608 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 105 DOB complaints, 94 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 13.9. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. 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.
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).
$819,548 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1916) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (36) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | BLDG 55 WEST 55TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | MARIA PLATIS |
| Managing agent | BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,002,000 | $4,050,900 |
| 2026 | $8,462,000 | $3,807,900 |
| 2027 | $9,143,000 | $4,114,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin' / Baskin Robbins | Donuts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 | 57 St — M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 5 Av/53 St — E F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 54 St — M5 M7 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 56 St & 6 Ave · 250 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.
51 West 55 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Managed by BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,802,114 on 2002-10-04 (lender: North Fork Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-12 | RPTT&RET $64,950,000 — from BLDG ASSOCIATES, INC.; GOLDMAN, KATJA B; KATJA B. GOLDMAN 2009 DESCENDANTS TRUST; LLOYD GO to BLDG HOLDINGS IV LLC | $64,950,000 | |
| 2002-10-04 | Mortgage $2,802,115 — from NEW 56-79 IG ASSOCIATES, L.P.; PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST,L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,802,115 | |
| 1989-06-23 | Mortgage $160,000 — from WEST 55 ST EQTS INC; RICHARD S. RAVENAL INC to MCCABE & MACK | $160,000 | |
| 1988-04-13 | Mortgage $665,000 — from WEST 55 ST EQTS INC to CORNELL CAP RLTY FDGCOR | $665,000 | |
| 1988-03-15 | Mortgage $500,000 — from WEST 55 ST EQUITIESINC to DNC AMERICA BKG CORP | $500,000 | |
| 1988-03-15 | Mortgage $500,000 — from WEST 55 ST EQUITIESINC to DNC AMERICA BANKINGCORP | $500,000 | |
| 1987-12-01 | Mortgage $2,097,223 — from WEST 55 ST EQUITIESINC to GREYSTONE FUNDING CORP | $2,097,223 | |
| 1986-04-29 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 55 WEST 55TH ST CORP to CHEMICAL BANK | $2,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
Every one of the 608 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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