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535 West 51 Street, Manhattan is a residential building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. As of June 8, 2026, this building has 5 open HPD violations: 0 Class A, 1 Class B, and 4 Class C (immediately hazardous). In the last 12 months, 82 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 CRITICAL RISK. Data source: NYC Open Data, updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.

535 West 51 Street, Manhattan

📍 Chelsea, Manhattan 🔨 Built 1981 🏢 235 units 🏷️ Class D3
Residential
CRITICAL RISK

Safety Rating: Immediately hazardous — Immediately hazardous violations — serious concerns.

311 Complaint Summary

2
Last 30 Days
13
Last 90 Days
82
Last 365 Days
⚠️ Complaints are up 65% compared to the previous 6 months.
Complaint Types (Last 12 Months)
HEAT/HOT WATER
51(64%)
UNSANITARY CONDITION
10(13%)
PLUMBING
8(10%)
APPLIANCE
3(4%)
PAINT/PLASTER
2(3%)
GENERAL
2(3%)
ELECTRIC
2(3%)
DOOR/WINDOW
2(3%)
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HPD Housing Violations

0 Class A
1 Class B
4 Class C
Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 7th STORY
2025-09-08 ▼

Violation ID: #18212941

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 7th STORY

Class C § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7J, 8th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2026-01-04 ▼

Violation ID: #18548000

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-01-04T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7J, 8th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Class C § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM
2026-01-04 ▼

Violation ID: #18548001

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-01-04T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7O, 7th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2025-08-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18183989

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-08-25T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7O, 7th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7O, 7th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2025-08-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18183992

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-08-25T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 7O, 7th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

⚠️ 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

A Violation Severity
5 Open Violations
0 Class A
1 Class B
4 Class C

Few or no Class C violations on record.

Score: 87.5/100 · Based on current open violations. Higher Class C violations = lower score.

First violation on record: 2025-08-25 · Most recent: 2026-01-04

A Few/no Class C  ·  B Limited Class C  ·  C Multiple Class C  ·  D Significant  ·  F High hazard load

Neighborhood Comparison

How 535 West 51 Street, Manhattan compares to other tracked buildings in Chelsea in the last 12 months.

3
Average building in Chelsea
82
This building
1
NYC Average
📊 That's 27.3× the Chelsea average · top 28% most-complained in neighborhood

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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

⚠️ Serious Concerns Found

This building has 82 complaints and 4 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations on record in the last 12 months. Review the full violation list carefully before signing any lease.

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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.