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311 West 55 Street

312Records
15City systems
14Open violations
24.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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312 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 311 service requests, 64 HPD complaints, 52 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)MANHATTAN 55 GROUP,
BBL1010460026
BIN1025431

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 24.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations14 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1991-07-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$74,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)MANHATTAN 55 GROUP LLC
Head officerROBERT GERSHON
Managing agentC. GERSHON CO.
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,620,000 $729,000
2026$2,191,000 $985,950
2027$2,075,000 $933,750

The city's market estimate has risen 28% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 400 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 55 St · 200 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

311 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

16 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by C. GERSHON CO. — 14 buildings, 535 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
120 University Place MN92 A
454 Ft Washington Avenue MN83 B
110 Bank Street MN61 A
2476 Broadway MN57 A
1229 Avenue Y BK55 A
360 Smith Street BK48 A
455 Ft Washington Avenue MN41 A
461 Ft Washington Avenue MN34 A
309 West 55 Street MN20 A
311 West 55 Street MN20 A
766 9 Avenue MN8 B
768 9 Avenue MN8 A
764 9 Avenue MN8 A
215 East 23 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $428,455 on 2015-09-22 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), 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
2026-03-06M&CON $2,750,000 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to APPLE BANK F/K/A APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,750,000
2015-09-22Agreement $2,750,000 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,750,000
2015-09-22AL&R $2,750,000 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,750,000
2015-09-22Mortgage $428,456 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $428,456
2011-05-04Agreement $2,500,000 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, $2,500,000
2011-05-04Mortgage $319,549 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, $319,549
2004-09-17AL&R $2,398,463 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $2,398,463
2004-09-17Agreement $2,398,463 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $2,398,463
2004-09-17Mortgage $934,687 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP, LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $934,687
2002-07-01Mortgage $631,969 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP,LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE INC. $631,969
1999-01-26Mortgage $322,357 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP,LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $322,357
1989-10-13Mortgage $240,530 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $240,530
1983-07-20Mortgage $425,000 — from MANHATTAN 55 GROUP to DUPONT ASSOCIATES, INC. $425,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011024
2018202037
2019005027
20200080210
202101300233
202200280331
2023008019
202430190224
20250740213
202600121316
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 215Ownership & money 38Health & systems 26

Every one of the 312 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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