273 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 DOB permits, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Curb Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Noise (1).
$119,906 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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 PRINCE STREET ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | CAROLE FERRARA |
| Managing agent | CFA MANAGEMENT, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,016,800 | $8,107,560 |
| 2026 | $14,413,000 | $6,485,850 |
| 2027 | $11,530,000 | $5,188,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Prince St — R W · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Lafayette St — M21 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette St & Jersey St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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 Prince 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 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.
Managed by CFA MANAGEMENT, INC. — 49 buildings, 487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B3 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2012-07-17 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank and Ncb). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | RPTT&RET $3,000,000 — from KOPER, GINA to GUSTAVO DEL TORO, AS TRUSTEE; THE ESCANDALO TRUST | $3,000,000 | |
| 2024-03-14 | Sold for $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $333,333 |
| 2021-04-21 | RPTT&RET $4,100,000 — from MATHENY, ALBERT III; MATHENY, JANIE; MATHENY, ALBERT R IV to DI VENUTO, NICHOLAS | $4,100,000 | |
| 2020-09-09 | Sold for $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $455,556 |
| 2015-04-30 | RPTT&RET $3,000,000 — from HEISLER, GREGORY; HEISLER, PRUDENCE to MATHENY, ALBERT III; MATHENY, ALBERT R IV; MATHENY, JANIE | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-07-17 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 55 PRINCE ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2012-07-17 | Agreement $400,000 — from 55 PRINCE ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB | $400,000 | |
| 2012-07-17 | AL&R $400,000 — from 55 PRINCE ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB | $400,000 | |
| 2012-07-17 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 55 PRINCE ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB | $400,000 | |
| 2012-07-17 | AL&R $400,000 — from 55 PRINCE ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2008-02-25 | RPTT $1,975,000 — from PRATT, JANE S to BONDARDO, MICHELA | $1,975,000 | |
| 2008-01-31 | RPTT&RET $1,835,000 — from HABER, MARK to GEULA, JACK; GEULA, DALIAH | $1,835,000 | |
| 2005-11-15 | RPTT&RET $2,100,000 — from SIMITCH, LESLIE to SLENDER LIRIO TRUST | $2,100,000 | |
| 2002-06-17 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 55 PRINCE ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $200,000 | |
| 2002-06-17 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 55 PRINCE ST. ASSOCIATES, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Every one of the 273 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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