11,749 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 10,564 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 336 311 service requests, 300 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 88% 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.
265 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (148) · Non (68) · Vendor Enforcement (29) · Noise (10) · Encampment (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$12,021,442 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (107 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 (1982) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (245) |
| 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) | MUSEUM TOWER CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | EDWARD ADLER |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $879,903 | $395,956 |
| 2026 | $849,396 | $382,228 |
| 2027 | $680,234 | $306,106 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: TRUST FOR CULT RSRCE
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $33,519,920 a year ($66.64 per sq ft), operating expenses $11,171,630 ($22.21 per sq ft), net operating income $22,348,290. 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 53/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.
| Subway | 5 Av/53 St — E F · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 57 St — M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 54 St — M5 M7 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 54 St & 6 Ave · 200 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.
5 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
265 311 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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 313 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Deed $1,360,000 — from 15W53, LLC to YU, JING; ZHANG, ZHIHAO | $1,360,000 | |
| 2026-09-08 | Deed $2,550,000 — from BPG-NY, LLC to MA, HUIPING | $2,550,000 | |
| 2026-08-27 | Sold for $1,360,000 | $1,360,000 | $5,551 |
| 2026-08-26 | Sold for $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 | $10,408 |
| 2026-08-18 | Agreement $2,850,000 — from ANAYA, SUZANNE; HARTMAN, WILLIAM to CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS, INC., AS NOMINEE | $2,850,000 | |
| 2026-08-10 | Deed $1,450,000 — from EASTLINGTON LIMITED to DAVIDMAN, RICHARD | $1,450,000 | |
| 2026-08-10 | Mortgage $832,750 — from DAVIDMAN, RICHARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CLASSIC MORTGAGE LLC | $832,750 | |
| 2026-08-06 | Mortgage $516,637 — from HARTMAN, WILLIAM; ANAYA, SUZANNE to CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS, INC., AS NOMINEE | $516,637 | |
| 2026-08-06 | Deed $3,800,000 — from HAIDER, VAQAR; BABAR, HUMA to ANAYA, SUZANNE; HARTMAN, WILLIAM | $3,800,000 | |
| 2026-07-31 | Sold for $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $15,510 |
| 2026-07-31 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $5,918 |
| 2026-06-25 | Deed $4,700,000 — from MUSEUM 46 TRUST; WILLIAM P. HOLM, AS TRUSTEE to TRES MT HOLDINGS LLC | $4,700,000 | |
| 2026-06-17 | Sold for $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | $19,184 |
| 2026-05-22 | Deed $2,400,000 — from LEVENTHAL, PHYLLIS to CVMH INCORPORATED | $2,400,000 | |
| 2026-05-22 | Deed $2,400,000 — from LEVENTHAL, PHYLLIS to CVMH INCORPORATED | $2,400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 10 | 118 |
| 2018 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 552 | 3 | 585 |
| 2019 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 293 | 8 | 333 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 77 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 91 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 76 | 6 | 99 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 | 40 | 77 | 8 | 149 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4 | 148 | 574 | 4 | 755 |
| 2025 | 17 | 4 | 86 | 64 | 5 | 176 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 83 |
Every one of the 11,749 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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