Gramercy, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Gramercy, Manhattan, has 501 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 225 A, 87 B, 81 C, 83 D and 25 F. The median building has 1.1 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 2,651 of its 18,858 residential units (14%) 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 (961), unsanitary condition (256), and plumbing (126).

Gramercy by the numbers

617 residential buildings (18,858 units) on record. 4,406 open HPD violations (811 class C, immediately hazardous). 1,602 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 28 executed evictions in 3 years, 70 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 215 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Gramercy

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. 75 Lexington Avenue: 105 open violations per 10 units (63 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 75 LEX REALTY, LLC
  2. 243 East 14th Street: 101.3 open violations per 10 units (81 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: MARISOL REALTY CORP CALISTUS UWAKWE
  3. 391 2nd Avenue: 80 open violations per 10 units (48 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: 391 SECOND AVENUE REALTY INC
  4. 294 3rd Avenue: 78.6 open violations per 10 units (55 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: TEDFORD'S TENANCY LLC
  5. 346 East 18th Street: 63.8 open violations per 10 units (153 open, 24 units), grade F, owner: M & E 336-348 E. 18TH ST., LLC

Best five in Gramercy

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. 36 Union Square: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 70 units), grade A, owner: 101 EAST 16 REALTY LLC
  2. 347 East 18th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 31 units), grade A, owner: MORAVIAN OPEN DOOR, INC
  3. 348 East 15th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 25 units), grade A, owner: MAKO LLC
  4. 2 Lexington Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 23 units), grade A, owner: M4 Gramercy Park Hotel LLC
  5. 362 3rd Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: 360-364 THIRD OWNER LLC

Largest landlords in Gramercy

By units in Gramercy, 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. AHRON FREIDUS (head officer on HPD registrations): 461 units in 5 buildings
  2. KIMIYA KHOSRAVANI (head officer on HPD registrations): 318 units in 2 buildings
  3. SENADA PALAJ (head officer on HPD registrations): 291 units in 2 buildings
  4. LAURENCE T GINSBERG (head officer on HPD registrations): 250 units in 2 buildings
  5. JANE GOLDMAN (head officer on HPD registrations): 231 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.