53 West 104 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01840-0012BIN 1055490

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

015 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
0311 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
05$5,000 in unpaid DOB fines

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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 10 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

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 1AIssued 2026-03-16

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES ON THE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-03-11

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

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2024-03-11RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3BIssued 2016-12-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES AT BIOLER ROOM CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water10

Door/Window6

Paint/Plaster4

Unsanitary Condition3

Flooring/Stairs1

Electric1

Plumbing1

Safety1

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

1094

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential469

Street/Sidewalk293

Commercial125

Vehicle103

Unspecified100

Helicopter3

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

502

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony115

Misdemeanor246

Violation141

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 10 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-01-13

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT . AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SEVERE DETERIORATION TO CONCRETE STUCCO EXPOSING MASONRY TO ELEMENTS. AT EXPOSURE #4 SEVERE VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL STEP CRACKS AT MULTIPLE LOCATION ALL LEVELS W/SEPARATION.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-01-13

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON COMPLIANT, AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EX POSUE #3,4 SEVERE DEFORMATION OF CONCRETE STUCCO, EXPOSING MASONRY BRI CK WALL FURTHERING CORROSION ALONG WITH SEVERE BULGING.AT EXP.# 4 SEVE RE STEP WALLS ,VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL WITH SEPARATION . POTENTIAL TO DISL ODGED FULL WATER TO NEIGHBORS YARD. OWNER TO HIRE NYSPE TO SUBMIT REP

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1995-08-29

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-02-09

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2017-01-26

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

WRC CONSULTING SERVICES INC

Head officer

LANYIN WEBER

Managing agent

LANYIN WEBER

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$5,000

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-04-10$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12026-01-13$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-05-25 · $3,050,000

Most recent mortgage2018-05-15 · $341,035.07

Sale2023-05-25$3,050,000

53W104ST LLC → WRC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.

Mortgage2018-05-15$341,035.07

borrower 53W104ST LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-08-21$760,968.75

borrower 53W104ST LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2011-08-19$280,136.68

borrower 53W104ST LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-01-24$340,427.14

borrower 53W104ST LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY 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