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55 1/2 Downing Street

444Records
16City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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444 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 106 HPD complaints, 64 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1876
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)55-55 1/2 DOWNING STREET HDFC
BBL1005280086
BIN1008414, 1084923

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-01-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Street Sign (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$116,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1876)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)55-55 1/2 DOWNING STREET HDFC
Head officerDONATO CERULLO
Managing agentMACK EDGE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,174,000 $1,428,300
2026$3,202,000 $1,440,900
2027$3,503,000 $1,576,350

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $611,490 a year ($47.96 per sq ft), operating expenses $217,898 ($17.09 per sq ft), net operating income $393,593. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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.

Getting around

SubwayHouston St — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Clarkson St — M20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeKing St & Varick St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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 1/2 Downing Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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 MACK EDGE MANAGEMENT LLC — 38 buildings, 575 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
840 St Marks Avenue BK54 B
952 St Marks Avenue BK40 A
315 East 12 Street MN36 A
321 East 12 Street MN36 A
221 West 14 Street MN34 A
1046 Amsterdam Avenue MN24 A
212 East 13 Street MN23 A
55 1/2 Downing Street MN20 A
51 Jane Street MN20 A
438 West 49 Street MN20 A
136 West 23 Street MN20 A
324 East 48 Street MN19 A
290 West 11 Street MN18 A
134 Grand Street MN17 A
398 Bleecker Street MN17 A
715 9 Avenue MN15 A
78 Charles Street MN15 A
48 Great Jones Street MN12 A
329 West 21 Street MN11 A
45 West 89 Street MN10 A
521 East 6 Street MN10 A
450 East 117 Street MN9 A
11 West 95 Street MN9 A
17 West 10 Street MN8 A
79 Decatur Street BK8 A
285 Bleecker Street MN8 A
171 Mac Dougal Street MN8 A
27 West 10 Street MN7 A
121 West 92 Street MN7 A
112 Greene Street MN6 A
716 Broadway MN5 D
3 Great Jones Street MN5 A
119 Spring Street MN4 A
431 West Broadway MN4 A
390 West Broadway MN4 A
427 West Broadway MN4 A
417 Lafayette Street MN4 A
76 Franklin Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $575,000 on 1996-02-08 (lender: Chrysler First Business Credit Corporation), 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
2024-05-03RPTT&RET $550,000 — from COMO, NATALIE to CRUZ, EARLENE $550,000
2024-04-22Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $27,500
2022-09-21RPTT&RET $865,000 — from ESTATE OF FRANCES CERULLO to KAPELONIS, ELENA RACHEL $865,000
2022-09-21RPTT&RET $865,000 — from ESTATE OF FRANCES CERULLO to KAPELONIS, ELENA RACHEL $865,000
2022-08-01RPTT&RET $425,000 — from BOURNE, ADMINISTRATOR, ROBERT; ESTATE OF ESTHER BOURNE to HELLER, EMMA $425,000
2022-06-29Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $21,250
2022-04-19Sold for $865,000 $865,000 $43,250
2021-05-06RPTT&RET $775,000 — from CUCINOTTA, DAVID to CRUZ, EARLENE $775,000
2021-04-15Sold for $775,000 $775,000 $38,750
2009-03-23RPTT&RET $225,000 — from BRUTTANITI, CHRISTINA to COMO, NATALIE $225,000
2006-02-09EASE $10,000 — from 55 DOWNING OWNERS CORP. to 53 DOWNING, LLC $10,000
2005-07-07RPTT&RET $80,000 — from GUGLIELMO, DENNIS to FINDLAY, STEPHEN $80,000
1996-02-08Mortgage $575,000 — from 53 DOWNING, L.L.C. to CHRYSLER FIRST BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATI $575,000
1989-03-01Mortgage $712,000 — from GIMBEL, PETER BAILEY to CHRYSLER FIRST ETAL $712,000
1989-03-01Mortgage $175,000 — from GIMBEL, PETER BAILEY to ANGELO, GUS; ANGELO, MARY A. $175,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700101112
2018003047
20190180312
202003180223
20210065314
20222075216
20232171213
20245052315
20251070210
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 329Ownership & money 39Health & systems 40

Every one of the 444 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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