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357 West 54 Street

995Records
18City systems
16Open violations
116Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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995 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 477 311 service requests, 225 HPD complaints, 126 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)357 WEST 54TH STREET, LLC
BBL1010450005
BIN1025406

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 116. 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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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2005-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 34). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
34
’25–26

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.

What 311 hears from this address

224 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (119) · Noise (31) · HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · PLUMBING (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Abandoned Bike (4).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)357 WEST 54TH STREET LLC
Head officerBEN SCHULMAN
Managing agentBROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,289,000 $1,030,050
2026$2,734,000 $1,230,300
2027$3,067,000 $1,380,150

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2012 estimate: gross income $336,254 a year ($36.87 per sq ft), operating expenses $121,934 ($13.37 per sq ft), net operating income $214,320. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 2026 (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

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 250 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

357 West 54 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

224 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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 BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP — 56 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B13 · C6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1835 Needham Avenue BX47 B
302 Mott Street MN43 C
2725 Creston Avenue BX32 B
606 West 137 Street MN26 B
166 Orchard Street MN25 A
82 East 3 Street MN22 A
357 West 54 Street MN21 B
122 Orchard Street MN20 B
150 Orchard Street MN20 A
78 Rivington Street MN20 A
180 Prince Street MN20 A
148 Orchard Street MN19 A
240 West 16 Street MN19 A
160 Orchard Street MN18 A
52 West 14 Street MN18 A
77 Delancey Street MN18 B
188 Orchard Street MN17 A
168 Ludlow Street MN17 A
179 Orchard Street MN17 A
81 Rivington Street MN16 A
146 Orchard Street MN16 A
133 Orchard Street MN16 A
97 Chambers Street MN16 A
138 Orchard Street MN16 B
49 Essex Street MN15 A
98 Orchard Street MN15 A
86 Stanton Street MN15 B
125 Orchard Street MN14 A
149 Orchard Street MN14 A
349 Bedford Avenue BK14 C
121 Orchard Street MN14 A
276 East 10 Street MN12 A
135 Orchard Street MN12 A
1500 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
62 Rivington Street MN12 A
125 Stanton Street MN11 A
162 Orchard Street MN10 A
170 East 106 Street MN10 A
168 Rivington Street MN10 A
319 East Houston Street MN8 A
192 Orchard Street MN8 A
1160 1 Avenue MN8 B
1162 1 Avenue MN8 B
190 Rockaway Avenue BK8 C
210 Forsyth Street MN8 A
93 Allen Street MN8 B
143 Orchard Street MN7 A
56 Rivington Street MN7 A
88 Clinton Street MN7 B
275A Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 F
65 Irving Avenue BK4 C
1263 Pacific Street BK4 C
28 Graham Avenue BK4 B
30-78 43 Street QN3 A
182 Norfolk Street MN3 C
88 Rivington Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,952,737 on 2012-06-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-06-13Mortgage $1,952,738 — from 357 WEST 54 OWNERS CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,952,738
2012-06-13Agreement $2,450,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 357 WEST 54 OWNERS CORP. $2,450,000
2001-04-18Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 357 WEST 54 OWNERS CORP. to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,300,000
1991-09-20Mortgage $49,999 — from 357 WEST 54 OWNERS CORP to GREAT EASTERN BANK $49,999
1988-07-11Mortgage $100,000 — from KAWASULI CORP to GREAT EASTERN BANK $100,000
1987-02-24Mortgage $200,000 — from KAWASULI CORP. to GREAT EASTERN BANK $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701100213
201812380243
2019001301124
202000150318
202100170320
202200730477
20230018201183
20240016413168
202500452148
202602800284
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 851Ownership & money 22Health & systems 40

Every one of the 995 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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