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500 West 53 Street, Manhattan is a residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. As of June 8, 2026, this building has 0 open HPD violations: 0 Class A, 0 Class B, and 0 Class C (immediately hazardous). In the last 12 months, 46 complaints have been filed against this building via NYC 311. The most common complaint type is HEAT/HOT WATER. The building's overall risk rating is MEDIUM RISK. Data source: NYC Open Data, updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.

500 West 53 Street, Manhattan

📍 Chelsea, Manhattan 🔨 Built 2005 🏢 344 units 🏷️ Class RM
Residential
MEDIUM RISK

Safety Rating: Minor issues — Some minor violations on record.

311 Complaint Summary

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Last 30 Days
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Last 90 Days
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Last 365 Days
✅ Complaints are down 93% compared to the previous 6 months.
Complaint Types (Last 12 Months)
HEAT/HOT WATER
41(89%)
WATER LEAK
1(2%)
UNSANITARY CONDITION
1(2%)
SAFETY
1(2%)
PLUMBING
1(2%)
GENERAL
1(2%)
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HPD Housing Violations

0 Class A
0 Class B
0 Class C

No open violations on file for this building.

⚠️ What does Class C mean?

Class C violations are classified as immediately hazardous by the HPD (e.g. lack of heat or hot water, active mold, severe rodent infestations, lead-based paint, or carbon monoxide detector issues). Landlords are legally required to resolve these immediately.

Violation History & Landlord Accountability

Insufficient violation history to score this building.

Neighborhood Comparison

How 500 West 53 Street, Manhattan compares to other tracked buildings in Chelsea in the last 12 months.

3
Average building in Chelsea
46
This building
1
NYC Average
📊 That's 15.3× the Chelsea average · top 28% most-complained in neighborhood

Nearby Buildings

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Data Disclaimer: All compliance data on this page is synced directly from municipal reports published via NYC Open Data. Complaint counts and HPD housing violations are updated daily. Building characteristics (built year, unit count, and building class) are derived from the NYC Department of City Planning's PLUTO database.

Data last updated: June 8, 2026 · Source: NYC Open Data

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About This Data

Complaint data is sourced from the NYC 311 Service Requests dataset (NYC Open Data). Violation data is from the HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset. Building info is based on NYC PLUTO by NYC Department of City Planning.

All records are public-domain municipal data provided as-is. Updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.