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498 West 55 Street

543Records
16City systems
5Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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543 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 241 311 service requests, 43 DOB complaints, 40 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units44
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)SITE FIVE HDFC
BBL1010830035
BIN1081747, 1081749, 1085383

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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 78% 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 3.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (12) · New Tree Request (10) · Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$869,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (44)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)SITE FIVE, HDFC
Head officerCHARLES MCKENNA
Managing agentHSC MANAGEMENT CORP., AMO
Last registered2025-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,585,000 $2,963,250
2026$6,714,000 $3,021,300
2027$7,606,000 $3,422,700

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2020 estimate: gross income $1,366,219 a year ($38.35 per sq ft), operating expenses $558,600 ($15.68 per sq ft), net operating income $807,619. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 55 St — M11 M31 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 10 Ave · 400 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

498 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

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 HSC MANAGEMENT CORP., AMO — 40 buildings, 1,570 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B13 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
62-60 99 Street QN419 C
21-05 30 Drive QN99 A
Nostrand Ave BK93 A
2156 Cruger Avenue BX73 C
1245 Findlay Avenue BX67 D
3119 Bailey Avenue BX66 A
1097 Walton Avenue BX60 B
1177 Walton Avenue BX60 D
1286 1 Avenue MN52 A
498 West 55 Street MN44 A
390 East 8 Street MN36 B
444 West 48 Street MN36 A
1864 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
90 Hamilton Place MN34 B
97 South 8 Street BK30 B
204 West Houston Street MN29 A
745 East 6 Street MN28 A
610 East 5 Street MN23 B
195 Balcom Avenue BX20 A
20 Westminster Road BK20 A
98 Hamilton Place MN20 C
2316 2 Avenue MN19 A
211 Madison Street MN19 B
517 West 48 Street MN18 A
277 Hicks Street BK18 A
302 East 119 Street MN18 A
442 10 Avenue MN16 B
440 10 Avenue MN16 A
218 West 22 Street MN15 B
423 Ocean Parkway BK13 D
753 9 Avenue MN12 B
341 West 47 Street MN11 A
56 West 71 Street MN10 A
451 West 48 Street MN10 A
734 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
336 West 46 Street MN6 B
4 Great Jones Street MN6 B
334 West 46 Street MN6 F
13 Jay Street MN5 A
240 West 73 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-24RPTT&RET $280,000 — from CHARLES MAURICE, AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN MAURICE to KWONG, DEBORAH $280,000
2025-11-13Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $6,364
2025-07-15RPTT&RET $455,000 — from WINSLOW, GERALD to RAMPERSAUD, VIJAYA $455,000
2025-06-25Sold for $455,000 $455,000 $10,341
2024-07-12RPTT&RET $475,000 — from ESTATE OF DANIEL BARBARO; ELLEN FRECH, ADMINISTRATOR to MERRICK, BRITTANY $475,000
2024-07-10Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $10,795
2024-01-31RPTT&RET $340,000 — from MANATAKIS, MARINA to BELL, LISA $340,000
2022-02-04RPTT&RET $390,000 — from NILSSON, CHRISTOPHER to LE, KHANH MINH $390,000
2021-12-31Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $8,864
2021-11-15RPTT&RET $487,000 — from CARPENTER, ELIZABETH to DLABOHA, LILIA $487,000
2021-11-05Sold for $487,000 $487,000 $11,068
2021-01-13RPTT&RET $480,000 — from KAPADIA, JESSICA to NAGELE, BIRGIT $480,000
2020-12-21Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $10,909
2020-06-18RPTT&RET $425,000 — from BOYLES, RICHARD to BAGLEY-VAS, THOMAS $425,000
2020-06-04Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $9,659

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201762234237
2018121222239
201900222226
202000353139
202100124117
202220271131
202300350136
202400323338
202522164428
202601190121
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 338Ownership & money 38Health & systems 23

Every one of the 543 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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