Midtown East, Manhattan

    Midtown East neighborhood report on Brix — violations, complaints, and landlord history for buildings in this area.

    Brix tracks 710 buildings in Midtown East, covering 28,380 apartments. Across them there are 1,319 open HPD violations, and 84 buildings carry at least one Class C hazard — the immediately hazardous tier covering things like no heat, no hot water, and lead paint.

    Tenants filed 2,162 complaints against Midtown East buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.08 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Midtown East is immediately hazardous violations (78 buildings), mold & leaks (41 buildings), and buildings getting worse (34 buildings). Those are the issue groups with the most buildings behind them here, not a ranking of severity.

    The addresses carrying the most open violations in Midtown East right now:

    A high count usually means an older building with a long-running record, not necessarily the worst place to live — the building's own page shows what the violations are and whether they're being cleared.

    Buildings in Midtown East:

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    Living in Midtown East: what the building signals say

    Midtown East carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 710 residential buildings there are 1,319 open violations — about 1.9 per building, below the Manhattan average of 4.11. 84 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 2,162 complaints in the past 12 months. How fast repairs happen varies a lot by landlord, so read the exact building report before signing a lease.

    Neighborhood at a glance

    Open Violations
    1,319
    ~1.9 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    2,162
    Hazardous (Class C)
    84
    buildings with hazardous violations

    These are neighborhood averages, not an answer about any one address. Two buildings on the same block can look nothing alike.

    Scoped to ZIP 10022

    Buildings in Midtown East

    411 East 51st Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    5 unitsBuilt 1930Alan Plotnik

    354 East 50th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    1 unitsBuilt 1920Cornerstone East Properties, Llc

    245 East 55th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    6 unitsBuilt 1912Ntb Llc

    421 East 50th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    10 unitsBuilt 1902RIVERRUN CONDOMINIUM

    1057 2nd Avenue

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    12 unitsBuilt 19121055-57 Second Ave Llc

    301 East 50th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    57 unitsBuilt 2014301 East 50th Street Condominium

    200 East 59th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    68 unitsBuilt 2016200 EAST 59TH STREET CONDOMINIUM

    308 East 52nd Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    8 unitsBuilt 1950308 First Second Llc

    328 East 51st Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    1 unitsBuilt 1899DOUGLAS, CAMILLE J.

    150 East 56th Street

    Manhattan, NY 10022

    75 unitsBuilt 1956150 EAST 56TH STREET CONDO

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    Brix shows city record data for every residential building in Midtown East, Manhattan. Violation and complaint data comes from NYC HPD and DOB. Always do your own due diligence before signing a lease.