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453 FDR Drive

A 20-story building with 833 apartments, built in 1955, in Manhattan, NY 10002.

Addresses on the lot: 573 to 577 Grand Street, 595 Grand Street.

HPD records as of October 26, 2026

35open HPD violations5 immediately hazardous
20complaints to HPD, past year9 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

453 FDR Drive has 35 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 20 complaints to HPD in the past year, 9 about heat or hot water. It is registered to EAST RIVER HOUSING CORP.

Does 453 FDR Drive have open violations?

Yes: 35 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most5
B, hazardous30 days11
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days19

It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 20 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 9 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.

Who owns 453 FDR Drive?

453 FDR Drive is registered with HPD to EAST RIVER HOUSING CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.

1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

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, 10% of residential buildings in 10002 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 453 FDR Drive 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.

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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 1-00263-0008.