1,114 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 384 311 service requests, 137 DOB permits, 132 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% 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 2.1. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Indoor Air Quality (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Elevator (4) · Street Condition (4) · Dirty Condition (3).
$51,775,855 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1982) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (394) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC |
| Head officer | CHRIS NIEHAUS |
| Managing agent | GREYSTAR |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $167,734,000 | $75,480,300 |
| 2026 | $173,606,000 | $78,122,700 |
| 2027 | $178,456,000 | $80,305,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 51 St — 6 E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 52 St — M15 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 54 St & 1 Ave · 300 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.
420 East 54 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
64 311 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.
Managed by GREYSTAR — 19 buildings, 4,542 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 Crown Street | BK | 569 | A |
| 20 Broad Street | MN | 533 | A |
| 770 8 Avenue | MN | 464 | A |
| 7 East 28 Street | MN | 404 | A |
| 420 East 54 Street | MN | 394 | A |
| 461 Dean Street | BK | 363 | A |
| 44-01 Northern Boulevard | QN | 354 | A |
| 180 Broome Street | MN | 263 | A |
| 509 West 38 Street | MN | 225 | A |
| 145 Clinton Street | MN | 211 | A |
| 125 Delancey Street | MN | 195 | A |
| 27-19 44 Drive | QN | 168 | A |
| 290 3 Avenue | MN | 166 | A |
| 225 West 28 Street | MN | 112 | A |
| 110 South 8 Street | BK | 66 | A |
| 62 South 2nd Street | BK | 29 | A |
| 309 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 26 | A |
| 1014520028 | — | — | |
| 1014520030 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,561,371 on 2016-02-04 (lender: Breds II Mortgage Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | Agreement $241,000,000 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $241,000,000 | |
| 2019-12-02 | AL&R $285,000,000 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to CMTG LENDER 54 LLC | $285,000,000 | |
| 2019-12-02 | Agreement $285,000,000 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to CMTG LENDER 54 LLC | $285,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-04 | Mortgage $4,561,372 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to BREDS II MORTGAGE CORP. | $4,561,372 | |
| 2016-02-04 | AL&R $248,571,429 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to BREDS II MORTGAGE CORP. | $248,571,429 | |
| 2016-02-04 | AL&R $31,867,200 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to BREDS II MORTGAGE CORP. | $31,867,200 | |
| 2016-02-04 | AL&R $4,561,372 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to BREDS II MORTGAGE CORP. | $4,561,372 | |
| 2016-02-04 | Mortgage $248,571,429 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to BREDS II MORTGAGE CORP. | $248,571,429 | |
| 2016-02-04 | Deed $390,000,000 — from EQR-RIVERTOWER, LLC; EQR-RIVER TOWER E, LLC; EQR-RIVER TOWER A, LLC; EQR-RIVER TOWER C, LL to RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC | $390,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-04 | Mortgage $31,867,200 — from RIVER TOWER OWNER, LLC to BREDS II MORTGAGE CORP. | $31,867,200 | |
| 2016-01-28 | Sold for $390,000,000 | $390,000,000 | $989,848 |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2014-11-15 | RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC | $5,941,469 | |
| 2010-02-05 | Deed $181,500,000 — from RIVERTOWER ASSOCIATES LLC to EQR-RIVERTOWER, LLC; EQR-RIVERTOWER E, LLC; EQR-RIVERTOWER A, LLC; EQR-RIVERTOWER D, LLC; | $181,500,000 | |
| 2001-04-26 | Mortgage $66,000,000 — from RIVERTOWER ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS; RETIREMENT SYST | $66,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56 | 19 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 117 |
| 2018 | 23 | 25 | 121 | 8 | 7 | 184 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 57 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 2021 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2022 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 54 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 53 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 69 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
Every one of the 1,114 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
Explore: ZIP 10022 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map