Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

53 W 104 St

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built 1920 · 5 stories · 10 apartments · BIN 1055490 · BBL 1018400012

Worth knowing
4 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about heat or hot water and electrical and fire safety
Source: Housing Maintenance Code Violations · as of 2026-10-19
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

WRC CONSULTING SERVICES INC, WRC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.

Heat or hot water: 8 reports to the city since 2024
2024Heat or hot water · Feb 2024 · 1 report (2 complaints)Feb 21, 2024Feb 26, 2024Heat or hot water · Mar 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 9, 2024Heat or hot water · Nov 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Nov 15, 2024Heat or hot water · Dec 2024 · 1 report (1 complaint)Dec 13, 2024
2025Heat or hot water · Jan 2025 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 12, 2025
2026Heat or hot water · Jan 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Jan 5, 2026Heat or hot water · Feb 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Feb 9, 2026Heat or hot water · Mar 2026 · 1 report (1 complaint)Mar 2, 2026
Source: HPD Complaints and Problems · as of 2026-10-20

Also reported

2024 – 2026

A filled month had a report to HPD; darker means more than one, and the past year is brightest. Tap one to read it. Complaints within a week count as one report. Records list complaints filed, not conditions found.

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1-A 1Apt 1A 11Apt 1B 2Apt 2A 18Apt 2B 1Apt 3A 2Apt 3B 8Apt 4A 20Apt 4B 3Apt 5A 2Apt 5B 3

City records name 11 apartment labels, more than the 10 apartments the city lists for this building, so some are likely the same apartment written differently.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Mar
Fire safetyApt 1A class C · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
General construction permit
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
Show 10 more
2026 Jan
Construction DOB violation
2026 Jan
Construction DOB violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3A class A · closed · HPD violation
2010 Nov
General construction permit
1990 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3B class C · never closed · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Jan 2026, last expired Jan 2027
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2024) · 6 complaints, 2024–2026 · 3 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5A complaint
Show 21 more
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1988 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3B class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3A class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B class B · never closed · HPD violation
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5A class B · never closed · HPD violation
Heat and hot water complaints

3 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

3 complaints, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Oct
LeaksApt 3B complaint
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 2A complaint
2024 Nov
Leaks class A · closed · HPD violation
1990 Mar
LeaksApt 5B class B · never closed · HPD violation
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 3 complaints, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1A class B · HPD violation
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1A class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2A complaint
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2A complaint
Show 2 more
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1A complaint
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Electrical

Older records on file
What has happened here
2024 Feb
ElectricalApt 4B complaint
2016 Dec
ElectricalApt 3B class C · HPD violation

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

10 open: 10 about building conditions — smoke or CO detectors (3), heat or hot water (2), doors and windows (1), electrical (1); 4 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 15 older records from 1987–2001 never closed. 25 further violations from 2023–2026 were closed. 54 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 50 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B
2026 Mar
Fire safetyApt 1A class C
2026 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1A class B
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2A class A · closed
Show 42 more
2026 Mar
PlumbingApt 2A class A · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 2A class A · closed
2026 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed
2026 Mar
MoldApt 1A class A · closed
2026 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed
2024 Nov
Leaks class A · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2024 Nov
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed
2024 Nov
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2024 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed
2024 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 4A class B · closed
2024 Apr
Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water class C
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C
2024 Mar
Fire safetyApt 4A class C · closed
2024 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class C · closed
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 4A class A · closed
2024 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 3A class A · closed
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2016 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B
2016 Dec
ElectricalApt 3B class C
2001 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1-A class B · never closed
1990 Mar
LeaksApt 5B class B · never closed
1990 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5B class B · never closed
1988 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1B class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 1A class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2B class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2A class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3B class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 3A class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4B class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4A class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5B class B · never closed
1988 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 5A class B · never closed
1987 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 3B class C · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

5 open: 4 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork

2026 Apr
Construction class - 1
2026 Jan
Construction class - 1
2026 Jan
Construction
2026 Jan
Construction
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

3 permits since 1990

2026 Mar
Supported scaffold permit
2026 Mar
General construction permit
2010 Nov
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2026 Mar
Supported scaffold permit
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation
Show 16 more
2026 Mar
Paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2026 Mar
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 1A complaint
2026 Feb
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 2A complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Smoke or CO detectors class A · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4A class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
SafetyApt 4A complaint
2024 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 4B complaint
2024 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint
2024 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint
2023 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2023 Nov
Doors or windowsApt 4A complaint
2016 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B · HPD violation
2001 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1-A class B · never closed · HPD violation

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.