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57 West 55 Street

982Records
18City systems
2Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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982 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 502 311 service requests, 89 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 69 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1962
Floors13
Res. units79
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)BANDO GENY LLC
BBL1012710007
BIN1034818

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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 78% 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 3.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-03.

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.

$3,437 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

140 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (103) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Smoking or Vaping (4) · Air Quality (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$7,034,405 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (79)
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)Bando Geny LLC
Head officerJohn Choi
Managing agentJM Realty Services Corp.
Last registered2024-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$27,172,000 $12,227,400
2026$28,888,000 $12,999,600
2027$29,046,000 $13,070,700

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cassidy's PubIrishA—
Tang PavilionChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/53 St — E F · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 54 St — M5 M7 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 56 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.

Report a problem to 311

57 West 55 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

140 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $23,177,080 on 2024-06-27 (lender: Pfp 2021-8 Ltd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-17Agreement $20,000,000 — from BANDO GENY LLC to KEB HANA BANK, NEW YORK AGENCY $20,000,000
2024-06-27Mortgage $23,177,080 — from 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC to PFP 2021-8 LTD $23,177,080
2024-06-27Agreement $71,776,314 — from 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC; 210 EAST PROPERTY LLC; 155 EAST PROPERTY LLC to PFP 2021-8 LTD $71,776,314
2024-06-27Deed $36,000,000 — from 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC to BANDO GENY LLC $36,000,000
2024-06-17Sold for $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $455,696
2021-06-25AL&R $81,197,700 — from 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC; 210 EAST PROPERTY LLC; 155 EAST PROPERTY LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM $81,197,700
2021-06-25Mortgage $9,421,386 — from 210 EAST PROPERTY LLC; 155 EAST PROPERTY LLC; 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM $9,421,386
2021-06-25Deed $45,000,000 — from 65 WEST 55TH CAPITAL, LLC to 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC $45,000,000
2021-06-25Mortgage $41,641,656 — from 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC; 210 EAST PROPERTY LLC; 155 EAST PROPERTY LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM $41,641,656
2021-06-25Agreement $71,776,314 — from 65 WEST PROPERTY LLC; 210 EAST PROPERTY LLC; 155 EAST PROPERTY LLC to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING COM $71,776,314
2021-06-15RPTT&RET $65,067,329 — from DWORMAN, ALVIN to CAPITAL ENTERPRISES MIDTOWN LLC $65,067,329
2021-06-07Sold for $45,000,000 $45,000,000 $569,620
2013-10-28Agreement $7,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 65 WEST 55TH CAPITAL, LLC $7,000,000
2013-10-28Mortgage $292,787 — from 65 WEST 55TH CAPITAL, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $292,787
2004-04-01Agreement $8,000,000 — from CAPITAL PROPERTIES COMPANY to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, SUCCESSOR TO $8,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2019
2020
2021
2022
196
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017143201451
201810220326
201910230226
2020117190138
202129123511390
20221477335102
20236917605196
202405758896
202560330241
20265270216
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The full timeline

Construction 126Enforcement 131Housing & tenants 578Ownership & money 91Health & systems 56

Every one of the 982 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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