553 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 185 311 service requests, 96 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 55 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 6.2. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-02-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (14) · Homeless Person Assistance (12) · Noise (11) · Rodent (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2).
$261,200 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 (1941) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | 162 EAST 55TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JANE GOLDMAN |
| Managing agent | MICHAEL GUARINO |
| Last registered | 2025-07-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,598,000 | $3,869,100 |
| 2026 | $9,086,000 | $4,088,700 |
| 2027 | $9,874,000 | $4,443,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Tex-Mex | A | — |
| Holy Cow | Hamburgers | A | — |
| Kati Shop | Thai | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
16 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.
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 | 51 St — 6 E F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 53 St — M101 M102 M103 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 56 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
162 East 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 |
52 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,400,000 on 2006-11-20 (lender: Morgan Stanley Capital INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-20 | Mortgage $5,400,000 — from 162 EAST 55TH STREET LLC to MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INC. | $5,400,000 | |
| 2006-11-20 | AL&R $5,400,000 — from MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INC. to 162 EAST 55TH STREET LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 1986-02-06 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from PROGRESS PROPERTIESINC. to MANHATTAN LIFE INC.CO. | $1,400,000 | |
| 1984-07-18 | Mortgage $5,097,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA | $5,097,000 | |
| 1984-01-30 | Mortgage $6,251,391 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA | $6,251,391 | |
| 1984-01-30 | Mortgage $359,866 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA | $359,866 | |
| 1984-01-05 | Mortgage $1,972,743 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA | $1,972,743 | |
| 1983-12-02 | Mortgage $1,202,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANATTAN BANK,NA | $1,202,500 | |
| 1983-12-02 | Mortgage $1,226,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA | $1,226,500 | |
| 1982-08-06 | Mortgage $8,350,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA | $8,350,000 | |
| 1982-08-06 | Mortgage $850,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA | $850,000 | |
| 1982-03-03 | Mortgage $6,142,250 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA | $6,142,250 | |
| 1982-03-03 | Mortgage $3,787,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA | $3,787,500 | |
| 1982-03-03 | Mortgage $20,000,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA | $20,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 56 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Every one of the 553 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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