114 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 311 service requests, 22 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (2) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Curb Condition (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,363,000 | $1,063,350 |
| 2026 | $2,409,000 | $1,084,050 |
| 2027 | $2,500,000 | $1,125,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soba Noodle Azuma | Japanese | A | — |
| Yakitori Totto | Japanese | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 56 St & 8 Ave · 200 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.
251 West 55 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2011-04-14 (lender: Asia Bank, N. A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-16 | EASE $50,912 — from WEST MOORE 55 LLC to 245 W 55TH ST LLC | $50,913 | |
| 2023-07-10 | Deed $5,200,000 — from JAPAS ENTERPRISES, INC. to WEST MOORE 55 LLC | $5,200,000 | |
| 2023-06-30 | Sold for $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | $2,600,000 |
| 2011-04-14 | Mortgage $350,000 — from JAPAS ENTERPRISES, INC to ASIA BANK, N. A. | $350,000 | |
| 2011-04-14 | Deed $350,000 — from OWEN, EDWIN A; PECHTER, ALESE B; OWEN, ANCILLARY EXECUTOR, MALLARD D; ESTATE OF MELVIN M. to JAPAS ENTERPRISES, INC. | $350,000 | |
| 2011-04-14 | AL&R $350,000 — from JAPAS ENTERPRISES, INC. to ASIA BANK, N. A. | $350,000 | |
| 2003-12-30 | Mortgage $17,000,000 — from 56TH STREET RETAIL, L.L.C.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG | $17,000,000 | |
| 2000-09-13 | Mortgage $46,700,000 — from BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL LLC; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG | $46,700,000 | |
| 1999-08-30 | Mortgage $40,500 — from RELATED/AMSI, L.P.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG | $40,500 | |
| 1999-08-30 | Mortgage $10,800,000 — from RELATED/AMSI, L.P.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG | $10,800,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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