331 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 DOB permits, 62 DOB job filings, 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.7. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Lead (1) · Noise (1) · Dead Animal (1).
$3,263,936 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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 (1908) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| 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) | Penguin House Tenants Corp |
| Head officer | Chris Swensen |
| Managing agent | Daisy Management |
| Last registered | 2026-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,350,000 | $3,307,500 |
| 2026 | $7,814,000 | $3,516,300 |
| 2027 | $8,699,000 | $3,914,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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 $1,302,912 a year ($42.89 per sq ft), operating expenses $425,292 ($14.00 per sq ft), net operating income $877,620. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 98/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 | 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 9 St / Broadway — M8 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 11 St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village 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.
55 East 11 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 |
4 311 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 DAISY MANAGEMENT — 202 buildings, 4,467 units. Grades across the portfolio: A173 · B20 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 202 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $950,000 on 2022-05-09 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A. and Investors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | RPTT&RET $3,660,000 — from TANCOCK, JOHN; MAO, CHRISTOPHER to GOMOLINSKI-EKEL, JACOB; GOAN, DEBBY | $3,660,000 | |
| 2026-08-13 | Sold for $3,660,000 | $3,660,000 | $332,727 |
| 2024-09-10 | RPTT&RET $3,650,000 — from DANESHGAR FAMILY FUND LLC to DOVER, DANIEL | $3,650,000 | |
| 2024-09-04 | Sold for $3,650,000 | $3,650,000 | $331,818 |
| 2024-04-30 | RPTT&RET $2,999,999 — from BROWN, WILLIAM A; FELTON, BARBARA J to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., CO-TRUSTEE; EVE VAN RENS REVOCABLE TRUST; EVE VAN RENS, CO-TRUS | $2,999,999 | |
| 2024-04-23 | Sold for $2,999,999 | $2,999,999 | $272,727 |
| 2023-08-03 | RPTT&RET $3,050,000 — from GODAY, DALE to SALIK, MARK BURKE; SALIK, AARON | $3,050,000 | |
| 2023-07-26 | Sold for $3,050,000 | $3,050,000 | $277,273 |
| 2022-05-09 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from PENGUIN HOUSE TENANTS CORP. to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.; INVESTORS BANK | $2,350,000 | |
| 2022-05-09 | Agreement $2,350,000 — from PENGUIN HOUSE TENANTS CORP. to INVESTORS BANK; CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $2,350,000 | |
| 2022-05-09 | Mortgage $950,001 — from PENGUIN HOUSE TENANTS CORP. to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.; INVESTORS BANK | $950,001 | |
| 2020-03-09 | RPTT&RET $3,250,920 — from RICHARD A. WILLIAMSON, AS TRUSTEE; THE ROBERT SMITH SPRING STREET TRUST to SIMON, BETH BRECHER; SIMON, BRENT J | $3,250,920 | |
| 2020-02-26 | Sold for $3,250,920 | $3,250,920 | $295,538 |
| 2020-02-03 | Mortgage $800,000 — from PENGUIN HOUSE TENANTS CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2020-02-03 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from PENGUIN HOUSE TENANTS CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $1,400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 2021 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 331 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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