249 East 53rd Street
Manhattan · East Midtown-Turtle Bay, NY 10022
249 East 53rd Street is a 12-apartment building in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, built in 1904, managed by 249 East Realty, LLC. The City has 9 open housing-code violations on file for it, 4 of them immediately hazardous, about 0.75 per apartment, roughly three times the neighborhood norm for a building this size (HPD, as of 5 October 2026). One complaint was filed with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 142 days (311, as of 5 October 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by 249 East Realty, LLC
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- Units
- 12
- Year built
- 1904
- Neighborhood
- East Midtown-Turtle Bay
- Borough
- Manhattan
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
1tenant complaint
Filed with 311 in the past year
Typically closed in 142 days · neighborhood median is 4
9open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 0.8 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 4
- Hazardous
- 3
- Non-hazardous
- 2
What the open repairs are about
- Pests2
- Heat or hot water2
- Doors, windows and locks1
- Other repairs1
- Rubbish and cleanliness1
- Electrical1
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Oct 2026
What tenants say
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