812 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 340 311 service requests, 95 DOB permits, 86 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 57% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16.1. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (24) · Noise (13) · Lost Property (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · Taxi Complaint (4) · Obstruction (4).
$421,845 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC NELSON |
| Managing agent | VINTAGE GROUP, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,517,000 | $3,382,650 |
| 2026 | $7,889,000 | $3,550,050 |
| 2027 | $8,242,000 | $3,708,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballato | Italian | A | — |
| Da'milio | American | A | — |
| Pop's Bagels Nolita | Bagels/Pretzels | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · 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 | Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Mott St — M21 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette St & Jersey St · 450 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 East Houston 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 |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by VINTAGE GROUP, LLC — 22 buildings, 380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B6 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 348 East 66 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 442 3 Avenue | MN | 33 | A |
| 216 West 16 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 80 Delancey Street | MN | 29 | B |
| 53 East Houston Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 135 Sullivan Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 219 Mulberry Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 238 East 14 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 221 East 28 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 87 East 3 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 223 East 28 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 1384 York Avenue | MN | 17 | B |
| 65 Sullivan Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 63 Sullivan Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 309 East 83 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 67 Sullivan Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 225 East 28 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 2477 Arthur Avenue | BX | 3 | A |
| 2482 Hoffman Street | BX | 2 | B |
| 2473 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 2479 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 2475 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,341,017 on 2015-12-29 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-27 | Agreement $14,000,000 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | Agreement $14,000,000 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-29 | Mortgage $9,341,018 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,341,018 | |
| 2015-12-29 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,000,000 | |
| 2008-02-22 | Mortgage $3,460,155 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,460,155 | |
| 2008-02-22 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2008-02-22 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 1998-07-22 | Mortgage $720,298 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to NOMURA ASSET CAPITALCORPORATION | $720,298 | |
| 1995-10-06 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 55 HOUSTON REALTY LLC to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 60 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 38 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 46 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 83 |
Every one of the 812 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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