1,129 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 445 311 service requests, 164 DOB permits, 117 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% 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 0.4. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · New Tree Request (7) · Consumer Complaint (6) · Air Quality (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (3) · Elevator (3).
$8,364,549 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2003) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (597) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | THE HELENA ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | JONATHAN DURST |
| Managing agent | ROYAL REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $121,662,000 | $54,747,900 |
| 2026 | $122,890,000 | $55,300,500 |
| 2027 | $124,176,000 | $55,879,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 11 Av — M12 M57 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 11 Ave & W 59 St · 450 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.
601 West 57 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
88 311 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.
Managed by ROYAL REALTY CORP — 27 buildings, 3,729 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Boulevard | QN | 958 | A |
| 625 West 57 Street | MN | 709 | A |
| 601 West 57 Street | MN | 597 | A |
| 1-02 26 Avenue | QN | 404 | A |
| 855 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 382 | A |
| 26-50 1st Street | QN | 294 | A |
| 3-24 27th Avenue | QN | 163 | A |
| 600 West 58 Street | MN | 65 | A |
| 213 Front Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 142 West 44 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 220 Front Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 214 Front Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 36 Peck Slip | MN | 11 | A |
| 229 Front Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 156 West 44 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 24 Peck Slip | MN | 9 | A |
| 225 Front Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 125 West 43 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 413 West 43 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 425 West 43 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 443 West 43 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 202 East 42 Street | MN | 3 | A |
| 947 2 Avenue | MN | 3 | C |
| 825 Third Ave | MN | 3 | B |
| 423 West 43 Street | MN | 2 | B |
| 441 West 43 Street | MN | 2 | B |
| 136 West 44 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000,000 on 2006-10-19 (lender: Wachovia Multifamily Capital, INC.), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-19 | Agreement $143,000,000 — from THE HELENA ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $143,000,000 | |
| 2006-10-19 | Mortgage $143,000,000 — from THE HELENA ASSOCIATES LLC to FANNIE MAE | $143,000,000 | |
| 2006-10-19 | Mortgage $10,000,000 — from THE HELENA ASSOCIATES LLC to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC. | $10,000,000 | |
| 2004-09-29 | Agreement $101,000,000 — from NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $101,000,000 | |
| 2004-09-29 | Agreement $143,000,000 — from HELENA ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $143,000,000 | |
| 2003-12-31 | Mortgage $152,900,000 — from THE HELENA ASSOCAITES LLC to NEW YORK STATE FINANCE AGENCY | $152,900,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 106 |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 64 |
| 2019 | 20 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 57 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 49 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 61 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
Every one of the 1,129 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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