208 East 88th Street

A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1930, in Manhattan, NY 10128.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

9open HPD violations1 immediately hazardous

38complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat

11rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

208 East 88th Street has 9 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 38 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 208 REALTY EQUITIES LLC. 11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 208 East 88th Street have open violations?

Yes: 9 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	1
B, hazardous	30 days	6
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	2

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 38 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 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 208 East 88th Street?

208 East 88th Street is registered with HPD to 208 REALTY EQUITIES LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10128 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 208 East 88th Street rent stabilized?

11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 11 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

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 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 1-01533-0043.