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401 West 57 Street

925Records
18City systems
7Open violations
51.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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925 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 312 311 service requests, 139 HPD complaints, 114 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1890
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)401 403 57 ST REALTY CORP
BBL1010670032
BIN1076210, 1076273, 1084272, 1084273

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 51.9. 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 violations7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2008-09-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 11 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
11
’25–26
1
’26–27

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

$13,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Dirty Condition (6) · Consumer Complaint (6) · PLUMBING (5) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$323,698 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP.
Head officerSEUNG Y KIM
Managing agent401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP.
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,438,000 $2,447,100
2026$5,781,000 $2,601,450
2027$6,587,000 $2,964,150

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Burrito BoxTex-MexAMice evidence
Oh K-Dog & Egg ToastKoreanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 2017 (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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 9 Av — M12 M31 M57 · 50 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 59 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

401 West 57 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $758,032 on 2025-08-20 (lender: Commonwealth Business Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-28Agreement $5,000,000 — from 401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP. to COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS BANK $5,000,000
2025-08-28AL&R $5,000,000 — from 401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP. to COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS BANK $5,000,000
2025-08-20Mortgage $758,033 — from 401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP. to COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS BANK $758,033
2015-09-28Mortgage $226,441 — from 401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA BANK $226,441
2015-09-28Agreement $5,200,000 — from 401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP. to F/K/A ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN A; ASTORIA BANK $5,200,000
2013-01-29RPTT&RET $1,102,584 — from LEE, SOOK HI to KIM, DO YOUNG; YOON, MYUNG HEE $1,102,584
2013-01-29RPTT&RET $2,850,944 — from CHO, EUN JOO to YOON, MYUNG HEE; KIM, DO YOUNG $2,850,944
2013-01-29RPTT&RET $893,913 — from CHO, EUN JOO to KIM, DO YOUNG $893,913
2007-04-09AL&R $5,900,000 — from 401-403 57TH ST. RALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,900,000
2007-04-09M&CON $5,900,000 — from 401-403 57TH ST. RALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $5,900,000
2003-06-25Mortgage $415,000 — from 787 NINTH AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $415,000
1996-04-29Mortgage $34,147 — from 401-403 57TH ST. REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $34,147
1986-02-07Mortgage $608,282 — from 401-403 57TH ST RLTYCP. to CHRYSLER CAPITL RLTY.INC $608,282
1983-04-08Mortgage $847,840 — from 401-403 57 ST.RLTY CORP. to WALD, SOPHIE TR. $847,840

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017349104102
201801110315
201905130523
202023150424
202131550362
202213611268
202320500658
202445390452
202505365450
2026110530367
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The full timeline

Construction 88Enforcement 155Housing & tenants 587Ownership & money 47Health & systems 48

Every one of the 925 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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