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316 East 55 Street

391Records
19City systems
7Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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391 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 HPD housing violations, 83 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1958
Floors7
Res. units41
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)FAMECO LLC
BBL1013470042
BIN1039959

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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 93% 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 0.5. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1986-12-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Elevator (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,206,125 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1958)
YesSix or more residential units (41)
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)FAMECO LLC
Head officerALAN MANOCHERIAN
Managing agentFAMECO LLC
Last registered2025-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,818,000 $1,718,100
2026$4,788,000 $2,154,600
2027$4,371,000 $1,966,950

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 56 St — M15 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 55 St & 2 Ave · 250 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

316 East 55 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 FAMECO LLC — 13 buildings, 424 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
420 East 79 Street MN111 A
369 West 52 Street MN48 A
316 East 55 Street MN41 A
225 East 10 Street MN39 A
229 East 80 Street MN35 A
93 3 Avenue MN24 A
338 East 83 Street MN22 A
523 East 85 Street MN20 A
210 East 83 Street MN20 A
240 East 83 Street MN20 A
323 East 83 Street MN20 A
1588 York Avenue MN16 A
1325 3 Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-17Deed $16,975,000 — from GEORGE DERMIKSIAN AS SOLE SUCCESSOR TRUS; KRIKOR A. GAZARIAN LAST WILL AND TESTAME to FAMECO LLC $16,975,000
2017-07-12Sold for $16,975,000 $16,975,000 $414,024

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017281173150
201826180843
201954130224
2020013026
20210170210
2022015017
2023014038
2024005027
2025000022
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 229Ownership & money 20Health & systems 30

Every one of the 391 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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