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157 East 57 Street

1,525Records
18City systems
0Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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1,525 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 624 311 service requests, 195 HPD complaints, 159 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1960
Floors19
Res. units112
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)157 EAST 57TH STREET
BBL1013120033
BIN1036912

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 3.5. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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26
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2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (13) · Street Condition (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Food Establishment (5) · PLUMBING (5).

Filed construction activity

$2,865,503 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (63 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1960)
YesSix or more residential units (112)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)157 EAST 57TH STREET L.L.C.
Head officerJANE GOLDMAN
Managing agentMICHAEL GUARINO
Last registered2025-07-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,235,000 $12,705,750
2026$33,002,000 $14,850,900
2027$36,368,000 $16,365,600

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dan Jones Coffee BarCoffee/TeaAMice evidence
Little Italy PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (3 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 57 St / 3 Av — M31 M57 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 58 St & 3 Ave · 200 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

157 East 57 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,620,271 on 1989-03-27 (lender: Manhattan Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-03-27Mortgage $2,620,271 — from 157 W 57TH ST INC to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK $2,620,271
1983-12-30Mortgage $1,382,489 — from 157 E 57 STREET, INC. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $1,382,489
1983-04-20Mortgage $3,000,000 — from TARBERT REALTY, INC. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKN.A $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201762351282
201815241583200
20192937773146
2020171360292
2021922731105
202221235251
2023221452189
202424142370
20252016422
20262359165
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The full timeline

Construction 215Enforcement 330Housing & tenants 901Ownership & money 49Health & systems 30

Every one of the 1,525 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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