Upper East Side, Manhattan

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

    Brix tracks 4,769 buildings in Upper East Side, covering 151,021 apartments. Across them there are 7,455 open HPD violations, and 487 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 14,751 complaints against Upper East Side buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.10 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Upper East Side is immediately hazardous violations (447 buildings), mold & leaks (257 buildings), and buildings getting worse (160 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 Upper East Side 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.

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    Living in Upper East Side: what the building signals say

    Upper East Side carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 4,769 residential buildings there are 7,455 open violations — about 1.6 per building, below the Manhattan average of 4.11. 487 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 14,751 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
    7,455
    ~1.6 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    14,751
    Hazardous (Class C)
    487
    buildings with hazardous violations
    Avg Rating
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    10 reviews

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

    Scoped to ZIP 10021, 10028, 10044, 10065, 10075, 10128

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