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320 West 55 Street

473Records
17City systems
35Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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473 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 311 service requests, 94 HPD complaints, 69 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units40
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)NYC WEST 55TH LLC
BBL1010450042
BIN1078902, 1078903, 1078904, 1078905, 1083733

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 7.5. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations35 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1996-01-04.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (4) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$224,556 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)NYC WEST 55TH, LLC
Head officerJOE DOREN
Managing agentMETRO MGMT DEVELOPMENT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,611,000 $1,624,950
2026$3,868,000 $1,740,600
2027$4,205,000 $1,892,250

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 600 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 55 St · 300 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

320 West 55 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT — 178 buildings, 46,381 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B48 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Main Street MN8018 A
2070 1 Avenue MN1594 B
2885 West 12 Street BK1578 B
87 Delancey Street MN1099 B
66 1 Avenue MN877 B
29 Leonard Street BK774 B
30 Montrose Avenue BK774 B
54 Boerum Street BK772 A
33-34 Crescent Street QN726 A
59-10 Queens Boulevard QN706 A
102-00 Shore Front Parkway QN651 B
2289 5 Avenue MN629 B
633 Olmstead Avenue BX624 C
150 Beach 77 Street QN554 A
7600 Shore Front Parkway QN554 A
2520 Batchelder Street BK540 A
43-10 50 Avenue QN493 B
67-02 Springfield Blvd QN467 A
162 Avenue C MN439 A
156-20 Riverside Drive West MN434 A
62-27 108th Street QN430 B
39-25 51 Street QN427 B
260 65 Street BK420 A
1760 Bruckner Boulevard BX408 B
555 Main Street MN400 A
350 65 Street BK391 B
83-55 Woodhaven Boulevard QN390 B
91 Boerum Street BK387 B
52-24 65 Place QN372 B
33-43 14 Street QN364 A
3400 Paul Avenue BX352 A
221-22 Manor Road QN350 A
175-01 Hillside Avenue QN342 A
1371 Linden Boulevard BK342 B
2301 5 Avenue MN329 C
333 Lafayette Avenue BK327 A
21 St James Place BK326 A
2212 Brigham Street BK324 A
2740 Cropsey Avenue BK320 B
211-35 23 Avenue QN310 B
79 Clark Street BK301 A
112-50 Northern Boulevard QN301 B
17-85 215 Street QN290 A
18-15 215 Street QN289 A
59-50 61 Street QN282 B
69-42 Jewel Avenue QN280 A
801 Tilden Street BX266 A
150-10 Melbourne Avenue QN266 A
48-10 43 Street QN261 A
251-38 71 Avenue QN256 A
196 Park Row MN250 A
70-04 Kissena Boulevard QN248 A
210-05 Corp Kennedy Street QN248 A
71-50 Parsons Boulevard QN248 B
69-18 Melbourne Avenue QN244 A
1238 President Street BK241 B
18-40 211 Street QN240 A
206-17 Emily Road QN222 A
99 Hillside Avenue MN205 A
60 1 Avenue MN203 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,160,976 on 2021-09-02 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-02Deed $11,550,000 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP. to NYC WEST 55TH LLC $11,550,000
2021-09-02Mortgage $7,160,977 — from NYC WEST 55TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,160,977
2021-09-02Agreement $8,180,000 — from NYC WEST 55TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,180,000
2021-09-02AL&R $8,180,000 — from NYC WEST 55TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,180,000
2021-08-24Sold for $11,550,000 $11,550,000 $288,750
2018-02-22Mortgage $236,688 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $236,688
2018-02-22Agreement $1,052,000 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,052,000
2013-01-02Agreement $915,000 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG $915,000
2013-01-02Mortgage $431,840 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG $431,840
2013-01-02AL&R $915,000 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG $915,000
2004-05-05Mortgage $156,554 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $156,554
2004-05-05Agreement $600,000 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $600,000
2004-05-05AL&R $600,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ROTA HOLDING CORP $600,000
1996-10-21Mortgage $499,000 — from ROTA HOLDING CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $499,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700440549
20180235313
20195760321
20200190313
20212065518
202214110218
20239080421
202400130316
20250480214
2026004037
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 326Ownership & money 24Health & systems 38

Every one of the 473 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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