East Village walk-up where internal maintenance issues stay contained, but local food-venting and street activity dominate the surroundings.
A 17-unit East Village walk-up owned by 237 East Realty LLC since 1999. While internal maintenance calls are mostly localized, street-level activity and ground-floor commercial venting shape the living experience here. Three things to know:
Winter heat calls spiked around January 2025. Eight heat and hot water complaints landed between late December 2024 and January 2025, including building-wide reports. All cases were closed, but the spike indicates a midwinter system outage.
Commercial kitchen venting and air quality complaints cluster nearby. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 50 food establishment complaints and 16 indoor air quality calls over the past year. Kitchen exhausts and commercial venting in neighboring retail spaces can drift upward into residential units.
Apartment 1B carries unresolved plaster work alongside heavy block noise. A July 2025 water leak left two open Class B violations for plaster and paint in Apartment 1B. Outside, 417 residential noise calls occurred within three blocks last year, mostly for loud music and parties.
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237 East 5th Street is a 17-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004610037). This building is associated with 237 East Realty LLC. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1909, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 35 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 17, 2025.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on January 23, 2002 for $884,395.78, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 58/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 1B at 237 East 5th Street has 2 open violations.
Unit 15 at 237 East 5th Street has no open violations (3 past violations), 1 permit filed ($25K, latest 2011).
Unit 6 at 237 East 5th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 4 at 237 East 5th Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 3 at 237 East 5th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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