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253 Sherman Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-02223-0012

Built
1927
Floors
6
Residential units
65
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R7A
Lot area
15,000 sq ft
Floor area
55,340 sq ft

En español: 1 violación de Clase C abierta (peligro inmediato) y 3 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 14 años abierta, desde el 16 de junio de 2012.

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  1. 1

    Class C, immediately hazardous

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  2. 2

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Mold.

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 14 Class C violations, all 14 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 3 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was June 5, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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1 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 16, 2012.

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OATH/ECB summonses
3 FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $650 in penalties imposed.
  • February 3, 2025, FDNY: Recordkeeping. In violation.
  • May 17, 2022, FDNY: Recordkeeping. In violation, $650 penalty imposed.
  • December 9, 2020, FDNY: Inspection and testing. In violation.
Housing court
3 housing court cases here since 2010, most of them tenant actions.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 31 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected March 17, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 4, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C1 open
Lead PaintDefect letter sent16490084
Class B2 open most often Mold
MoldDefect letter sent18793935H.R.S EQUITIES, LLC
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17086635

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The most common category among the open records here is mold.

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Questions about this building

Does 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan had 3 open violations on October 10, 2026: 3 from HPD. 1 is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 14 years, since June 16, 2012.

Is 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 14 Class C violations, all 14 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Has 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 3 housing court cases here since 2010, most of them tenant actions. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 31 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

On March 17, 2026. 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.

When did 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 4, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 253 Sherman Avenue, 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 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1927 as the year 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 253 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 65 residential units at 253 Sherman Avenue, 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 OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 253 Sherman Ave, Manhattan: 65 units, 1 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/253-sherman-avenue-manhattan

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