Questions about this building
Does 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan have open violations?
Yes. On October 10, 2026, counting every year, HPD had 3 violations still open at 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan, the oldest filed on June 4, 2025. None was a Class B or C violation filed in the last 3 years, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.
Does 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?
Yes. 3 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued February 10, 1997. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Has DOB received complaints about 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan?
Yes. 3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed February 20, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
When was the boiler at 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan last inspected?
On November 13, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.
Is 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan built?
The city's record gives 1900 as the year 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a residence with stores or offices with 5 floors.
How many apartments does 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 154 East 61 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB boiler inspection reports, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 154 East 61st St, Manhattan: 6 units, 3 open HPD violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/154-east-61-street-manhattan
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