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55 Church Street

3,418Records
18City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

3,418 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,687 311 service requests, 220 DOB violations, 108 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10007
Built1961
Floors58
Res. units0
ClassH1
Owner (PLUTO)CDL (NEW YORK) LIMITED, L.P.
BBL1000800004
BIN1075702

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

1,806 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (1631) · Illegal Parking (77) · Taxi Complaint (17) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (10) · Lost Property (9) · Encampment (9).

Filed construction activity

$17,874,315 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CDL
Head officerALEX SPEKTOR
Managing agentHIGHGATE HOTELS
Last registered2025-09-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$88,836,000 $39,976,200
2026$104,286,000 $46,928,700
2027$104,540,000 $47,043,000

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
M Social New York DowntownAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Fulton St — 2 3 4 5 A C J Z · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church St / Vesey St — M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Broadway · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

55 Church Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

1,806 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HIGHGATE HOTELS — 6 buildings, 0 units. Grades across the portfolio: n/a. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
157 West 47 Street MN0 —
59 West 44 Street MN0 —
1009999062 — —
1651 Broadway MN0 —
55 Church Street MN0 —
27 Grand Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $81,900,000 on 1998-03-26 (lender: Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-03-26Mortgage $81,900,000 — from CDL (NEW YORK) L.L.C. to HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATIO $81,900,000
1998-02-11Mortgage $16,900,000 — from CDL (NEW YORK) L.L.C. to HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATIO $16,900,000
1994-06-17Mortgage $8,625,025 — from CDL (NEW YORK) LIMITED L.P. $8,625,025
1991-08-14Mortgage $20,000,000 — from KALIKOW FULTON CHRCHETC to MANUFACTURERS HNVR TR CO; CHASE MANHATTAN BANK; CHEMICAL BANK; CITIBANK, N.A $20,000,000
1990-07-27Mortgage $20,000,000 — from KALIKOW FULTON CHRCHETC to CITIBANK, N.A; CHASE MANAHATTAN BANK; MANUFACTURES HNVR TRCO; CHEMICAL BANK $20,000,000
1990-07-27Mortgage $20,000,000 — from KALIKOW FULTON CHRCHETC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK; MANUFACTURES HVR TRCO; CITIBANK, NA; CHEMICAL BANK $20,000,000
1990-02-20Mortgage $20,000,000 — from KALIKOW FULTON CHRCHETC to CHASE MAHATTAN BANK; CITIBANK, N.A.; CHEMICAL BANK; MANUFACTURES HNVR TRCO $20,000,000
1990-02-20Mortgage $27,804,700 — from KALIKOW FULTON CHRCHETC to MANUFACTURES HNOVR TR CO; CHEMICAL BANK; CHASE MANHATTAN BANK; CITIBANK, N.A. $27,804,700
1990-02-07Mortgage $37,318,309 — from KALIKOW FULTON ETAL to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $37,318,309
1983-08-04Mortgage $16,750,000 — from FULTON-CHURCH RLTY ASSOC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $16,750,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017329372089
2018022262371
2019771226142
20205541253
2021741501162
2022621176131
2023633656380
20242278349872
202528415532624
2026813491359
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The full timeline

Construction 209Enforcement 348Housing & tenants 2,710Ownership & money 66Health & systems 85

Every one of the 3,418 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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