827 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 245 311 service requests, 192 HPD complaints, 176 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 821.6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 60 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-11. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
165 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 19 · winter 2025–26: 107). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$103,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
200 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (66) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · ELECTRIC (13) · GENERAL (13) · General Construction/Plumbing (11) · APPLIANCE (10).
$52,800 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| 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) | 345 WEST 53RD LLC |
| Head officer | Steven Croman |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,724,000 | $775,800 |
| 2026 | $2,107,000 | $948,150 |
| 2027 | $2,395,000 | $1,077,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (5 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.
| Subway | 50 St — C E · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 54 St & 9 Ave · 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.
345 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 |
200 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 66 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 CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2012-11-16 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-15 | AL&R $2,008,930 — from 345 WEST 53RD LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,008,930 | |
| 2024-07-15 | Agreement $2,008,930 — from 345 WEST 53RD LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,008,930 | |
| 2012-11-16 | Agreement $2,700,000 — from 345 WEST 53RD LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,700,000 | |
| 2012-11-16 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from 345 WEST 53RD LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,700,000 | |
| 2012-11-16 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 345 WEST 53RD LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,000,000 | |
| 2012-01-17 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 345 WEST 53RD LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2012-01-17 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from 345 WEST 53RD LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2011-12-23 | Deed $2,150,000 — from MIMI KAT, LLC to 345 WEST 53RD LLC | $2,150,000 | |
| 2011-01-12 | Mortgage $200,000 — from MIMI KAT, LLC to SPANAKOS, GEORGE M; SPANAKOS, ANDREA; SPANAKOS, ALEXANDRIA | $200,000 | |
| 1999-12-02 | Mortgage $220,000 — from CRISPINO, LEONARD to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $220,000 | |
| 1994-08-29 | Mortgage $100,000 — from CRISPINO, LEONARD to GUZZONE, NICHOLAS SR. | $100,000 | |
| 1992-01-30 | Mortgage $55,000 — from CRISPINO, LEONARD to SCHWARTZ, SAM; LEON, CYD; WASSER, DAVID; LEON, DAVID; KRANTZ, MARCIA | $55,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 54 |
| 2025 | 0 | 25 | 344 | 0 | 3 | 372 |
| 2026 | 0 | 13 | 142 | 0 | 3 | 158 |
Every one of the 827 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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