540 West 53rd Street
A 13-story building with 103 apartments, built in 2016, in Manhattan, NY 10019.
Addresses on the lot: 536 to 548 West 53rd Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
540 West 53rd Street has 22 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CLINTON HOUSING WEST 53RD HOUSING LLC. 129 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 540 West 53rd Street have open violations?
Yes: 22 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 10 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 9 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 4 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 540 West 53rd Street?
540 West 53rd Street is registered with HPD to CLINTON HOUSING WEST 53RD HOUSING LLC. 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 March 2024. HPD’s record has 5 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, 21% of residential buildings in 10019 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 540 West 53rd Street rent stabilized?
129 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 27 in 2021. 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
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- 564 West 52nd Street32 apartments, built 1910
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 1-01081-7503.