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477 West 57 Street

993Records
20City systems
13Open violations
13.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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993 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 328 311 service requests, 176 HPD complaints, 101 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1986
Floors—
Res. units98
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)AURORA WEST 57TH ST CORP
BBL1010677501
BIN1026878

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (32) · Noise (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · WATER LEAK (4).

Filed construction activity

$7,873,135 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1986)
YesSix or more residential units (98)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE LLC
Head officerDaniel Arnow
Managing agentTHE WAVECREST MNGT TEAM
Last registered2026-03-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,784,200 $1,252,890
2026$3,286,800 $1,479,060
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · CHARITABLE

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $4,401,872 a year ($45.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,585,102 ($16.28 per sq ft), net operating income $2,816,769. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Pet/Animal) · 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.

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 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 10 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

477 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

103 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

showing 60 of 362 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-22Mortgage $2,246,000 — from FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $2,246,000
2011-04-19Deed $15,183,595 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE, LLC $15,183,595
2011-04-19Deed $653,058 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE, LLC $653,058
2010-04-28RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO $73,123,491
2005-01-11Mortgage $227,289 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $227,289
2005-01-11Mortgage $227,289 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $227,289
1998-03-23Mortgage $350,000 — from WEST 57TH STREET RETAIL, L.L.C. to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $350,000
1996-06-04Mortgage $195,000 — from SUNNY ISLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to AMERICAN EAGLE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. $195,000
1996-04-04Mortgage $75,000 — from SUNNY ISLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to CALOTTA LEVINE SAMUEL & SCHREIBER, LLP $75,000
1995-07-24Mortgage $7,500,000 — from ALBUM REALTY CORP. to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $7,500,000
1995-07-24Mortgage $50,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NYC HPD $50,000
1995-07-24Mortgage $7,500,000 — from ALBUM REALTY CORP. to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $7,500,000
1995-07-24Mortgage $7,500,000 — from ALBUM REALTY CORP. to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $7,500,000
1995-07-24Mortgage $3,000,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA $3,000,000
1995-07-24Mortgage $3,500,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA $3,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711232348
2018646319
20191914428
20207115225
20212618329
2022011467154
20234254363
20242141448
202500964100
20264020428
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The full timeline

Construction 155Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 592Ownership & money 86Health & systems 42

Every one of the 993 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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