540 East 5th Street

A 6-story building with 22 apartments, built in 1929, in Manhattan, NY 10009.

HPD records as of October 26, 2026

5open HPD violations2 immediately hazardous

17complaints to HPD, past year2 about heat or hot water

2rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

October 2023latest housing court case4 cases on record, all years

540 East 5th Street has 5 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 540 E 5TH ST EQUITIES. 2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 540 East 5th Street have open violations?

Yes: 5 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	2
B, hazardous	30 days	2
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	1

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

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

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 2 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 540 East 5th Street?

540 East 5th Street is registered with HPD to 540 E 5TH ST EQUITIES. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 October 2023. HPD’s record has 4 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 10009 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 540 East 5th Street rent stabilized?

2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 2 of the building’s 22 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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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 1-00400-0026.