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162 West 54 Street

1,666Records
21City systems
40Open violations
3.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,666 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 761 311 service requests, 213 HPD complaints, 116 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1911
Floors12
Res. units72
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)W 54-7 LLC
BBL1010060063
BIN1023165

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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 78% 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 3.6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations40 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2003-05-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
12
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

153 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (72) · Illegal Parking (20) · Outdoor Dining (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Air Quality (6) · Lead (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,348,583 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (72)
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)W 54-7 LLC
Head officerFLORENCE EDELSTEIN
Managing agentEDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,040,000 $12,618,000
2026$29,811,000 $13,414,950
2027$30,819,000 $13,868,550

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe AromaBakery Products/DessertsA—
P.MCDAID's Irish PubAmericanA—
Ray's PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

Subway7 Av — B D E · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 54 St — M7 M104 · 150 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & W 55 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

162 West 54 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

153 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 EDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B10 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 Ft Washington Avenue MN115 C
10 Hillside Avenue MN101 B
179 Bennett Avenue MN94 A
124 Ft George Avenue MN79 B
1675 Grand Concourse BX78 B
60 Sherman Avenue MN75 B
6555 Broadway BX73 A
10 Cooper Street MN73 A
162 West 54 Street MN72 A
815 West 181 Street MN69 B
1781 Riverside Drive MN69 A
801 West 181 Street MN67 A
145 West 71 Street MN64 A
95 West 195 Street BX61 C
4079 Broadway MN54 B
427 Ft Washington Avenue MN53 B
119 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
25 Cooper Street MN43 A
34 Bogardus Place MN41 A
133 West 71 Street MN36 A
610 West 173 Street MN36 A
209 Bennett Avenue MN30 A
650 West 173 Street MN30 B
316 West 94 Street MN24 B
2209 Coney Island Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $542,811 on 2022-10-25 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-25Agreement $23,000,000 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $23,000,000
2022-10-25Mortgage $542,812 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $542,812
2017-01-11Agreement $23,000,000 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $23,000,000
2017-01-11Agreement $23,000,000 to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $23,000,000
2017-01-11CORRM $4,200,000 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,200,000
2016-08-15Mortgage $5,000,000 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,000,000
2016-08-15Agreement $23,000,000 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $23,000,000
2016-08-15Mortgage $23,000,000 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $23,000,000
2006-11-06AL&R $18,800,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to W 54-7 LLC $18,800,000
2006-11-06Mortgage $10,096,375 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $10,096,375
2006-11-06Agreement $10,096,375 — from W 54-7 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $10,096,375
1998-12-28Mortgage $5,523,713 — from W54-7 LLC to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $5,523,713
1995-11-13Mortgage $5,000,000 — from W54-7 LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $5,000,000
1991-01-09Mortgage $25,000 — from WARD EQUITIES; ANSLA CORP; SLABAKIS, ANGELOS to SPILKY, ROBERT M; EQUI-FUNDING UNLTD D/B/A $25,000
1990-07-27Mortgage $3,850,000 — from WARD EQUITIES to CITIBANK, N.A $3,850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017158143141
20181315390168
201917257303118
2020717410368
202172530264
2022114402158
202351428605310
202485600477
202565430458
202611590364
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The full timeline

Construction 209Enforcement 296Housing & tenants 1,063Ownership & money 62Health & systems 36

Every one of the 1,666 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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