223 East 5th Street

223 East 5th Street in East Village, Manhattan, has 1 open HPD violation, and 12 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (83/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 16 units · Built 1875

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 83/100)

• 1 open housing violation, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 16 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• 12 of 16 units are rent-stabilized; 15 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (1 open), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

1 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 29 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-12-06. Newest violation issued 2021-12-06. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2021. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (exterior). ,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE FILED FOR APPROVAL,OR BY UNLOCKED DOOR OR GATE IN FENCE TO ADJOINING PREMISES WITH CONSENT OF ADJACENT OWNER., issued 2021-12-06. HPD violation 14714975

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

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

12 of 16 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: 12 in 2024, 15 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: EVP 223 EAST 5TH ST LLC. Head officer: Zachary Kadden. Managing agent: BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 16 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 16, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1004610045, HPD building ID 10791. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Astor Pl (6), 4 min walk
• 8 St-NYU (R, W), 5 min walk
• Bleecker St (6), 5 min walk

How the grade is calculated

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 2026-10-27.