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27 West 55 Street

319Records
20City systems
29Open violations
3.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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319 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1923
Floors9
Res. units34
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)55TH STREET APARTMEN
BBL1012710021
BIN1034823

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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 77% 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 3.8. 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 violations29 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2012-01-04.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$399,626 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (34)
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)55TH STREET APARTMENTS,INC
Head officerPHYLLIS R COX
Managing agentJ&C LAMB MGM,T CORP
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,936,000 $4,021,200
2026$8,876,000 $3,994,200
2027$9,496,000 $4,273,200

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,746,676 a year ($46.49 per sq ft), operating expenses $646,221 ($17.20 per sq ft), net operating income $1,100,455. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/53 St — E F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 55 St — M4 M5 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 6 Ave · 350 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

27 West 55 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by J&C LAMB MANAGEMENT CORP. — 18 buildings, 1,062 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
330 East 75 Street MN197 A
773 Lexington Avenue MN131 A
333 East 55 Street MN114 A
1009 Madison Avenue MN111 A
1420 York Avenue MN95 A
60 West 13 Street MN70 A
179 East 79 Street MN59 A
111 East 88 Street MN58 A
140 West 22 Street MN51 A
425 East 78 Street MN35 B
27 West 55 Street MN34 A
224 West 18 Street MN31 A
23 Park Avenue MN22 A
24 Gramercy Park South MN19 A
134 Duane Street MN16 A
11 East 79 Street MN7 A
64 East 11 Street MN6 A
128 East 7 Street MN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,250,000 on 2026-08-21 (lender: Apple Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-21AL&R $1,250,000 — from 55TH STREET APARTMENTS, INC. to APPLE BANK $1,250,000
2026-08-21Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 55TH STREET APARTMENTS, INC. to APPLE BANK $1,250,000
2025-11-03RPTT&RET $760,000 — from RUBINSTEIN, ALICE B; RUBINSTEIN, RICHARD E to MASJUM, MASHIZAN BIN; LEE, FELIX CHUN MING $760,000
2025-10-28Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $22,353
2024-11-08RPTT&RET $799,000 — from WARDI, LORI ANNE to BECKER, VIRGINIA $799,000
2024-11-05Sold for $799,000 $799,000 $23,500
2022-11-14RPTT&RET $798,000 — from YANG, CARL to FRANCO, ELIZABETH; FRANCO, ALAN; FRANCO, CAROLINE $798,000
2022-10-13Sold for $798,000 $798,000 $23,471
2021-08-20RPTT&RET $630,000 — from ESTATE OF DORIS MURRAY STEPHAN; JOHN J. BRENNAN III, AS ADMINISTRATOR to JESSE W MARKHAM, TRUSTEE; DIANA L MARKHAM, TRUSTEE; THE JESSE W. AND DIANA L. MARKHAM TRUS $630,000
2021-08-11Sold for $630,000 $630,000 $18,529
2021-07-01RPTT&RET $715,000 — from MATRULLO, ELENA to DUNCAN, VICTORIA; DUNCAN, SHAWN $715,000
2021-06-11Sold for $715,000 $715,000 $21,029
2020-02-24RPTT&RET $775,000 — from KUOK, ELAINE; ROBERTS, DAVID to LANE, THOMAS P $775,000
2020-02-20Sold for $775,000 $775,000 $22,794
2019-03-11RPTT $765,000 — from PARR, GRACE M to SIMONEAU, JOSHUA; SIMONEAU, BLAKELY $765,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017211217
2018201418
20194132212
202034664279
20212264115
2022202419
2023014027
20241512312
202591421127
20260333211
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 135Ownership & money 50Health & systems 33

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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