221 East 28th Street

221 East 28th Street in Murray Hill, Manhattan, has 3 open HPD violations, and 4 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (87/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 87/100)

• 3 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 21 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 4 of 20 units are rent-stabilized; 7 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (3 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 49 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-03-09. Newest violation issued 2026-08-24.

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

• Class B: Floor or stair defect. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT RISER AT 2ND FROM BOTTOM UP AT BUILDING FRONT, issued 2026-08-24. HPD violation 19157344
• Class B: Mice, kitchen, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 9), issued 2011-03-09. HPD violation 8845418
• Class A: Floor or stair defect. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WATERCLOSET ABOVE WOOD PLATFORM ABOVE FLOOR COMPARTMENT 3 STY NORTHEAST APT 12 SEC 76MDL , SECTION '' '' (apt 12), issued 2020-03-04. HPD violation 2507842

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 14 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), 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. 1 DOB violation 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

4 of 20 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: 4 in 2024, 7 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 221-223 E 28TH REALTY LLC. Head officer: ERIC NELSON. Managing agent: VINTAGE GROUP, LLC. This owner has 21 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 4, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1009090011, HPD building ID 12839. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 28 St (6), 5 min walk
• 33 St (6), 6 min walk
• 23 St-Baruch College (6), 8 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 2026-10-28.