118 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 24 HPD housing violations, 22 rodent inspections.
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 54% 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 14. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1998-07-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 53 W 111 HOLDING CORP. |
| Head officer | LARRY LUX |
| Managing agent | none |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $876,800 | $394,560 |
| 2026 | $702,000 | $315,900 |
| 2027 | $842,000 | $378,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 | 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Central Park North / Malcolm X Blvd — M2 M3 M4 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 111 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Locke School of Arts and Engineering. 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.
55 West 111 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 |
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 NONE — 117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $840,107 on 2003-06-18 (lender: Independence Community Bank), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-18 | Mortgage $840,108 — from 53 W 111 HOLDING CORP. A/K/A 53W 111 HOL to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $840,108 | |
| 1998-12-09 | Mortgage $619,777 — from 53W 111 HOLDING CORP. to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $619,777 | |
| 1986-05-02 | Mortgage $120,000 — from 53 W 111 HOLDING CORP to HOWARD, EUNICE | $120,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 118 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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