199 East 53rd Street
A 4-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1930, in Brooklyn, NY 11203.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
199 East 53rd Street has 37 open HPD violations, 12 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 199 PROPERTIES LLC. 19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 199 East 53rd Street have open violations?
Yes: 37 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 12 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 15 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 10 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 199 East 53rd Street?
199 East 53rd Street is registered with HPD to 199 PROPERTIES 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2010.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 4% of residential buildings in 11203 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 199 East 53rd Street rent stabilized?
19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 19 of the building’s 20 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 156 East 54th Street32 apartments, built 1929
- 900 Lenox Road31 apartments, built 2007
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- 836 Linden Boulevard39 apartments, built 1927
- 902 Clarkson Avenue36 apartments, built 1928
- 96 Clarkson Avenue24 apartments, built 1935
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 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 3-04659-0049.