53 Morton Street
A 6-story building with 73 apartments, built in 1901, in Manhattan, NY 10014.
Addresses on the lot: 53 to 57 Morton Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
53 Morton Street has 39 open HPD violations, 18 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 55 MORTON ST. TENANTS CORP. 4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 53 Morton Street have open violations?
Yes: 39 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 | 18 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 18 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 3 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 53 Morton Street?
53 Morton Street is registered with HPD to 55 MORTON ST. TENANTS CORP. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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.
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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2007.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 10014 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 53 Morton Street rent stabilized?
4 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 4 of the building’s 73 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
- 51 Morton Street21 apartments, built 1874
- 47 Morton Street29 apartments, built 1890
- 77 Barrow Street22 apartments, built 1895
- 442 Hudson Street169 apartments, built 1925
- 71 Barrow Street20 apartments, built 1897
- 79 Bedford Street36 apartments, built 1953
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 1-00584-0046.