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552 Avenue of the Americas

673Records
18City systems
0Open violations
2.4Penalty rate

673 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 352 311 service requests, 83 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 56 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1973
Floors6
Res. units108
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)LEFT BANK COMPANY
BBL1008170001
BIN1015306

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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 58% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.4. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
2
’24–25

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$620 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Encampment (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$268,190 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1973)
YesSix or more residential units (108)
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)First LBC Company, LLC
Head officerLaurie Zucker
Managing agentManhattan Skyline Management Corp.
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,335,000 $10,050,750
2026$26,142,000 $11,763,900
2027$28,884,000 $12,997,800

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 51/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

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

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue of the Americas / W 16 St — M7 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 15 St & 6 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

552 Avenue of the Americas

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

50 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MANHATTAN SKYLINE MANAGEMENT CORP. — 22 buildings, 2,025 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
205 East 66 Street MN250 A
424 West End Avenue MN230 A
166 East 34 Street MN217 A
115 East 34 Street MN195 A
303 Elizabeth Street MN193 B
1361 Avenue of the Americas MN156 A
336 Broadway MN147 A
402 3 Avenue MN145 A
552 Avenue of the Americas MN108 A
280 East 2 Street MN102 A
363 West 30 Street MN77 A
55 Sullivan Street MN39 A
107 Sullivan Street MN37 A
113 Sullivan Street MN29 A
117 Sullivan Street MN22 A
119 Sullivan Street MN20 B
111 Sullivan Street MN20 A
115 Sullivan Street MN16 A
97 Sullivan Street MN8 A
34 East 22 Street MN8 A
127 East 34 Street MN5 A
446 Avenue of the Americas MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2015-10-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-06M&CON $6,000,000 — from FIRST LBC COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2023-10-31RPTT $18,306 — from PPT MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LLC to PPT PARENT HOLDINGS, INC. $18,306
2015-10-09Mortgage $5,000,000 — from FIRST LBC COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,000,000
2015-10-09Agreement $5,000,000 — from FIRST LBC COMPANY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,000,000
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2006-07-12Agreement $5,000,000 — from FIRST LBC COMPANY, LLC to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO. LP $5,000,000
2003-03-31Mortgage $2,330,933 — from THE LEFT BEHIND COMPANY to HSBC BANK USA $2,330,933
1999-07-30Mortgage $11,901 — from LEFT BANK COMPANY to FLEET BANK $11,901
1994-06-28Mortgage $942,204 — from LEFT BANK COMPANY to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $942,204

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701980099
201801550157
201900210324
202001210123
202101310133
202255180129
202303201226
202404260131
202502192225
202600110112
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The full timeline

Construction 70Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 437Ownership & money 83Health & systems 21

Every one of the 673 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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