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245 East 54 Street

2,261Records
21City systems
0Open violations
0.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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2,261 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 758 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 421 311 service requests, 285 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1977
Floors29
Res. units444
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)BEVARD OWNERS CORP
BBL1013280021
BIN1038575

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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 94% 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 0.1. 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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (20) · Noise (18) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (11) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (10) · Homeless Person Assistance (9) · Elevator (4).

Filed construction activity

$16,881,882 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (140 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1977)
YesSix or more residential units (444)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)BREVARD OWNERS, INC
Head officerJASON BAROCAS
Managing agentDOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$105,834,000 $47,625,300
2026$112,718,000 $50,723,100
2027$120,624,000 $54,280,800

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $21,413,757 a year ($52.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $7,307,160 ($17.99 per sq ft), net operating income $14,106,597. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 22/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PinkberryFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · 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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 54 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 55 St & 2 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

245 East 54 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

117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

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2940 West 5 Street BK572 A
200 Rector Place MN540 A
200 East 66 Street MN490 A
245 East 54 Street MN444 A
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631 Hudson Street MN261 A
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200 East 89 Street MN253 A
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130 William Street MN240 A
230 West 55 Street MN232 A
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230 East 20 Street MN223 A
249 8 Avenue MN221 A
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1485 5 Avenue MN206 B
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133 West 11 Street MN199 A
188 East 64 Street MN194 A
139 East 33 Street MN193 A
225 East 34 Street MN190 A
555 West 59 Street MN186 A
211 Central Park West MN183 A
22 West 14 Street MN182 A
242 Madison Avenue MN180 A
1030 3 Avenue MN176 A
120 4 Avenue MN175 A
1185 Park Avenue MN172 A
173 Riverside Drive MN167 A
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1156 3 Avenue MN163 A
515 East 79 Street MN163 A
111 East 85 Street MN160 A
280 East Houston Street MN158 A
2420 Broadway MN158 A
726 Greenwich Street MN157 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,000,000 on 2021-01-14 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-24RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from ROSENFELD, FRANCES; ROSENFELD, ALAN to KANTOR, MARK; KANTOR, RANDI $1,650,000
2026-08-18RPTT&RET $626,000 — from FREEMAN, PAIGE to IGIN, CORINA $626,000
2026-08-14Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $3,716
2026-08-11Sold for $626,000 $626,000 $1,410
2026-06-26RPTT&RET $595,000 — from JOY, PATRICIA E; MAGGIOLA, STEPHEN to JAVALY, MATTHEW; JAVALY, ANDREA; JAVALY, VINAYAK $595,000
2026-06-11Sold for $595,000 $595,000 $1,340
2026-05-18RPTT&RET $1,125,000 — from SCOTT, VIKTORIYA; SCOTT, ERIC to RIESTER, AVERY; HOBBS, KRISTOPHER $1,125,000
2026-05-08Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $2,534
2026-05-04RPTT&RET $615,000 — from ARFIN, JOANNE D to SATO, ALEX S; LACHUGIN, ILYA $615,000
2026-04-21Sold for $615,000 $615,000 $1,385
2026-03-19RPTT&RET $404,000 — from GRIFFITHS, SCOTT J; PAUL, ROBERT C to O'GARA, KATIE $404,000
2026-03-18RPTT&RET $628,000 — from GOLDBAUM, NICOLE to AZAR, JEAN-MARC; KANAAN, RITA MAKHLOUF $628,000
2026-03-18RPTT&RET $635,000 — from WEISS, DIANE to PARKER, ELIZABETH $635,000
2026-03-17Sold for $404,000 $404,000 $910
2026-03-12Sold for $635,000 $635,000 $1,430

Ten-year activity

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2020
185
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017176195717116
20181412185015109
201929923349104
2020312303410107
202162749652185
202228429363100
20233015513418148
202432844369129
2025431234425136
2026219332711101
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The full timeline

Construction 513Enforcement 198Housing & tenants 455Ownership & money 988Health & systems 107

Every one of the 2,261 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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