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975 1 Avenue

1,805Records
19City systems
0Open violations
1.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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1,805 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,103 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 448 311 service requests, 78 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1941
Floors6
Res. units59
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)THE FIFTY-FOURTH STREET CONDOMINIUM % BU CHBINDER & WARREN LLC
BBL1013467503
BIN1071924

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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 87% 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 1.4. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-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 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Outdoor Dining (17) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (16) · Illegal Dumping (5) · Food Establishment (4) · Consumer Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$406,285 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1941)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
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)THE FIFTY FOURTH ST. CONDO
Head officerDAWN HARRIS
Managing agentBUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$244,785 $110,153
2026$280,789 $126,355
2027$198,493 $89,322

The city's market estimate has fallen 19% 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 $2,497,552 a year ($46.74 per sq ft), operating expenses $876,868 ($16.41 per sq ft), net operating income $1,620,684. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Greats of CraftAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Letter Grading) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 52 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 54 St & 1 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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.

Report a problem to 311

975 1 Avenue

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

84 311 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 BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
137 West 12 Street MN105 A
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31 East 12 Street MN81 A
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312 West 23 Street MN77 A
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222 West 15 Street MN64 A
319 West 18 Street MN60 A
230 East 71 Street MN60 A
975 1 Avenue MN59 A
315 East 56 Street MN55 A
16 East 98 Street MN53 A
240 Riverside Drive MN47 A
1 Sheridan Square MN45 A
200 East 28 Street MN43 A
230 East 50 Street MN43 A
15 West 11 Street MN42 A
4 West 109 Street MN41 A
48 West 8 Street MN40 A
189 Bleecker Street MN40 A
129 5 Avenue MN37 A
140 Thompson Street MN30 A
477 Central Park West MN30 A
333 East 41 Street MN28 A
58 West 8 Street MN28 A
809 Greenwich Street MN27 A
225 West 14 Street MN27 A
334 West 22 Street MN27 A
153 West 10 Street MN27 A
54 Morningside Drive MN25 A
59 Bedford Street MN25 A
226 West 15 Street MN24 A
133 West 17 Street MN24 A
324 East 50 Street MN24 A
23 Jones Street MN24 A
164 Bank Street MN24 B
6 Jones Street MN24 A
214 East 11 Street MN23 A
21 Gramercy Park South MN23 A
611 Madison Avenue MN23 A
12 West 9 Street MN22 A
106 Mac Dougal Street MN22 A
105 East 19 Street MN22 A
112 East 19 Street MN21 A
11 Jones Street MN20 A
27 Jones Street MN20 A
25 Jones Street MN20 A
178 8 Avenue MN20 B
832 Broadway MN19 A
255 West 22 Street MN19 A
124 Mac Dougal Street MN18 A
30 West 9 Street MN18 B
259 West 19 Street MN16 A
263 West 19 Street MN16 A
1045 2 Avenue MN16 A
261 West 19 Street MN16 A
7 East 20 Street MN15 A
102 Fulton Street MN14 A
105 East 16 Street MN14 A
30 East 21 Street MN13 A

showing 60 of 106 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-04Deed $690,000 — from AFRICANO, GILBERT J. to LEE, CHI MAN; TSANG, LAI MING $690,000
2026-04-24Deed $680,000 — from CHUA, PEGGY; CHUA, ROBERT to HSIEH, STEPHANIE; YOUNG, ANNIE S $680,000
2026-04-23Sold for $690,000 $690,000 $11,695
2026-04-14Sold for $680,000 $680,000 $11,525
2024-01-29Deed $678,000 — from SUTTON PLACE 10022 LLC to ANDRADE, ROBIN $678,000
2024-01-11Sold for $678,000 $678,000 $11,492
2022-12-16Deed $782,000 — from BAETA FAMILY TRUST; RICHARD A. GUARINO, MD, AS TRUSTEE to ZHANG, LYNN; FU, YAN $782,000
2022-12-16Mortgage $500,000 — from ZHANG, LYNN; FU, YAN to MERS $500,000
2022-12-06Sold for $782,000 $782,000 $13,254
2022-05-25Deed $630,000 — from UNLIMITED PLACE LLC to COSTA, MARIA TERESA $630,000
2022-05-02Sold for $630,000 $630,000 $10,678
2022-04-01Mortgage $165,000 — from ALVARADO, MILDRED to MERS; HSBC BANK USA N A $165,000
2022-03-01Mortgage $432,000 — from BATAGLIA, ROBERT EMILIO to PNC BANK, N.A. $432,000
2022-03-01Deed $540,000 — from O.H. OF MANHATTAN, INC. to BATTAGLIA, ROBERT EMILIO $540,000
2022-02-16Sold for $540,000 $540,000 $9,153

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172275218
201831621637
20191251712248
2020043013552
20215479293120
2022100103171131
202320850188
202400376346
202521325444
2026001510227
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The full timeline

Construction 130Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 462Ownership & money 1,126Health & systems 37

Every one of the 1,805 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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