233 East 69th Street
233 East 69th Street in Upper East Side, Manhattan, has 4 open HPD violations, and 14 of 204 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (93/100).
Mixed residential & commercial · 204 units · Built 1957
StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 93/100)
- 4 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- The other 2 buildings registered to this head officer are all graded C or better.
- 14 of 204 units are rent-stabilized; 31 on the 2007 tax bill.
Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.
- Repairs: Low (4 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
- Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
4 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 4 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2016-11-16. Newest violation issued 2016-11-16. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2016. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.
HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.
- Class B: Leak or water damage. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED LEAK CEILING NORTH ROOM 8 STY 2 FROM SOUTHEAST APT 8J. , SECTION '' '' (apt 8J), issued 2016-11-16. HPD violation 2525787
- Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 8 STY 2 FROM SOUTHEAST APT 8J COTTREOL. , SECTION '' '' (apt 8J), issued 2016-11-16. HPD violation 2525788
- Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING NORTH ROOM 8 STY 2 FROM SOUTHEAST APT 8J. , SECTION '' '' (apt 8J), issued 2016-11-16. HPD violation 2525786
- Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 11th floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11J, 11th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 11J), issued 2016-11-16. HPD violation 8860076
311 housing complaints
3 in the last 12 months, 8 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (1).
Bedbugs
The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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 0 infested units
- 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 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
0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.
Rent stabilization
14 of 204 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).
Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 14 in 2024, 31 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: 233 EAST 69TH OWNER CORP. Head officer: JAMES LESTEN. Managing agent: CENTURY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Aug 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 1014247501, HPD building ID 15487. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- 72 St (Q), 3 min walk
- 68 St-Hunter College (6), 4 min walk
- Lexington Av/63 St (M, Q), 7 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 4 open (2 class B, 2 class A) | −4 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 3 | −3 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| 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.