420 East 54th Street
A 37-story building with 394 apartments, built in 1982, in Manhattan, NY 10022.
Addresses on the lot: 415 to 423 East 53rd Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 420 East 54th Street. Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC.
Does 420 East 54th Street have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 420 East 54th Street as of October 27, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. 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 October 27, 2026, 1 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 420 East 54th Street?
420 East 54th Street is registered with HPD to RIVER TOWER OWNER, 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 2024. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 6 evictions 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 420 East 54th 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
- 400 East 54th Street228 apartments, built 1972
- 966 1st Avenue189 apartments, built 1958
- 60 Sutton Place South367 apartments, built 1951
- 415 East 54th Street106 apartments, built 1983
- 984 1st Avenue397 apartments, built 1930
- 422 East 53rd Street292 apartments, built 1974
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 1-01365-0009.