231 East 4th Street
A 5-story building with 22 apartments, built in 1890, in Manhattan, NY 10009.
Addresses on the lot: 231 East 4th Street, 233 East 4th Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
231 East 4th Street has 71 open HPD violations, 23 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 92 complaints to HPD in the past year, 36 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 231-33 EAST 4TH LLC.
Does 231 East 4th Street have open violations?
Yes: 71 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 23 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 35 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 13 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 56 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 92 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 36 of them 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 231 East 4th Street?
231 East 4th Street is registered with HPD to 231-33 EAST 4TH 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 July 2026. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 10009 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 231 East 4th Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 225 East 4th Street21 apartments, built 1937
- 60 Avenue B22 apartments, built 1900
- 235 East 4th Street30 apartments, built 1920
- 542 East 5th Street81 apartments, built 1970
- 540 East 5th Street22 apartments, built 1929
- 536 East 5th Street22 apartments, built 1929
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 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 1-00400-0042.