1,891 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,051 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 193 311 service requests, 173 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 95% 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 0.3. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Food Establishment (5) · SAFETY (4) · Non (3) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Lost Property (2).
$4,129,342 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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 (2012) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (59) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 20 WEST 53RD STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | MICHAEL HARARY |
| Managing agent | FirstService Residential |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $766,964 | $345,134 |
| 2026 | $830,743 | $373,834 |
| 2027 | $4,129,997 | $1,858,499 |
The city's market estimate has risen 438% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: PUBLIC LIBRARY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $7,479,299 a year ($55.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,363,952 ($17.45 per sq ft), net operating income $5,115,347. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 15/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Salon and Bar | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Worker Activity, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 5 Av/53 St — E F · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr — B D F M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 53 St — M1 M2 M3 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 54 St & 6 Ave · 400 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.
20 West 53 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Managed by FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL — 556 buildings, 66,420 units. Grades across the portfolio: A464 · B61 · C14 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 556 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Deed $4,999,000 — from ESQUENAZI, ARIELA; BALK, ARIELA to PERPETUAL LOVE BACCARAT LLC; PERPETUAL LOVE CONDO, LLC | $4,999,000 | |
| 2026-09-18 | Sold for $4,999,000 | $4,999,000 | $84,729 |
| 2026-05-14 | Deed $7,100,000 — from MZJE LLC to SHAWN VALLIERE, AS TRUSTEE; BACCARAT 37A TRUST | $7,100,000 | |
| 2026-05-08 | Sold for $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $120,339 |
| 2025-08-08 | Deed $2,850,000 — from HORSLEY, GLORIA C; HORSLEY, DECEASED, S. PHILLIP to PORTELA, RAMON E; PORTELA, CARMEN ADRIANA | $2,850,000 | |
| 2025-07-30 | Sold for $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $48,305 |
| 2025-07-30 | Sold for $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $48,305 |
| 2024-07-22 | Deed $5,446,000 — from KELSEY STREET LLC to BACCARAT 39A LLC | $5,446,000 | |
| 2024-07-18 | Sold for $5,446,000 | $5,446,000 | $92,305 |
| 2024-07-02 | Deed $7,000,000 — from 20 WEST 53RD STREET UNIT 36A, LLC to CATHIA KLIMOVSKY, AS TRUSTEE; ARET REAL PROPERTY HOLDING TRUST | $7,000,000 | |
| 2024-07-02 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from STEVEN M. GERBER, SUB TRUSTEE; ARET REAL PROPERTY HOLDING TRUST to 20 WEST 53RD STREET UNIT 36A, LLC | $5,000,000 | |
| 2024-06-21 | Sold for $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $118,644 |
| 2024-04-12 | Deed $6,700,000 — from KENNETH I. JUSTER, TRUSTEE; KENNETH I. JUSTER REVOCABLE TRUST to YAD USA CORP | $6,700,000 | |
| 2024-04-03 | Sold for $6,700,000 | $6,700,000 | $113,559 |
| 2023-12-06 | Deed $2,800,000 — from SNOWBELL HOLDINGS, LLC to WANG, KEVIN; SOUFFI, LUDMILA | $2,800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 9 | 114 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 2020 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 76 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 50 |
| 2022 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 68 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 54 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 2026 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 48 |
Every one of the 1,891 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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