Murray Hill, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Murray Hill, Manhattan, has 732 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 345 A, 133 B, 109 C, 102 D and 43 F. The median building has 0.9 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 4,765 of its 42,819 residential units (11%) 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 (786), unsanitary condition (433), and plumbing (196).

Murray Hill by the numbers

896 residential buildings (42,819 units) on record. 6,461 open HPD violations (1,067 class C, immediately hazardous). 1,821 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 118 executed evictions in 3 years, 143 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 300 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Murray Hill

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. 129 Lexington Avenue: 115.6 open violations per 10 units (104 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 213 East 34th Street: 68.3 open violations per 10 units (41 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 213 EAST 34 LLC
  3. 235 Lexington Avenue: 58.3 open violations per 10 units (70 open, 12 units), grade F, owner: LEX34 EQUITIES LLC
  4. 162 East 37th Street: 56.7 open violations per 10 units (34 open, 6 units), grade D, owner: Individual owner
  5. 149 East 33rd Street: 50 open violations per 10 units (35 open, 7 units), grade F, owner: 149 E 33RD STREET LLC

Best five in Murray Hill

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. 115 East 34th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 195 units), grade A, owner: 34th Street South, LLC
  2. 729 2nd Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 157 units), grade A, owner: NEW SECOND AVENUE OWNER LLC
  3. 538 Third Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 131 units), grade A, owner: Third Ave Pavilion Residences LLC
  4. 339 East 28th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 120 units), grade A, owner: DK 340 EAST 29TH ST LLC
  5. 305 Lexington Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 50 units), grade A, owner: 305 LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC

Largest landlords in Murray Hill

By units in Murray Hill, 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. LINDA EARLY (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,101 units in 1 building
  2. JOHN MCDERMOTT (head officer on HPD registrations): 989 units in 2 buildings
  3. STEPHANIE A SARPONG-APPIAh (head officer on HPD registrations): 894 units in 1 building
  4. WAYNE NGAI (head officer on HPD registrations): 848 units in 3 buildings
  5. JOSHUA GOTLIB (head officer on HPD registrations): 761 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.