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351 East 54 Street

1,011Records
20City systems
14Open violations
317.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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1,011 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 372 311 service requests, 338 HPD complaints, 165 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built2001
Floors6
Res. units12
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
BBL1013470122
BIN1087327

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 317.6. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-29.
Active vacate order4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

172 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 68 · winter 2025–26: 84). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

68
’24–25
84
’25–26

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

170 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (86) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (45) · GENERAL (8) · Elevator (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,178,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (2001)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HDFC
Head officerDAVID G GREENFIELD
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY
Last registered2026-04-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$554,000 $249,300
2026$1,101,000 $495,450
2027$1,123,000 $505,350

The city's market estimate has risen 103% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.

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: E 55 St / 1 Av — M57 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 54 St & 1 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

351 East 54 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

170 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 86 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 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY — 19 buildings, 1,072 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2219 Givan Avenue BX180 A
1180 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
1170 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
99 Vandalia Avenue BK121 A
155-25 71 Avenue QN78 A
3915 Neptune Avenue BK75 A
789 Co-op City Boulevard BX70 A
351 East 61 Street MN53 B
385 3 Avenue MN49 A
3811 Surf Avenue BK41 B
171 Lexington Avenue MN41 A
334 East 92 Street MN23 B
89 Carlton Avenue BK22 B
141 East 23 Street MN19 B
228 East 46 Street MN18 B
332 East 22 Street MN14 B
231 East 77 Street MN12 B
351 East 54 Street MN12 C
777 Co-op City Boulevard BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,761,000 on 2026-01-08 (lender: City Of New York (the)), covering 7 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
2026-01-08Mortgage $13,818,157 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $13,818,157
2026-01-08Mortgage $4,761,000 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $4,761,000
2026-01-08AL&R $13,818,157 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $13,818,157
2026-01-08AL&R $4,761,000 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $4,761,000
2000-01-06Mortgage $1,425,000 — from 351 EAST 54 LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK $1,425,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170090110
201800150318
201901350238
202000390140
20210212502129
202202910396
202302810487
202402250330
20254427023283
202601625068
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 889Ownership & money 26Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,011 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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