01-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-12-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-12-08HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2021-12-08HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2021-12-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-12-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-11-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-10-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-24Boiler inspection
2021-06-24Boiler inspection
2021-04-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-08311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2020-09-28Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPLIT A/C AT FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT OF EXISTING 6 STORIES BUILDING.ALSO CORRECT VIOLATION#11737629K. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND CERTIFI$6,000
2018-07-24HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECI
2018-07-14City emergency repair (OMO): location# ph (stairs): as per the requirement contract with hpd and /doh guidelines, install total one (1) limiting chai$50
2018-06-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HAND RAIL AND BALUSTERS 6TH STY AT BULKHEAD DOOR ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS
2018-06-29HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE STORGE ROOM CLOSETS AT
2018-06-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL DOORS TO STORAGE CLOSETS 1ST AND 5TH STY AT PUBLIC HALL
2018-06-29HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE BULKHEAD ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS
2018-06-29HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE TREADS AND MISSING METAL PANS 11TH AND 14TH UP FROM BOTTOM 6TH STY AT PUB
2018-06-29HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECI
2018-06-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-31HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECI
2018-05-26City emergency repair (OMO): location# ph (stairs): as per the requirement contract with hpd and /doh guidelines, install total twelve (12) pair limi$180
2018-04-29HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECI
2018-04-03Boiler inspection
2018-04-03Boiler inspection
2018-03-21HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2018-03-21HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2018-03-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE METAL PAN FROM BOTTOM UP STEP 8 AND 9 AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2018-03-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE TREAD 8 AND 9 FROM BOTTOM UP AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2018-03-21HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECI
2018-02-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-21311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-01-21Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-01-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-03HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORT
2018-01-03HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BASEMENT
2018-01-03HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED A
2018-01-03HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2018-01-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017
2017-12-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-10-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-10-10HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST A
2017-10-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-10-10HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2017-10-10HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2017-10-10HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2017-09-21HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2017-09-21HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-09-18311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-09-18Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-09-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-04-21311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-04-17311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-04-17311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-04-15311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-04-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-04-13311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-03-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2011-02-01Job filed: MINOR PARTITION WORK IN EXISTING CELLAR FLOOR RESTAURANT. INSTALL 4 TON SPLIT AC EQUIPMENT AND OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT. NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY $25,000
2011-02-01Job filed: MINOR PARTITION WORK IN EXISTING CELLAR FLOOR RESTAURANT. INSTALL 4 TON SPLIT AC EQUIPMENT AND OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT. NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY $25,000
2011-02-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-10-15Deed $12,700,000 — from LINMAR L.P. to EAST 53RD HOLDINGS LLC$12,700,000
2010-10-15Mortgage satisfied — from KOMITO, CARRIE; BLUTH, SAMUEL; OFFIT, AVODAH; OFFIT, SIDNEY to KAL HOLDING EAST SIDE CORP.
2010-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-04311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-06-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2007
2007-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-05-30Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLYNO CHANGES$3,000
2007-05-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-26Job filed: PROPOSE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2005
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
1998
1998-11-23Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-11-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-14Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-08-18Permit AL — ISSUED
1995
1995-09-20Deed — from KAL ASSOCIATES to LINMAR L.P.
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-11-04HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1993-11-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE BATTENS 6 STY BALCONY FRONT ER1.
1993-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-12-28SAGE — from FIRST AMERICAN TITLEETC
1992-12-28SAGE — from KAL ASSOCIATES
1992-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-02-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS 1) APARTMENT ENTRANCE DOORS OPEN, LEADING TO CONSTRUCTION AREA AT APT# 5FW AND APT 3RW. 2) APPROX
1991
1991-12-13ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD PLUBIC SAFETY AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTUON OPERATIONS. DEFECTS NOTED. 1 DUMBWAITER SHAFTS THROUGHOUT$345
1991-12-13ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN - DEFECT IS: FLOORS IN APT 5FW & 4FE ARE OVER- LOADED-APPROX 100 PIECES OF 8'X10'X5/8" SHEET ROCK ARE STACK$575
1991-12-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTOR'S SIGN. REMEDY: PROVIDE CONTRACTOR'S SIGN.
1991-12-13ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO FILE 10F FOR STABILITY PRIOR TO START OF CONTROLLED WORK. REMEDY:FILE 10F FOR STRUCTUAL STABILITY PRIOR TO START OF CO
1991-12-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: DANGEROUS PLACES AND THINGS - TWO PIPES HEAT RISE AND RETURN PROTUDINGAPPROX. 24" FROM FLOOR IN APT 6 F-W CREATING A TRIP/FALL HAZ$115
1991-11-01ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT IS APPROX. 4'X6' PLASTER AND CEMENT CEILINGAT PUBLIC HALLWAY ENTRANCE AT 1STY IS CRACKED BROKEN AND IN
1991-07-22DOB violation C:
1991-07-22DOB violation C:
1991-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
1991-04-24DOB complaint, category ?
1991-04-23DOB complaint, category ?
1973
1973-04-26Mortgage assigned — from OFFIT, SIDNEY; OFFIT, AVODAH; KOMITO, CARRIE; BLUTH, SAMUEL to KAL HOLDING EAST SIDE
1969
1969-05-12Mortgage — from KAL HOLDING E SIDE CORP. to KOMITO CARRIE ETAL
1969-05-01Deed — from KAL HOLDING E SIDE CP to KAL ASSOC
1969-05-01Mortgage — from KAL HOLDING E SIDE CP to KOMITO CARRIE ETAL
1969-05-01Deed — from KOMITO CARRIE ETAL to KAL HOLDING E SIDE CORP
1969-04-15Mortgage assigned — from EMPIRE SVNG BNK ETAL to KOMITO CARRIE ETAL