Lower East Side, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Lower East Side, Manhattan, has 616 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 257 A, 79 B, 106 C, 103 D and 71 F. The median building has 1.7 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 3,578 of its 25,685 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 (1,103), unsanitary condition (441), and plumbing (246).

Lower East Side by the numbers

669 residential buildings (25,685 units) on record. 8,840 open HPD violations (2,038 class C, immediately hazardous). 2,199 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 91 executed evictions in 3 years, 147 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 275 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Lower East Side

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. 73 Orchard Street: 353.3 open violations per 10 units (212 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 73 ORCHARD LLC
  2. 175 Stanton Street: 290 open violations per 10 units (232 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: New York Realty Irrevocable Trust
  3. 118 Stanton Street: 138.2 open violations per 10 units (152 open, 11 units), grade F, owner: Yin Fa Realty
  4. 127 Allen Street: 110.4 open violations per 10 units (265 open, 24 units), grade F, owner: 125-127 ALLEN ST. ASSOC
  5. 289 Broome Street: 77 open violations per 10 units (154 open, 20 units), grade D, owner: 289 REALTY CORP

Best five in Lower East Side

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. 183 Chrystie Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 57 units), grade A, owner: 185 Chrystie Street LLC
  2. 91 Pitt Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 32 units), grade A, owner: PITT STREET HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
  3. 107 Clinton Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: 107 CLINTON CORP
  4. 122 Ludlow Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 19 units), grade A, owner: 122-124 LUDLOW LLC
  5. 102 Forsyth Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 19 units), grade A, owner: 100 FORSYTH, LLC

Largest landlords in Lower East Side

By units in Lower East Side, 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. Samuel Moskowitz (head officer on HPD registrations): 745 units in 5 buildings
  2. ERIKA BRANDT (head officer on HPD registrations): 600 units in 2 buildings
  3. PHIL G LAVOIE (head officer on HPD registrations): 496 units in 2 buildings
  4. ANDREW SCHWARTZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 474 units in 2 buildings
  5. MICHAEL SLAVIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 318 units in 2 buildings

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.