1,436 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 345 HPD housing violations, 333 311 service requests, 198 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 246.8. 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
| Open HPD violations | 135 total — 45 class C (immediately hazardous), 72 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2010-06-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
73 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$41,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · Elevator (5) · GENERAL (3) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Indoor Air Quality (2).
$5,217,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | 19 W 55 LLC |
| Head officer | ABRAHAM LEIFER |
| Managing agent | 19 W 55 LLC |
| Last registered | 2023-08-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,441,000 | $3,798,450 |
| 2026 | $8,974,000 | $4,038,300 |
| 2027 | $9,722,000 | $4,374,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 6) |
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.
| Subway | 5 Av/53 St — E F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 57 St — M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 55 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 54 St & 6 Ave · 400 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.
19 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
58 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,760,000 on 2020-01-15 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-15 | AL&R $36,760,000 — from 19 W 55 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $36,760,000 | |
| 2020-01-15 | Agreement $36,760,000 — from 19 W 55 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $36,760,000 | |
| 2020-01-15 | Mortgage $3,760,000 — from 19 W 55 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $3,760,000 | |
| 2018-01-17 | Deed $50,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to 19 W 55 LLC | $50,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-17 | Mortgage $6,000,000 — from 19 W 55 LLC to CREIF 129 LLC | $6,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-17 | Agreement $33,000,000 — from 19 W 55 LLC to CREIF 129 LLC | $33,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-17 | AL&R $33,000,000 — from 19 W 55 LLC to CREIF 129 LLC | $33,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-17 | SMIS $33,000,000 — from 19 W 55 LLC | $33,000,000 | |
| 2017-12-28 | Sold for $50,000,000 | $50,000,000 | $1,785,714 |
| 2016-12-14 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-12-14 | Agreement $27,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $27,000,000 | |
| 2016-12-14 | AL&R $27,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $27,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-23 | AL&R $25,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. | $25,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-23 | Mortgage $25,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. | $25,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-22 | Deed $24,000,000 — from AREP 19 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC | $24,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2018 | 14 | 25 | 64 | 8 | 21 | 132 |
| 2019 | 0 | 32 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 114 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 83 |
| 2021 | 0 | 24 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 2022 | 0 | 13 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 2023 | 0 | 26 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
Every one of the 1,436 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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