229 East 5 Street, Manhattan is a residential building in Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City. As of June 8, 2026, this building has 7 open HPD violations: 4 Class A, 3 Class B, and 0 Class C (immediately hazardous). In the last 12 months, 183 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 HIGH RISK. Data source: NYC Open Data, updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.

229 East 5 Street, Manhattan

📍 Lower East Side, Manhattan 🔨 Built 1881 🏢 10 units 🏷️ Class C4
Residential
HIGH RISK

Safety Rating: Hazardous violations — Hazardous violations present — investigate before signing.

311 Complaint Summary

7
Last 30 Days
52
Last 90 Days
183
Last 365 Days
⚠️ Complaints are up 2850% compared to the previous 6 months.
Complaint Types (Last 12 Months)
HEAT/HOT WATER
139(76%)
PLUMBING
34(19%)
WATER LEAK
3(2%)
UNSANITARY CONDITION
3(2%)
DOOR/WINDOW
3(2%)
FLOORING/STAIRS
1(1%)
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HPD Housing Violations

4 Class A
3 Class B
0 Class C
Class A § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING UPPER ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT HEAT RISER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FRONT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2026-03-04

Violation ID: #18683460

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING UPPER ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT HEAT RISER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FRONT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class A § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT THE DOOR TO NORTH 4 ROOM IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2026-02-19

Violation ID: #18655417

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT THE DOOR TO NORTH 4 ROOM IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class A § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2026-02-19

Violation ID: #18655419

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class A § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET AT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2026-02-19

Violation ID: #18655420

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET AT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE TOP ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT RISER AT SOUTH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2026-03-24

Violation ID: #18734002

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE TOP ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT RISER AT SOUTH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND AT THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2026-02-19

Violation ID: #18655421

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND AT THE BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT THE DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2026-02-19

Violation ID: #18655418

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT THE DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

⚠️ 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
7 Open Violations
4 Class A
3 Class B
0 Class C

Few or no Class C violations on record.

Score: 98.1/100 · Based on current open violations. Higher Class C violations = lower score.

First violation on record: 2026-02-19 · Most recent: 2026-03-24

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

Neighborhood Comparison

How 229 East 5 Street, Manhattan compares to other tracked buildings in Lower East Side in the last 12 months.

3
Average building in Lower East Side
183
This building
1
NYC Average
📊 That's 61.0× the Lower East Side average · top 33% most-complained in neighborhood

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

⚠️ Notable Issues Found

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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.