420 East 54th Street
420 East 54th Street in Turtle Bay, Manhattan, has no open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (86/100).
Mixed residential & commercial · 394 units · Built 1982
StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 86/100)
- The owner's bedbug filings report 2 infested units over the last 3 years.
- 5 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
- Had 16 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.
Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.
- Repairs: Clear (None open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: Medium (2 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
- Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
0 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 26 on record. Newest violation issued 2025-09-30.
0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 76 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.
311 housing complaints
2 in the last 12 months, 18 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).
Bedbugs
The owner reported 2 infested units in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.
- 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2024: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested
- 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units
Buildings department (DOB)
No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.
Evictions and housing court
5 executed evictions in the last 3 years (7 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.
Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 3 in 2017, 16 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC. Head officer: CHRIS NIEHAUS. Managing agent: GREYSTAR. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Jul 31, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 1013650009, HPD building ID 14274. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Lexington Av/53 St (E, F), 6 min walk
- 51 St (6), 9 min walk
- Lexington Av/59 St (N, R, W), 10 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | None open | 0 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 2 | −3 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | 2 infested units | −8 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | 5 | −3 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | None | 0 |
Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.