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415 West 55 Street

269Records
18City systems
8Open violations
27.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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269 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 311 service requests, 27 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1911
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 55TH STREET OWNERS CORP SIREN MANAG EMENT CORP
BBL1010650023
BIN1026844

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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 27.4. 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 violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-05-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$589,649 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)WEST 55TH STREET OWNERS CORP
Head officerCHARLES RUSSELL
Managing agentSIREN MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,849,000 $2,632,050
2026$6,218,000 $2,798,100
2027$6,477,000 $2,914,650

The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 $1,091,310 a year ($34.68 per sq ft), operating expenses $464,782 ($14.77 per sq ft), net operating income $626,528. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 63/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 0.2 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)
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 400 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

415 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

6 311 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 SIREN MANAGEMENT CORP — 30 buildings, 1,145 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
525 West End Avenue MN128 B
227 East 57 Street MN118 A
130 West 79 Street MN93 A
1225 Park Avenue MN86 A
417 East 89 Street MN66 A
860 West 181 Street MN66 A
16 Park Avenue MN64 A
870 West 181 Street MN61 A
203 West 81 Street MN55 A
80-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN48 A
825 West 179 Street MN42 B
123 West 74 Street MN42 A
97 Avenue B MN30 A
154 West 18 Street MN26 A
415 West 55 Street MN22 B
47 Jane Street MN20 B
144 West 18 Street MN18 A
217 East 7 Street MN16 A
133 East 61 Street MN16 A
235 East 54 Street MN16 A
237 East 54 Street MN16 A
130 Beekman Street MN15 A
231 East 54 Street MN15 A
233 East 54 Street MN13 A
311 East 78 Street MN13 A
14 East 77 Street MN12 A
31 West 21 Street MN11 A
54 Jane Street MN8 A
115 Allen Street MN5 A
48 Carmine Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $479,022 on 2020-11-05 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-03RPTT&RET $775,000 — from WOLFOWITZ, LEE L to TANG, ALEX $775,000
2026-05-13Sold for $775,000 $775,000 $35,227
2025-06-04RPTT&RET $825,000 — from ESTATE OF EDWARD A. DECARBO; VANESSA K. DECARBO to SAMOYLOVA, ANASTASIA A; SAMOYLOV, EVGENY V $825,000
2025-05-29Sold for $825,000 $825,000 $37,500
2023-01-05RPTT&RET $970,000 — from ESTATE OF ALICE DOKOUDOVSKY; EILEEN TACCHETTI, AS NOMINATED EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF PATRICIA D to VASSALLO, ANGELA $970,000
2022-12-16Sold for $970,000 $970,000 $44,091
2022-02-18RPTT&RET $970,000 — from MUSKAT, ELIZABETH to TOUMANIDIS, SANDRA; TOUMANIDIS, SAVVAS $970,000
2022-02-09Sold for $970,000 $970,000 $44,091
2022-01-12RPTT&RET $992,500 — from DRAKE, DENISE; DRAKE, SCOTT to OH, CHEOW T $992,500
2021-12-06Sold for $992,500 $992,500 $45,114
2021-07-22RPTT&RET $759,500 — from STEPHAN, PAUL; CLARK, EDWARD to WOLFOWITZ, LEE $759,500
2021-06-30Sold for $759,500 $759,500 $34,523
2020-11-05AL&R $1,400,000 — from WEST 55TH STREET OWNER'S CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $1,400,000
2020-11-05Agreement $1,400,000 — from WEST 55TH STREET OWNER'S CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $1,400,000
2020-11-05Mortgage $479,022 — from WEST 55TH STREET OWNER'S CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $479,022

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170039315
20183144214
2019004228
20203064114
202110043219
20223114211
2023003115
2024002024
202500122115
20263092317
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The full timeline

Construction 49Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 110Health & systems 24

Every one of the 269 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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