240 East 27th Street
A 26-story building with 325 apartments, built in 1977, in Manhattan, NY 10016.
Addresses on the lot: 240 to 246 East 27th Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
240 East 27th Street has 9 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to EQR-EAST 27TH STREET APARTMENTS. 12 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 240 East 27th Street have open violations?
Yes: 9 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 | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 4 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 3 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 240 East 27th Street?
240 East 27th Street is registered with HPD to EQR-EAST 27TH STREET APARTMENTS. 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 September 2025. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 8% of residential buildings in 10016 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 240 East 27th Street rent stabilized?
12 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 17 in 2018. That’s 12 of the building’s 325 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
- 237 East 26th Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 235 East 26th Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 230 East 27th Street25 apartments, built 1940
- 225 East 26th Street89 apartments, built 1963
- 226 East 27th Street20 apartments, built 1920
- 232 East 26th Street22 apartments, built 1920
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 1-00907-0025.