135 East 50th Street
A 10-story building with 104 apartments, built in 1924, in Manhattan, NY 10022.
Addresses on the lot: 131 to 141 East 50th Street.
HPD records as of November 2, 2026
135 East 50th Street has 1 open HPD violation. Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to HANDLER & CO., LLC. 21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 135 East 50th Street have open violations?
Yes: 1 open violation as of November 2, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 2, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 135 East 50th Street?
135 East 50th Street is registered with HPD to HANDLER & CO., LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2026. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10022 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 135 East 50th Street rent stabilized?
21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 17 in 2018. That’s 21 of the building’s 104 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 138 East 50th Street124 apartments, built 2017
- 155 East 49th Street71 apartments, built 1924
- 140 East 52nd Street32 apartments, built 1930
- 142 East 49th Street45 apartments, built 1924
- 146 East 49th Street38 apartments, built 1920
- 150 East 49th Street48 apartments, built 1923
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 2, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01305-0023.