528 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 310 311 service requests, 52 DOB violations, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 92% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (26) · Noise (19) · Missed Collection (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Street Condition (3).
$36,090 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2001) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (109) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BETA II LLC |
| Head officer | BENNY A CAIOLA |
| Managing agent | BETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,414,000 | $8,736,300 |
| 2026 | $18,193,000 | $8,186,850 |
| 2027 | $20,009,000 | $9,004,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 50 St — C E · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 55 St · 500 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.
321 West 54 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 |
63 311 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.
Managed by BETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 1,737 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,173,567 on 2018-08-06 (lender: TD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-18 | RPTT&RET $14,141,360 — from CAIOLA-MUSACCHIA, ROSEMARIE; CAIOLA, MARIA; CAIOLA, BENNY A to SECOND GENERATION REALTY COMPANY, LLC | $14,141,360 | |
| 2018-08-06 | Mortgage $7,173,567 — from BETA II, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $7,173,567 | |
| 2018-08-06 | Agreement $19,000,000 — from BETA II, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $19,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-06 | AL&R $19,000,000 — from BETA II, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $19,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-02 | Mortgage $1,700,054 — from BETA II LLC to TD BANK N.A. | $1,700,054 | |
| 2013-12-02 | Agreement $13,000,000 — from BETA II LLC to TD BANK N.A. | $13,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-02 | AL&R $13,000,000 — from BETA II LLC to TD BANK N.A. | $13,000,000 | |
| 2003-11-24 | Agreement $13,500,000 — from BETA II LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $13,500,000 | |
| 2003-11-24 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from BETA II LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,500,000 | |
| 2001-08-13 | Mortgage $12,000,000 — from BETA II LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $12,000,000 | |
| 1985-09-18 | Mortgage $150,000 — from LAX, GEORGE; LORAC MGMNT CO INC to JEAN ST GERMAIN DFNDETC | $150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
Every one of the 528 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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