744 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 238 311 service requests, 207 HPD complaints, 92 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Missed Collection (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
$208,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (41) |
| 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) | 328 WEST 53RD OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | FRED LAMBERT |
| Managing agent | FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,786,000 | $6,203,700 |
| 2026 | $14,657,000 | $6,595,650 |
| 2027 | $15,587,000 | $7,014,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
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 | 50 St — C E · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 52 St · 400 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.
328 West 53 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 |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT — 207 buildings, 6,649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A51 · B80 · C51 · D16 · F6. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 207 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,831,200 on 2019-10-10 (lender: Suntrust 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-10 | Mortgage $22,831,200 — from 328 WEST 53RD OWNER LLC; HP W53 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to SUNTRUST BANK | $22,831,200 | |
| 2014-10-30 | Agreement $18,925,000 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,925,000 | |
| 2014-10-30 | Mortgage $4,600,490 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,600,490 | |
| 2014-10-30 | AL&R $18,925,000 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,925,000 | |
| 2014-10-11 | RPTT&RET $25,207,767 — from STARRETT 53RD STREET GP CORP. to HP W53 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, | $25,207,767 | |
| 2013-01-14 | AL&R $14,500,000 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $14,500,000 | |
| 2013-01-14 | Agreement $14,500,000 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $14,500,000 | |
| 2013-01-14 | Mortgage $7,156,564 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,156,564 | |
| 2008-12-24 | Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC | $2,600,000 | |
| 2003-01-22 | Mortgage $5,157,547 — from 328-36 WEST 53RD STREET REDEVELOPMENT CO to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING, INC. | $5,157,547 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 154 | 0 | 3 | 162 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 97 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 53 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Every one of the 744 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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