536 West 153rd Street
A 5-story building with 25 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10031.
Addresses on the lot: 536 West 153rd Street, 540 West 153rd Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
536 West 153rd Street has 23 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 23 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CECILIA ASSOCIATES, L.P. 25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 536 West 153rd Street have open violations?
Yes: 23 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 11 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 23 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 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 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 536 West 153rd Street?
536 West 153rd Street is registered with HPD to CECILIA ASSOCIATES, L.P. 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 3 older cases, the latest from 2007.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 25% of residential buildings in 10031 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 536 West 153rd Street rent stabilized?
25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2019. That’s 25 of the building’s 25 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
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Buildings nearby
- 542 West 153rd Street34 apartments, built 2015
- 529 West 152nd Street20 apartments, built 1900
- 3694 Broadway24 apartments, built 1910
- 3692 Broadway24 apartments, built 1926
- 523 West 152nd Street20 apartments, built 1890
- 532 West 152nd Street21 apartments, built 1900
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 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 1-02084-0053.