Kips Bay
Quiet Midtown-adjacent neighborhood anchored by NYU Langone and Bellevue Hospital, with a residential calm unusual for its central location.
Kips Bay Building Violation Profile
Measured from HPD violations and 311 complaints filed in the 12 months to September 2026, matched to this area's buildings. Use it to set expectations before you sign or hire.
Rodent complaints ran 2 per 1,000 apartments, below the citywide 8.8.
Heat and hot water complaints in Kips Bay ran 29.6 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7.
The median Kips Bay apartment building went up in 1920, 28.8% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 10.5% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
Most common HPD issues in Kips Bay
HPD issued 3.8 violations per 100 apartments in Kips Bay over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 1 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 52.1% of buildings recorded none.
Area figures describe 733 buildings holding 42,583 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.
What the Records Show in Kips Bay
Buildings in Kips Bay averaged 3.8 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 1 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 52.1% of buildings recorded none at all.
| Measure | Kips Bay | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment buildings | 733 | 172,071 |
| Apartments | 42,583 | 2,846,490 |
| HPD violations per 100 apartments | 3.8 | 30.1 |
| Class C (immediately hazardous) per 100 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Buildings with no violations | 52.1% | 45.3% |
| Apartments in pre-1940 buildings | 28.8% | 45.8% |
| Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer | 10.5% | 37.1% |
| Median year built | 1920 | n/a |
Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, using HPD violations inspected in the 12 months to September 2026 and city lot records. Citywide figures use the same method. Search a specific address for that building’s own record.
Services in Kips Bay
Each service page is tailored to Kips Bay’s building stock and common violation patterns.
Violation-Linked Repairs
For when Kips Bay buildings already have open violations
Pre-Lease & Investigation
Audit a Kips Bay building before you commit
Move-In Essentials
For after you’ve checked the building
Building Stock & Character
Post-war high-rises, some pre-war buildings, new luxury towers
Calm, hospital-adjacent, convenient, less touristy than nearby Midtown
6 train (28th St, 33rd St), M15/M23 buses
Lacks nightlife, dominated by medical institutions, FDR Drive noise on east side