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55 West 71 Street

349Records
17City systems
63Open violations
41.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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349 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 HPD housing violations, 78 HPD complaints, 74 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1886
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)WISE FAMILY LP
BBL1011240009
BIN1028606

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.7. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations63 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2008-10-31.

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Patterns

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

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

$41,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Sidewalk Condition (5) · Rodent (4) · Dirty Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Maintenance or Facility (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,545,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1886)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)WISE FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP
Head officerROBERT WISE
Managing agentCENTRA INC
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$1,229,000 $553,050
2026$1,275,000 $573,750
2027$1,341,000 $603,450

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway72 St — B C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus. 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

55 West 71 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

35 311 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 CENTRA INC — 13 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B6 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 Pleasant Avenue MN23 A
44 Perry Street MN17 A
55 West 71 Street MN12 B
349 East 119 Street MN8 A
58 West 48 Street MN6 B
7 East 74 Street MN6 A
62 West 48 Street MN5 B
161 East 33 Street MN4 A
116 East 62 Street MN4 D
163 East 33 Street MN4 A
205 East 83 Street MN4 B
304 Bleecker Street MN3 B
64 Charles Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1987-10-07 (lender: Tremont Fed S&l Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-10-07Mortgage $100,000 — from WISE, ROBERT to TREMONT FED S&L ASSN $100,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
38
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701225
201800325
201900123
202000011
202100505
202200729
2023278623
202478121138
20253113522
20264311220
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 236Ownership & money 16Health & systems 44

Every one of the 349 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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