5,604 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 4,306 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 546 311 service requests, 202 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 54% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.9. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1998-08-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (31) · Illegal Parking (19) · Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · PLUMBING (8) · Food Establishment (7).
$2,675,917 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (56 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 (1951) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (145) |
| 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) | THE LEX 54 CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | ROMAN KAZAN |
| Managing agent | ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $181,619 | $81,729 |
| 2026 | $632,237 | $284,507 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $7,033,306 a year ($53.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,869,379 ($14.14 per sq ft), net operating income $5,163,927. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Van's Steakhouse | Steakhouse | A | — |
| Dos Toros | Mexican | A | — |
| Dunkin | Donuts | A | — |
| Eighty Ninety Taiwanese Food | Asian/Asian Fusion | A | — |
| Pita Yeero | Not yet graded | — | |
| Steak Street | Steakhouse | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
6 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 6 restaurants
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 6 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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.
| Subway | 51 St — 6 E F · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 56 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 53 St & Lexington Ave · 400 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.
135 East 54 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 |
126 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Deed $952,888 — from CHUA, ROBERT; CHUA, PEGGY to VASSALLI, GIANLUCA | $952,888 | |
| 2026-09-14 | Mortgage $762,311 — from VASSALLI, GIANLUCA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $762,311 | |
| 2026-08-28 | Sold for $952,888 | $952,888 | $6,572 |
| 2026-05-05 | Deed $685,000 — from ESTATE OF ELLEN H. LAISERIN; ESTATE OF CARL H. OLSON, JR.; ELLEN H. FEHDER LAISERIN; DAHLI to WITTORP, MARIA | $685,000 | |
| 2026-05-05 | Mortgage $342,500 — from WITTORP, MARIA to MERS; WINTRUST MORTGAGE; BARRINGTON BANK AND TRUST CO., N.A. | $342,500 | |
| 2026-05-04 | Deed $1,250,000 — from WANG, MENGJIE; ZHOU, LIJUN; WANG, HAIYANG to WELLSPRING SOLUTIONS LLC | $1,250,000 | |
| 2026-04-24 | Sold for $685,000 | $685,000 | $4,724 |
| 2026-04-22 | Sold for $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $8,621 |
| 2026-04-20 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from WILLEFORD, JAMES F JR; NGUYEN-WILLEFORD, BARBARA to MERS; GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC; GR AFFINITY, LLC I/L/T/N | $2,300,000 | |
| 2026-04-20 | Deed $2,875,000 — from QIU, XIAOWEN; HANDLEY, DAVID ANDREW to NGUYEN WILLEFORD, BARBARA; WILLEFORD, JAMES F JR | $2,875,000 | |
| 2026-04-20 | Deed $2,875,000 — from QIU, XIAOWEN; HANDLEY, DAVID ANDREW to NGUYEN WILLEFORD, BARBARA; WILLEFORD, JAMES F JR | $2,875,000 | |
| 2026-04-20 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from WILLEFORD, JAMES F JR; NGUYEN-WILLEFORD, BARBARA to MERS; GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC; GR AFFINITY, LLC I/L/T/N | $2,300,000 | |
| 2026-04-20 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from WILLEFORD, JAMES F JR; NGUYEN-WILLEFORD, BARBARA to MERS; GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC; GR AFFINITY, LLC I/L/T/N | $2,300,000 | |
| 2026-04-20 | Deed $2,875,000 — from QIU, XIAOWEN; HANDLEY, DAVID ANDREW to NGUYEN WILLEFORD, BARBARA; WILLEFORD, JAMES F JR | $2,875,000 | |
| 2026-04-08 | Sold for $2,875,000 | $2,875,000 | $19,828 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 116 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 96 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 56 | 3 | 126 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 88 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 3 | 125 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 84 |
| 2023 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 83 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 4 | 100 |
| 2025 | 17 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 7 | 117 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 53 | 10 | 121 |
Every one of the 5,604 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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