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540 West 53 Street, Manhattan

3 open Class C — see them ↓$7,500.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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540 West 53 Street at a glance

540 West 53 Street, Manhattan has 19 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $7,500.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Jul 15, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
12
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
4
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$7,500.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
47
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 15, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 540 West 53 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from all 200 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

Record timeline for 540 West 53 Street

200 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 540 West 53 Street

$7,500.00 is recorded as due across the 12 summonses below, out of $42,605.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

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, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1339325Feb 19, 2026VF... HOIST MACHINE BRAKE MAINTENANCE TAG MISSING PROVIDE.. 59-M-7....Apr 30, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1128441Jun 20, 2024FOUND HYDROTHERM MODEL # KN-20 NOT OPERABLE, REPAIR OR REPLACE UNIT .Aug 29, 2024Admitted the violation
1644745Jul 25, 2023AT TIME OF INSPECTION, STREET ADDRESS NUMBER AT MAIN RESIDENTIAL ADDREOct 26, 2023Found in violation
1751749Jul 25, 2023AT TIME OF INSPECTION, FAILED TO FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR OASep 28, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)
1618976May 8, 2023AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON PROPERTY ENTRANCE METAL GATE LOCKING SYSTEM BJul 13, 2023Admitted the violation
1573771Nov 16, 2021FOUND PHONE IN CAR IS NOT WORKING. REPAIR. BRAKE TAG IN THE ELEVATOR MJan 6, 2022Admitted the violation
1575079Nov 16, 2021FOUND DOOR RESTRICTOR ( DOOR ZONE LOCK) ON REAR SIDE DOOR IS NOT WORKIJan 6, 2022Admitted the violation
1332312Aug 20, 2018FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONMay 9, 2019Found in violation
1227519May 30, 2017SEC: BC 3301.1.3. MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. NOTE: @ TIME OF INSP OFJul 20, 2017Found in violation
534755May 30, 2017SEC: BC 3301.2. SAFETY MEASURES & STANDARDS: NOTE @ TIME OF INSP OF A Jul 20, 2017Found in violation