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154 East 55 Street

177Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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177 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 47 311 service requests, 24 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1935
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN
BBL1013090043
BIN1036485

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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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (8) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$181,992 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,764,000 $2,143,800
2026$3,997,000 $1,798,650
2027$3,974,000 $1,788,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOUSE OF WORSHIP

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Omar's Mediterranean CuisineMediterraneanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.

Getting around

Subway51 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 56 St — M101 M102 M103 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 56 St & 3 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

154 East 55 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,475,000 on 1999-02-04 (lender: United Bank Of Kuwait Plc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-11-10Agreement $1,500,000 — from THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $1,500,000
1999-02-04Mortgage $2,475,000 — from ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT PLC $2,475,000
1997-05-20Mortgage $495,000 to BANCO DE SICILIA, SPA $495,000
1984-07-18Mortgage $5,097,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA $5,097,000
1984-01-30Mortgage $6,251,391 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA $6,251,391
1984-01-30Mortgage $359,866 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA $359,866
1984-01-05Mortgage $1,972,743 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA $1,972,743
1983-12-02Mortgage $1,226,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $1,226,500
1983-12-02Mortgage $1,202,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANATTAN BANK,NA $1,202,500
1982-08-06Mortgage $850,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $850,000
1982-03-03Mortgage $6,142,250 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $6,142,250
1982-03-03Mortgage $3,787,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $3,787,500
1982-03-03Mortgage $20,000,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $20,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701629
201801315
20191010011
202020305
202100404
202200707
202300213
202400325
202500527
202600303
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 48Ownership & money 48Health & systems 12

Every one of the 177 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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