237 East 5 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00461-0037BIN 1006630

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 17 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1909

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building12 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1BIssued 2024-04-01

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 1993-12-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AND WEST WALL AT RADIATOR SOUTH ROOM 2 STY NORTH APT 4 BOLOGNA 477 3975 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 1993-12-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL BATHROOM 2 STY NORTH APT 4 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 1993-12-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT OUTER FACE DOOR TO NORTHWEST ROOM 2 STY NORTH APT 4 ER1. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water10

Unsanitary Condition6

Water Leak4

Electric1

Water LeakHeavy Flow2025-07-17 · closed

Water LeakSlow Leak2025-07-17 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-01-08 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1878

Noise reports · last 12 mo

157

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential754

Commercial560

Street/Sidewalk336

Unspecified188

Vehicle39

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

474

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony144

Misdemeanor281

Violation49

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL2022-06-01

INSTALL TEMPORARY BRACING/SHORING BELOW CRACKED STONE/CONCRETE LOCATED .ABOVE MAIN ENTRY DOORWAY TO BUILDING

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2017-08-01

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

237 EAST REALTY LLC

Head officer

GEORGE LAVIAN

Managing agent

237 EAST REALTY, LLC

12 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

104 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 1413 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 1415 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 1460 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 184 1 AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionNon-Hazardous1998-11-04$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-06-15 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-05-15 · $3,092,001.68

Mortgage2019-05-15$3,092,001.68

borrower 237 EAST REALTY, LLC · lender MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2009-05-28$1,337,607.47

borrower 237 EAST REALTY, LLC · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2004-05-12$212,187.52

borrower 237 EAST REALTY, LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage2002-01-23$884,395.78

borrower 237 EAST REALTY, LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

Mortgage1999-08-26$1,161,171.6

borrower 237 EAST REALTY, LLC. · lender NORTH FORK BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale