1,503 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 492 311 service requests, 299 HPD complaints, 170 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.9. 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
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-02-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (6) · Street Condition (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Non (2) · Elevator (2).
$517,106 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 (1915) |
| 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) | 15 West 55th St Property LLC |
| Head officer | Steven Finkelstein |
| Managing agent | New York City mgmt llc |
| Last registered | 2025-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,886,000 | $4,898,700 |
| 2026 | $10,307,000 | $4,638,150 |
| 2027 | $11,628,000 | $5,232,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 15/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 57 St — M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 55 St — M4 M5 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 54 St & 6 Ave · 450 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.
15 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 |
35 311 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.
Managed by NEW YORK CITY MGMT LLC — 9 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 West 55 Street | MN | 36 | A |
| 50 South Oxford Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 305 Clarkson Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 118 St Marks Place | MN | 8 | A |
| 16 Judge Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 536 Liberty Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 644 Lorimer Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 207 West 22 Street | MN | 3 | C |
| 205 West 22 Street | MN | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,000,000 on 2015-01-20 (lender: Barclays Bank Plc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-20 | Mortgage $18,000,000 — from 15 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC | $18,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-20 | Agreement $73,000,000 — from 15 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC | $73,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-20 | AL&R $73,000,000 — from 15 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC | $73,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-22 | Deed $36,000,000 — from AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to 15 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC | $36,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-22 | AL&R $55,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC; 15 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. | $55,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-22 | Agreement $55,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC; 15 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. | $55,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-22 | Mortgage $20,000,000 — from 19 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC; 15 WEST 55TH ST. PROPERTY LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC. | $20,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-04 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC; AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC.; UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-04 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC; AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC.; UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-04 | M&CON $23,000,000 — from AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. | $23,000,000 | |
| 2007-09-25 | Mortgage $23,400,000 — from AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to NORTH FORK BANK, A DIVISION OF CAPITAL O | $23,400,000 | |
| 2007-09-25 | CMTG $15,600,000 — from AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to NORTH FORK BANK, A DIVISION OF CAPITAL O | $15,600,000 | |
| 2007-09-25 | AL&R $23,400,000 — from AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC to NORTH FORK BANK, A DIVISION OF CAPITAL O | $23,400,000 | |
| 2007-08-21 | Deed $31,200,000 — from GRUNBERG 55, LLC to AREP 15 FIFTY-FIFTH LLC | $31,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 1,503 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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