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435 West 54 Street

359Records
19City systems
10Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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359 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 HPD housing violations, 80 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS (DE) LLC
BBL1010640013
BIN1026787

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 26.7. 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 violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-09.

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.

$21,875 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: Noise (8) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$125,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1901)
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)PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC
Head officerALEX LASZLO
Managing agentMAGNUM REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,056,000 $1,375,200
2026$3,131,000 $1,408,950
2027$2,896,000 $1,303,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 55 St — M11 M31 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 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.

Report a problem to 311

435 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

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 MAGNUM REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC — 13 buildings, 235 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
514 East 6 Street MN31 A
636 East 11 Street MN30 A
515 East 5 Street MN24 A
166 Elizabeth Street MN22 B
63 Clinton Street MN22 A
236 West 16 Street MN21 A
435 West 54 Street MN20 B
219 Mott Street MN19 A
506 East 6 Street MN14 B
349 East 10 Street MN9 A
161 Ludlow Street MN8 A
87 East 4 Street MN8 A
41 White Street MN7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,715,996 on 2013-04-16 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-05M&CON $6,600,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS (DE) LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $6,600,000
2013-04-16Agreement $5,400,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,400,000
2013-04-16AL&R $5,400,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,400,000
2013-04-16Mortgage $1,715,997 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,715,997
2009-04-16AL&R $4,300,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,300,000
2009-04-16Agreement $4,300,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $4,300,000
2009-04-16Mortgage $1,700,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,700,000
2004-05-19Deed $2,100,000 — from RIVERSIDE SQUARE REALTY CORP. to PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC $2,100,000
2004-05-19AL&R $2,600,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $2,600,000
2004-05-19Mortgage $2,600,000 — from PARAMOUNT BUILDINGS LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $2,600,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701120215
2018005027
20190035311
202001391225
202100100414
2022014027
202302250229
2024014038
202511190223
202600100515
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 223Ownership & money 28Health & systems 42

Every one of the 359 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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