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540 West 53 Street

ManhattanBIN 1090139
3 open Class C$7,500.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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OverviewHealth scoreTimelineFinesOwner
Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous
Open Class B
12
Hazardous
Open Class A
4
Non-hazardous
Fines due
$7,500.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
42
DOB permit records
Last activity
Jul 15, 2026
ECB/OATH record

Building health score

A composite of public indicators. Every input is a public record. See the full methodology.

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Health score · Jul 30, 2026
Scored from all 151 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 12
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $7,500
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines

$7,500.00 is recorded as due across the 12 summonses below, out of $42,605.00 in penalties imposed. The city’s published records do not show whether a penalty was paid, reduced, or written off.

OATH and ECB summonses for 540 West 53 Street
1832383Jul 15, 20262/L/10 ALARM BELL IS NOT WORKING IN CAR DEFECTIVE REPAIR, 5/L/10 CLASSSep 24, 2026PENDING$1,250.00
1339529Feb 19, 2026VF.. HOIST MACHINE BRAKE MAINTENANCE TAG MISSING PROVIDE.. 59-M-7.....Apr 30, 2026DEFAULT$3,125.00
1339325Feb 19, 2026VF... HOIST MACHINE BRAKE MAINTENANCE TAG MISSING PROVIDE.. 59-M-7....Apr 30, 2026DEFAULT$3,125.00
1128441Jun 20, 2024FOUND HYDROTHERM MODEL # KN-20 NOT OPERABLE, REPAIR OR REPLACE UNIT .Aug 29, 2024ADMIT/IN-VIO
1644745Jul 25, 2023AT TIME OF INSPECTION, STREET ADDRESS NUMBER AT MAIN RESIDENTIAL ADDREOct 26, 2023IN VIOLATION
1751749Jul 25, 2023AT TIME OF INSPECTION, FAILED TO FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR OASep 28, 2023DEFAULT
1618976May 8, 2023AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON PROPERTY ENTRANCE METAL GATE LOCKING SYSTEM BJul 13, 2023ADMIT/IN-VIO
1573771Nov 16, 2021FOUND PHONE IN CAR IS NOT WORKING. REPAIR. BRAKE TAG IN THE ELEVATOR MJan 6, 2022ADMIT/IN-VIO
1575079Nov 16, 2021FOUND DOOR RESTRICTOR ( DOOR ZONE LOCK) ON REAR SIDE DOOR IS NOT WORKIJan 6, 2022ADMIT/IN-VIO
1332312Aug 20, 2018FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONMay 9, 2019IN VIOLATION
1227519May 30, 2017SEC: BC 3301.1.3. MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. NOTE: @ TIME OF INSP OFJul 20, 2017IN VIOLATION
534755May 30, 2017SEC: BC 3301.2. SAFETY MEASURES & STANDARDS: NOTE @ TIME OF INSP OF A Jul 20, 2017IN VIOLATION