540 East 6 Street
Manhattan · 10009 · BBL 1004010030 · look up another building
Registered rent-stabilized units here went from 4 in 2018 to 2 in 2023.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, June 17, 2025
540 East 6 Street is a multi-family walk-up in East Village, Manhattan, ZIP 10009. City records date it to 1920 and count 13 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as ARNAV INDUSTRIES, INC. PROFIT SHARING PL AN AND TRU. Its total assessed value is $1.4M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 2 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 540 East 6 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 540 East 6 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.4M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $111K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 540 East 6 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 540 East 6 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 540 East 6 Street
DHCR registration records list 2 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 4 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 540 East 6 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 14 violations against this building, of which 11 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 10009. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 3 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 540 East 6 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the east and west walls at public hall…Violation Dismissed | Jun 17, 2025 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at east and west walls a…Invalid Certification | Jun 17, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at public hall, 3rd storyInvalid Certification | Jun 17, 2025 | B |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 3rd storyViolation Dismissed | Jun 17, 2025 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hal…Invalid Certification | Jun 17, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroomInvalid Certification | Jun 17, 2025 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroomInvalid Certification | Jun 17, 2025 | B |
| Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartmentInvalid Certification | Jun 17, 2025 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 540 East 6 Street
21 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 540 East 6 Street compares in 10009
PulseCities tracks 1,326 lots in 10009, of which 99 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 42 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10009 scores 20.1 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 136 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for East Village →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 401 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 540 East 6 Street
Who owns 540 East 6 Street?
The city's property file lists ARNAV INDUSTRIES, INC. PROFIT SHARING PL AN AND TRU as the owner of record for 540 East 6 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 540 East 6 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 540 East 6 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 540 East 6 Street?
No executed eviction at 540 East 6 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 540 East 6 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 2 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 540 East 6 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.4M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 540 East 6 Street?
10009 (East Village) scores 20.1 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.