10 East 28th Street, Manhattan

A historic former hotel operating as a massive supportive housing complex with a heavy street-level footprint.

The Prince George is a landmark property built in 1912 that was transformed in the late 1990s. Today, it operates as an affordable housing site with 416 units, managed under a non-profit model. While the onsite maintenance team actively clears code issues, the surrounding blocks see an intense volume of street activity. Three things to know:

13 indoor air quality complaints point to airflow and ventilation issues. A persistent pattern of airflow and venting issues has drawn 13 complaints, including a report logged this May. Indoor air and ventilation problems in large pre-war buildings often stem from shared riser ducts, cooking odors, or HVAC bleed between apartments. It's the kind of thing you can't see on a walk-through but will live with daily.

649 encampment calls within three blocks over the last year. The blocks around the building see an exceptionally high volume of street activity. Alongside the encampments, there were 102 homeless-assistance requests and 214 street-noise calls logged nearby, with the most recent street activity reported on August 2, 2026. This is a high-traffic Midtown stretch with a heavy, constant street-level presence.

The building carries an open housing-code violation alongside a sudden spring complaint wave. The official record shows an open housing-code violation on the books. While systemic violations are kept low, a single tenant filed complaints covering plumbing, electrical, paint, flooring, and doors all on May 13, 2026. Institutional-scale properties can sometimes see individual apartment-level repairs drag out before they are officially signed off.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 71 heat and hot water complaints historically, though recent winter files show no active systemic outages
• 214 street noise calls within three blocks, mostly centering around loud talking and outdoor parties
• 178 unsanitary condition calls on the surrounding blocks, driven largely by garbage and recycling storage issues
• The high volume of street-level calls reflects a busy commercial district rather than conditions inside the building itself.

10 East 28th Street is a 416-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008570066). This building is associated with Prince George Assoc LP. Brix tracks 96 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1912, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 1000 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:

• Heat/hot Water: 258 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 195 complaints
• Plumbing: 149 complaints
• Door/window: 135 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 13, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTELINE PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 932, 9th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL FINISH AT BATHTUB
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WARPED WOOD SUBFLOOR IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 818, 8th STORY, 5th B-ROOM F

The building last changed hands on January 21, 2020 for $330,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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