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53 East 74 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1013890132 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (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 (1898)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)53 E 74 REALTY LLC
Head officerBERNARD FRIEDMAN
Managing agentFRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,422,400 $2,890,080
2026$7,707,000 $3,468,150
2027$9,248,000 $4,161,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 74 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 76 St & Park Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

53 East 74 Street

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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CO — 22 buildings, 965 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
349 West 42 Street MN268 A
113 Nassau Street MN168 A
5 East 86 Street MN63 A
401 West 22 Street MN57 A
235 East 83 Street MN55 A
350 West 43 Street MN52 A
404 East 75 Street MN48 A
1380 York Avenue MN41 A
115 East 71 Street MN30 A
40 East 68 Street MN22 B
120 East 62 Street MN20 A
216 East 90 Street MN19 A
16 East 71 Street MN16 A
214 East 90 Street MN16 A
212 East 90 Street MN16 A
11 East 80 Street MN13 A
50 East 66 Street MN11 A
15 East 94 Street MN10 B
53 East 74 Street MN10 A
48 East 66 Street MN10 B
51 East 74 Street MN10 A
58 East 80 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $279,294 on 1985-08-30 (lender: East River Savings 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
1985-08-30Mortgage $279,295 — from FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK $279,295

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
6
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201811046
201902136
202010012
202102013
202201012
202311013
202401012
202512115
202600022
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-02-27Boiler inspection
2026-01-26Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-27Boiler inspection
2026-01-26Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-20Mortgage satisfied — from SHANGRI-LA ESTATES, INC. to FRIEDMAN, BERNARD; FRIEDMAN, ROBERT G
2025-03-18Boiler inspection
2025-02-14311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2025-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-03-20Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-13Boiler inspection
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-15Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-21Boiler inspection
2021-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-09-28DOB violation E:
2020-02-28Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-24Deed — from 53/74 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 53E74 REALTY LLC
2019-04-11Boiler inspection
2019-04-11Boiler inspection
2019-01-16Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2018
2018-12-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-02DOB violation E:
2018-05-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-09Boiler inspection
2018-03-09Boiler inspection
2018-01-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017
2017-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-07DOB violation E:
2015
2015-08-14DOB violation E:
2015-08-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-08-11Job filed: REPLACE GAS PIPING FROM EXISTING GAS METER TO EXISTING BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,500
2015-08-11Job filed: REPLACE GAS PIPING FROM EXISTING GAS METER TO EXISTING BOILER AND HOT WATER HEATER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,500
2014
2014-08-06DOB violation E:
2014-05-30DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-12-31311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2013-06-10DOB violation E:
2012
2012-12-11DOB violation E:
2012-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-12-07DOB violation E:
2010
2010-12-30DOB violation E:
2010-11-29311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2010-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-09-05DOB violation E:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-08-06DOB violation E:
2007-04-02DOB violation LL1081:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-08-01DOB violation E:
2005
2005-06-23DOB violation E:
2005-03-01DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-11-03DOB violation E:
2004-04-21DOB violation LL1081:
2004-02-04DOB violation E:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-08-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 8J1,15C9,2L11,30P7,35B7,46O2,53B7,55M7. *8 ADJUST. *15 WHERE NECESSARY*2 REPAIR. *30 PROVIDE. *35 PROVIDE LIGHTING. *46 CLEAN. *53$350
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-07-31Deed — from FRIEDMAN, CLARA; FRIEDMAN, IRVING to 53/74 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-09-29Mortgage assigned — from RIVER BANK AMERICA; RIVER BANK AMERICA to FRIEDMAN, BERNARD; FRIEDMAN, ROBERT G; FRIEDMAN, ROBERT G.; FRIEDMAN, BERNARD
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-04-24DOB violation E:
1991-04-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 15C;37G;32M; 15.REMOVE ILLEGAL LOCK ON TOP FLOOR HALL DOOR.32.PROVIDE COVER WERE NECESSARY.
1991-03-27Agreement — from FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA to RIVER BANK AMERICA
1989
1989-03-21DOB violation E: (51)GUILDE SHOES CWT RAILS
1988
1988-09-28DOB violation E: (51)REMOVE ILLEGAL LOCK FROM TOP DOOR
1985
1985-08-30Agreement — from EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK to FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA
1985-08-30Mortgage $279,295 — from FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK$279,295
1985-08-30Mortgage assigned — from FRIEDMAN, BERNARD to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1982
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK
1979
1979-10-31Deed — from FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA; TRUE PORCELAIN CO, INC to FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA
1974
1974-06-18Deed — from TRUE PORCELAIN CO, INC to FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA
1974-06-18Mortgage — from TRUE PORCELAIN CO, INC to DRY DOCK SAVINGS BANK
1974-06-18Mortgage assigned — from UNITED CHRCH BD HMLND MN to DRY DOCK SAVINGS BANK
1974-06-18Deed — from FRIEDMAN, IRVING; FRIEDMAN, CLARA to TRUE PORCELAIN CO, INC
1968
1968-01-26Mortgage assigned — from KASSIN AARON Z. to LEFENFELD MILTON
1968-01-26Deed — from CASGIL ESTATES INC to FRIEDMAN CLARA; FRIEDMAN IRVING

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