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37 West 54 Street

491Records
16City systems
3Open violations
55.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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491 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 140 311 service requests, 103 HPD complaints, 68 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ROOSTER REALTY LLC
BBL1012700013
BIN1034790

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 55.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1994-10-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$466,810 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)ROOSTER REALTY LLC
Head officerDAVID MAGIER
Managing agentHARLINGTON REALTY CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,340,000 $3,753,000
2026$8,896,000 $4,003,200
2027$7,117,000 $3,202,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
% ArabicaMiddle EasternGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway57 St — M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/53 St — E F · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 54 St — M5 M7 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 6 Ave · 100 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.

Report a problem to 311

37 West 54 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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 HARLINGTON REALTY CO LLC — 29 buildings, 406 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
226 East 70 Street MN52 A
157 East 81 Street MN28 A
202-02 42 Avenue QN27 A
205-02 42 Avenue QN27 A
203-15 42 Avenue QN27 A
204-02 43 Avenue QN27 A
203-02 43 Avenue QN27 A
226 East 25 Street MN24 A
220 East 95 Street MN24 B
426 West 49 Street MN20 A
358 West 45 Street MN20 B
414 West 49 Street MN20 B
404 East 63 Street MN16 A
126 East 27 Street MN10 B
122 East 27 Street MN8 A
37 West 54 Street MN8 B
124 East 27 Street MN8 A
876 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
103 5 Avenue MN6 A
1167 2 Avenue MN5 A
82-62 Austin Street QN2 A
82-68 Austin Street QN2 A
143 East 57 Street MN2 C
82-74 Austin Street QN2 A
82-70 Austin Street QN2 B
82-60 Austin Street QN2 A
82-64 Austin Street QN2 A
82-66 Austin Street QN1 A
82-72 Austin Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,147 on 2020-04-22 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-04-22Mortgage $147,148 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $147,148
2020-04-22Agreement $2,600,000 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,600,000
2020-04-22AL&R $2,600,000 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,600,000
2019-02-13Agreement $2,600,000 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,600,000
2019-02-13AL&R $2,500,000 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,500,000
2019-02-13Mortgage $240,042 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $240,042
2012-11-14Agreement $2,600,000 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,600,000
2012-11-14Mortgage $101,707 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $101,707
2003-10-02Mortgage $3,000,000 — from ROOSTER REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702210023
201800190120
201900154120
2020009751103
202101220124
202201120215
202383302144
202412110115
2025006017
2026003058
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 319Ownership & money 32Health & systems 18

Every one of the 491 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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