Flatiron, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Flatiron, Manhattan, has 434 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 282 A, 50 B, 30 C, 40 D and 32 F. The median building has 0 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 4,913 of its 21,029 residential units (23%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (472), unsanitary condition (214), and plumbing (130).

Flatiron by the numbers

504 residential buildings (21,029 units) on record. 3,272 open HPD violations (824 class C, immediately hazardous). 1,082 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 50 executed evictions in 3 years, 97 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 110 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Flatiron

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 208 West 30th Street: 356.7 open violations per 10 units (214 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: FIRST HUDSON CAPITAL, LLC
  2. 129 Madison Avenue: 96.7 open violations per 10 units (58 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: EAHG Nomad 2 LLC
  3. 154 West 27th Street: 88.3 open violations per 10 units (106 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: WEST END ESTATES LLC
  4. 136 West 28th Street: 87.9 open violations per 10 units (211 open, 24 units), grade F, owner: 28TH STREET PROPERTIES LLC
  5. 18 East 33rd Street: 70 open violations per 10 units (63 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: REALTY 18 LLC

Best five in Flatiron

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 146 5th Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 24 units), grade A, owner: 146 FIFTH AVENUE LLC
  2. 43 West 27th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: Taguchi & Co LTD
  3. 7 West 20th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 8 units), grade A
  4. 53 West 16th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 6 units), grade A, owner: MORON,LLC
  5. 241 West 28th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 480 units), grade A, owner: 241 WEST 28 STREET OWNER LLC

Largest landlords in Flatiron

By units in Flatiron, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. GEOFF RINGLER (head officer on HPD registrations): 729 units in 6 buildings
  2. WAYNE NGAI (head officer on HPD registrations): 596 units in 2 buildings
  3. MARYANNE GILMARTIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 480 units in 1 building
  4. HAL FETNER (head officer on HPD registrations): 458 units in 1 building
  5. BRENDA ROSEN (head officer on HPD registrations): 416 units in 1 building

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.