332 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 49 311 service requests, 31 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 0.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Air Quality (2) · Street Condition (1) · Hazardous Materials (1).
$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 419 WEST 55TH STREET CORP |
| Head officer | MOSHE KATZENSTEN |
| Managing agent | EK REALTY, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,407,000 | $3,783,150 |
| 2026 | $7,944,000 | $3,574,800 |
| 2027 | $9,138,000 | $4,112,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $1,571,155 a year ($46.68 per sq ft), operating expenses $487,031 ($14.47 per sq ft), net operating income $1,084,124. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 50 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 54 St & 9 Ave · 450 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.
419 West 55 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 |
9 311 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 EK REALTY LLC — 31 buildings, 899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B9 · C2 · D1 · F5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 Bennett Avenue | MN | 82 | A |
| 590 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 79 | A |
| 44 Bennett Avenue | MN | 66 | B |
| 2028 Valentine Avenue | BX | 63 | C |
| 100 Bennett Avenue | MN | 62 | A |
| 214 East 168 Street | BX | 49 | F |
| 1235 Morris Avenue | BX | 49 | F |
| 165 Pinehurst Avenue | MN | 48 | A |
| 400 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 39 | B |
| 60-15 Fresh Pond Road | QN | 37 | B |
| 1266 1 Avenue | MN | 31 | A |
| 1270 1 Avenue | MN | 29 | B |
| 29 West 12 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 360 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 28 | A |
| 419 West 55 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 619 West 175 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 143 Skillman Avenue | BK | 19 | B |
| 182 Claremont Avenue | MN | 17 | B |
| 346 West 52 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 3405 Broadway | MN | 16 | A |
| 25-48 34 Street | QN | 12 | A |
| 147 Bruckner Boulevard | BX | 12 | F |
| 936 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 920 Columbus Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 109 West 225 Street | MN | 9 | F |
| 928 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 306 West 106 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 773 Melrose Avenue | BX | 8 | F |
| 930 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 626 Grand Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 344 West 52 Street | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $263,486 on 2022-05-31 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | RPTT&RET $887,000 — from SIDDIQUE, MAHAM; RANA, MINQAAD to LANDWEBER, GREGORY | $887,000 | |
| 2026-06-08 | Sold for $887,000 | $887,000 | $36,958 |
| 2025-05-20 | RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from EATON, CAROLYN G to PRINCE, LARA | $1,100,000 | |
| 2025-05-06 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $45,833 |
| 2023-07-07 | RPTT&RET $995,000 — from GALEN, DEBORAH; GALEN, RUSSELL to LILLIS, SEAN P; CARROLL, MICHAEL J | $995,000 | |
| 2023-06-26 | Sold for $995,000 | $995,000 | $41,458 |
| 2022-10-14 | RPTT&RET $935,000 — from JOO, ELIANE to EATON, CAROLYN G; EATON, JONATHAN | $935,000 | |
| 2022-10-03 | Sold for $935,000 | $935,000 | $38,958 |
| 2022-06-16 | RPTT&RET $1,206,500 — from MEYER, STANLEY A to GOLDSMITH-DURST WERTHEIM, CAROL G; WERTHEIM, LESLIE M; WERTHEIM, WILLIAM D | $1,206,500 | |
| 2022-06-07 | RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from CARPENTER, JOHN SCOTT; CARPENTER, SUSAN SANBORN to CHRISTOFARO, GIOVANI T | $1,050,000 | |
| 2022-05-31 | Agreement $750,000 — from 419 WEST 55TH STREET CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $750,000 | |
| 2022-05-31 | Mortgage $263,486 — from 419 WEST 55TH STREET CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $263,486 | |
| 2022-05-17 | Sold for $1,206,500 | $1,206,500 | $50,271 |
| 2022-05-12 | Sold for $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $43,750 |
| 2021-08-02 | RPTT&RET $945,000 — from KATAYAMA, LISA to MASLOW, RICHARD | $945,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Every one of the 332 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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