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454 West 57 Street

399Records
12City systems
7Open violations
135.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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399 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 82 HPD housing violations, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)454 W 57TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1010660061
BIN1026873

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 135.6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-03-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (8) · WATER LEAK (4) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (3) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)454 W 57TH ST HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerEIICHIRO KOBAYASHI
Managing agentSOLAR REALTY MANAGEMENT, CORP
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,842,000 $2,178,900
2026$5,544,000 $2,494,800
2027$5,703,000 $2,566,350

The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 10 Av — M12 M31 M57 · 50 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 10 Ave · 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

454 West 57 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 SOLAR REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP — 28 buildings, 481 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B6 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 Isham Street MN48 C
4396 Furman Avenue BX45 B
371 Wadsworth Avenue MN41 C
1387 Jesup Avenue BX34 C
137 Nagle Avenue MN26 B
742 St Nicholas Avenue MN25 B
516 West 134 Street MN23 D
448 West 55 Street MN20 C
451 West 36 Street MN20 A
350 East 91 Street MN20 C
541 West 142 Street MN19 D
410 West 36 Street MN18 B
1809 Amsterdam Avenue MN15 D
331 East 109 Street MN13 B
325 East 109 Street MN10 A
454 West 57 Street MN10 C
351 West 51 Street MN10 C
200 West 119 Street MN9 C
61 Audubon Avenue MN9 F
316 West 51 Street MN9 A
926 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 F
159 Chrystie Street MN8 C
155 Chrystie Street MN8 C
432 West 38 Street MN8 A
327 East 109 Street MN8 B
1228 Southern Boulevard BX6 F
157 Chrystie Street MN6 C
38-14 104 Street QN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $130,256 on 2025-10-27 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-27Agreement $1,500,000 — from 454 W 57TH ST HOLDINGS LLC; T & K PROPERTIES, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2025-10-27Mortgage $130,257 — from T & K PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 454 W 57TH ST HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $130,257
2015-08-10M&CON $4,500,000 — from T & K PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 454 W 57TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2015-08-10AL&R $4,500,000 — from T & K PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 454 W 57TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2015-08-10Deed $7,250,000 — from NEW WILDWOOD LLC to 454 W 57TH ST. HOLDINGS LLC; T & K PROPERTIES, L.L.C. $7,250,000
2013-02-21Agreement $4,400,000 — from NEW WILDWOOD, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,400,000
2008-02-08AL&R $4,400,000 — from NEW WILDWOOD, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,400,000
2008-02-08Deed $5,200,000 — from HYDRA PLACE CORPORATION to NEW WILDWOOD LLC $5,200,000
2008-02-08M&CON $4,400,000 — from NEW WILDWOOD, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,400,000
2006-05-16Mortgage $1,000,000 — from HYDRA PLACE CORPORATION; NING, TONY K; KAM, KARMEN; HYDRA HEIGHTS CORPORATION; EDMONDSON, to MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC $1,000,000
2005-11-01Mortgage $379,128 — from HYDRA PLACE CORPORATION to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $379,128
2005-11-01Agreement $3,000,000 — from HYDRA PLACE CORPORATION to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $3,000,000
2004-11-05Mortgage $800,000 — from HYDRA HEIGHTS CORPORATION; HYDRA PLACE CORPORATION; KAM, KARMEN; LIAO, SHIH-SIANG SHAWN to MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC $800,000
2003-12-31Mortgage $100,000 — from HYDRA RIVERSIDE CORPORATION; HYDRA PLACE CORPORATION to CHERNOFF PARTNERS PENSION PLAN; WOLOWITZ PARTNERS PENSION PLAN $100,000
2003-12-01Mortgage $225,000 — from HYDRA RIVERSIDE CORPORATION; HYDRA PALCE CORPORATION to WOLOWITZ PARTNERS PENSION PLAN; CHERNOFF PARTNERS PENSION PLAN $225,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706039
20181300233
20190130215
20200250126
202102024
20222110518
202303701047
20240184931
20250194225
20261220730
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The full timeline

Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 248Ownership & money 69Health & systems 46

Every one of the 399 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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