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105 West 55 Street

1,890Records
22City systems
5Open violations
22.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,890 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 828 311 service requests, 454 HPD complaints, 223 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1917
Floors9
Res. units52
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)105 WEST 55TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1010080026
BIN1023393

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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 51% 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 22.9. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

67 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
7
’24–25
44
’25–26

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

$10,485 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (54) · HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · Elevator (23) · Dirty Condition (5) · Street Condition (5) · Lead (4).

Filed construction activity

$3,106,377 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (52)
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)105 W 55TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerGIDEON PLATT
Managing agent105 W 55TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,740,000 $6,183,000
2026$14,059,000 $6,326,550
2027$14,289,000 $6,430,050

The city's market estimate has risen 4% 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
Stage Star DeliAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Allergy Information, Odor) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 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

Subway57 St — M · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 54 St — M5 M7 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 55 St & 6 Ave · 100 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

105 West 55 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

152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,000,000 on 2022-03-30 (lender: First Horizon Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-30Deed $32,000,000 — from THE MELOHN FOUNDATION, INC. to 105 WEST 55TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC $32,000,000
2022-03-30Mortgage $18,000,000 — from 105 WEST 55TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $18,000,000
2022-03-30AL&R $18,000,000 — from 105 WEST 55TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to FIRST HORIZON BANK $18,000,000
2022-03-10Sold for $32,000,000 $32,000,000 $615,385

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017411414900267
201873612003166
2019021670391
202002371242
202107370145
2022161532663366
202310149105120
20241418440480
202549450159
20261088703108
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The full timeline

Construction 86Enforcement 360Housing & tenants 1,393Ownership & money 20Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,890 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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