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255 West End Avenue

544Records
19City systems
5Open violations
2.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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544 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 83 DOB permits, 59 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1917
Floors14
Res. units58
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)255 WEST END AVE OWNERS CORP
BBL1011830032
BIN1030966

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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 80% 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 2.8. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1994-10-31.

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.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (3) · Rodent (1) · Noise (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,689,137 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (58)
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)255 WEST END AVE CORP
Head officerMICHELLE BUONFIGLIO
Managing agentSYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,922,000 $6,714,900
2026$14,176,000 $6,379,200
2027$14,609,000 $6,574,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,424,874 a year ($38.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $800,037 ($12.60 per sq ft), net operating income $1,624,837. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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

Subway72 St — 1 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West End Av / W 72 St — M57 M72 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 72 St · 400 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

255 West End Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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 SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP — 91 buildings, 1,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
230 West End Avenue MN114 B
321 East 45 Street MN112 A
840A 9 Avenue MN102 B
244 Riverside Drive MN63 A
255 West End Avenue MN58 A
510 West 123 Street MN48 A
30 West 90 Street MN46 A
49 Pinehurst Avenue MN44 A
699 2 Avenue MN40 A
210 West 78 Street MN38 A
320 West 89 Street MN36 A
149 West 93 Street MN31 A
145 East 29 Street MN30 A
511 West 122 Street MN30 A
340 West 87 Street MN29 A
210 West 21 Street MN28 A
413 West 57 Street MN28 A
599 West End Avenue MN28 A
161 East 90 Street MN27 A
531 East 88 Street MN25 A
343 East 50 Street MN23 A
317 East 111 Street MN21 A
46 West 65 Street MN20 A
153 West 80 Street MN20 A
66 Rivington Street MN20 A
79 Barrow Street MN19 A
414 East 88 Street MN19 A
227 West 116 Street MN16 A
257 West 93 Street MN15 A
165 Spring Street MN14 A
481 Washington Street MN13 A
203 West 112 Street MN13 A
12 Warren Street MN13 B
111 West 113 Street MN12 A
46 West 96 Street MN12 A
151 Charles Street MN12 A
146 West 22 Street MN12 A
2 East 75 Street MN12 A
108 Duane Street MN11 A
468 West 23 Street MN11 A
145 West 80 Street MN10 A
74 Laight Street MN10 A
114 West 81 Street MN10 A
1 Gramercy Park West MN10 A
335 East 90 Street MN10 A
172 East 90 Street MN10 A
170 East 90 Street MN10 A
36 West 87 Street MN10 A
168 East 90 Street MN10 A
322 West 23 Street MN10 A
36 West 96 Street MN10 A
8 West 65 Street MN10 B
62 West 89 Street MN9 A
182 Grand Street MN9 A
261 West 71 Street MN9 A
56 Crosby Street MN9 A
228 West 21 Street MN9 A
36 West 69 Street MN9 A
324 West 88 Street MN9 A
624 West End Avenue MN9 B

showing 60 of 91 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2025-01-31 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-03RPTT&RET $1,175,000 — from TOPEL, JASON; KENAGY, TRENTON to ZECCA, GIADA; ZONI, DANIELE $1,175,000
2026-03-26Sold for $1,175,000 $1,175,000 $20,259
2026-02-05RPTT&RET $540,000 — from URBAN, SUSAN Y to ERIN PENSOY, LEA $540,000
2026-02-03Sold for $540,000 $540,000 $9,310
2025-09-10RPTT&RET $1,695,504 — from SECOND FGP LLC to JOBER RCC LLC $1,695,504
2025-09-10RPTT&RET $1,695,504 — from SECOND FGP LLC to JOBER RCC LLC $1,695,504
2025-09-10RPTT&RET $1,695,504 — from SECOND FGP LLC to JOBER RCC LLC $1,695,504
2025-09-10RPTT&RET $1,695,504 — from SECOND FGP LLC to JOBER RCC LLC $1,695,504
2025-09-10RPTT&RET $1,695,504 — from SECOND FGP LLC to JOBER RCC LLC $1,695,504
2025-09-10RPTT&RET $1,695,504 — from SECOND FGP LLC to JOBER RCC LLC $1,695,504
2025-08-21Sold for $1,695,504 $1,695,504 $29,233
2025-08-08RPTT&RET $385,000 — from URBAN, SUSAN Y to MILLS, TATIANA $385,000
2025-07-30Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $6,638
2025-07-29RPTT&RET $465,000 — from EVANISKO, EDWARD JOHN; LABELLA, LINDA BERNADETTE to SCHNEL, REBECCA LAUREN $465,000
2025-07-24Sold for $465,000 $465,000 $8,017

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201716032223
2018214029
201915122626
20204044113
202101175326
20222172315
2023031010326
202453312427
2025101222237
20267175525
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The full timeline

Construction 142Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 155Ownership & money 149Health & systems 41

Every one of the 544 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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