239 East 53 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01327-0017BIN 1038556

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 12 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 active DOB violation(s)
041 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 24 apartments.

2018 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-12-175+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FWIssued 2014-10-085+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS THRU OUT 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4REIssued 2014-10-085+ YRS OLD

D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES 4 STY REAR EAST APT 4RE. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4REIssued 2014-10-085+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 4 STY REAR EAST APT 4RE. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water8

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2021-11-21 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2021-02-01 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2020-12-27 · 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

616

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified286

Residential169

Street/Sidewalk74

Commercial54

Vehicle31

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

272

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony96

Misdemeanor143

Violation33

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2014-03-28

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1998-11-25

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1989-03-21

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2022-08-30Apt UNIT 5Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

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

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

R&J LLC-237-239 E53RD ST

Head officer

ROBERT KALIMIAN

Managing agent

BLACKDIAMONDMANAGEMENT

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

220 EAST 25 STREETMANHATTAN 237 EAST 53 STREETMANHATTAN 344 3 AVENUEMANHATTAN 97 5 AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,500

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12026-06-20$12,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-12-21 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1969-05-12 · no recorded price

Sale2023-12-21no recorded price

EAST 53RD HOLDINGS LLC → BJH DELAWARE LLC, RMK NEVADA LLC, BJH NEVADA LLC, RMK DELAWARE LLC

Sale2023-12-21no recorded price

EAST 53RD HOLDINGS LLC → BJH DELAWARE LLC, RMK NEVADA LLC, BJH NEVADA LLC, RMK DELAWARE LLC

Sale2010-09-15$12,700,000

LINMAR L.P. → EAST 53RD HOLDINGS LLC

Sale1995-08-23no recorded price

KAL ASSOCIATES → LINMAR L.P.

Mortgage1969-05-12no recorded price

borrower KAL HOLDING E SIDE CORP. · lender KOMITO CARRIE ETAL

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