2026-04-29Class AOpen
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
HPD · 1507 · Record 18829644
Building report
540 East 5th Street
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- Built
- 1929
- Units
- 22
- Owner of record
- 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.
- Open HPD violations
- 5
- HPD records on file
- 105
Violations at 540 East 5th Street
105 on record2026-04-08Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING , 1st STORY
HPD · 504 · Record 18771869
2026-04-08Class BOpen
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING. , 1st STORY
HPD · 526 · Record 18771868
2026-03-22Class BDismissed
§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HPD · 702 · Record 18728527
2026-03-22Class BDismissed
§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HPD · 1503 · Record 18728526
Most serious open violation
2024-11-17Class COpen
§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HPD · 670 · Record 17425523
5 open · 105 total on recordSee 4 more open violations
Who owns 540 East 5th Street?
Owner of record: 540 EAST 5TH STREETEQUITIES, INC.. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.
Apartments at 540 East 5th Street
Recorded residential units: 22. Recorded year built: 1929. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.
This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.
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- 01Overall grade and scores by category
- 02Details for all 105 HPD violations
- 03Housing court filings and outcomes
- 04Ownership history and LLC connections