281 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 30 rodent inspections, 22 DOB violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 87.6. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-10-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$56,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lost Property (8) · Obstruction (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
$99,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 53 SPRING STREET ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | NICHOLAS A GRAVANTE |
| Managing agent | RICHARD S GRAVANTE |
| Last registered | 2026-02-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,662,800 | $2,548,260 |
| 2026 | $4,530,000 | $2,038,500 |
| 2027 | $4,011,000 | $1,804,950 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Pale | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Lighting, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Spring St — 6 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none Prince St — R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cleveland Pl / Spring St — M1 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cleveland Pl & Spring St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto Middle: M.S. 131. 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.
53 Spring Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $162,151 on 1985-09-19 (lender: North Side Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-15 | Deed $1,562,000 — from GRAVANTE, RICHARD S to 53 SPRING STREET GROUP LLC | $1,562,000 | |
| 2023-12-04 | Sold for $1,562,000 | $1,562,000 | $312,400 |
| 2023-04-26 | Deed $938,000 — from GRAVANTE, RICHARD S to 53 SPRING STREET GROUP LLC | $938,000 | |
| 2023-04-19 | Sold for $938,000 | $938,000 | $187,600 |
| 1985-09-19 | Mortgage $162,152 — from GENNARO LOMBARDI CORP. to NORTH SIDE SAVINGS BANK | $162,152 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
Every one of the 281 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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