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400 West 59 Street

1,255Records
20City systems
1Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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1,255 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 614 311 service requests, 110 DOB job filings, 109 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1997
Floors49
Res. units729
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)400 WEST 59TH ST PTRS, LLC
BBL1010680003
BIN1085140

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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 79% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 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

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

166 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (51) · Noise (22) · Air Quality (13) · Homeless Person Assistance (10) · New Tree Request (7) · Consumer Complaint (6).

Filed construction activity

$8,266,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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 (1997)
YesSix or more residential units (729)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)400 WEST 59TH STREET PARTNERS, LLC.
Head officerRICHARD F MASON
Managing agentURBAN ASSOCIATES, LLC.
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$218,217,000 $98,197,650
2026$243,913,000 $109,760,850
2027$259,913,000 $116,960,850

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR PLUS 15 YR EXT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 27/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 59 St — M11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 59 St · 300 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

400 West 59 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

166 311 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 URBAN ASSOCIATES LLC — 46 buildings, 7,756 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 West End Avenue MN973 A
18 Sixth Ave BK858 A
400 West 59 Street MN729 A
124 West 60 Street MN498 A
40 Morningside Drive MN430 A
2 Amsterdam Avenue MN381 A
499 President Street BK350 A
1150 Madison Avenue MN343 A
310 East 44 Street MN324 A
662 Pacific Street BK312 A
307 East 44 Street MN312 A
160 West 71 Street MN302 A
420 West 42 Street MN264 A
208 West 23 Street MN262 A
253 West 72 Street MN259 A
360 West 43 Street MN256 A
19 West 69 Street MN83 A
165 East 118 Street MN78 A
433 West 21 Street MN69 B
175 2 Avenue MN56 A
4 West 21 Street MN54 A
177 9 Avenue MN54 A
30 Greenwich Avenue MN49 A
82 Jane Street MN49 A
19 Grove Street MN39 A
60 Leroy Street MN37 A
420 West 20 Street MN37 A
48 Greenwich Avenue MN35 A
236 West 4 Street MN32 A
213 West 13 Street MN24 A
140 Waverly Place MN23 A
168 East 81 Street MN21 A
445 West 20 Street MN21 A
148 West 10 Street MN20 B
1424 3 Avenue MN20 A
7 Morton Street MN20 A
323 West 4 Street MN19 A
1422 3 Avenue MN16 A
20 Cornelia Street MN16 A
1420 3 Avenue MN8 A
400 Bleecker Street MN8 A
26 Greenwich Avenue MN6 A
231 West 13 Street MN6 A
233 West 13 Street MN3 A
925 9 Avenue MN0 —
3001491007 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $81,193,522 on 2016-06-22 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-06-22Mortgage $81,193,522 — from ONE COLUMBUS PLACE PARTNERS LLC; 400 WEST 59TH STREET PARTNERS, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $81,193,522
2016-06-22Agreement $250,000,000 — from 400 WEST 59TH STREET PARTNERS, LLC; ONE COLUMBUS PLACE PARTNERS LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $250,000,000
2007-10-29Agreement $150,000,000 — from 400 WEST 59TH STREET PARTNERS, LLC; ONE COLUMBUS PLACE PARTNERS LLC to FANNIE MAE $150,000,000
2007-10-29Agreement $150,000,000 — from 400 WEST 59TH STREET PARTNERS, LLC; ONE COLUMBUS PLACE PARTNERS LLC to FANNIE MAE $150,000,000
2007-10-29Agreement $35,000,000 — from ONE COLUMBUS PLACE PARTNERS LLC; 400 WEST 59TH STREET PARTNERS, LLC to FANNIE MAE $35,000,000
2002-10-18Mortgage $35,000,000 — from ONE COLUMBUS PLACE PARTNERS LLC; 400 WEST 59TH STREETPARTNERS, LLC to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING, INC. $35,000,000
1999-01-13Mortgage $150,000,000 — from ONE COLUMBUS PALCE PARTNERS LLC; 400 WEST 59TH STREETPARTNERS LLC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $150,000,000
1999-01-13Mortgage $150,000,000 — from 400 WEST 59TH ST PARTNERS LLC; ONE COLUMBIA PLACE PARTNERS LLC to MAE, FANNIE $150,000,000
1997-01-21Mortgage $1,252,599 — from 400 WEST 59TH STREETPARTNERS, LLC to FLEET BANK; FIRST TRUST OF NEW YORK $1,252,599

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171482502572
2018111411660
201941260435
2020212481568
20211597705106
2022169630391
202313108505113
202462460357
202580580268
2026155671694
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The full timeline

Construction 273Enforcement 156Housing & tenants 723Ownership & money 32Health & systems 71

Every one of the 1,255 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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