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55 East 115 Street

817Records
17City systems
25Open violations
37.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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817 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 311 service requests, 167 HPD complaints, 71 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built2009
Floors7
Res. units55
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)COLON PLAZA HSG DEVLPMT FUND
BBL1016217502
BIN1088480

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 37.9. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% 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

Open HPD violations25 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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14
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

147 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · Noise (18) · GENERAL (11) · Illegal Parking (7).

Filed construction activity

$528,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (55)
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)COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerMIRIAM RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentINNOVATIVE PROPERTY MGMT
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$402,773 $181,247
2026$0 $0
2027$979,414 $440,736

The city's market estimate has risen 143% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,208,874 a year ($27.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $553,959 ($12.73 per sq ft), net operating income $654,916. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Madison Av — M102 M116 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 115 St & Madison Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: James Weldon Johnson. 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

55 East 115 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

147 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 INNOVATIVE PROPERTY MGMT & DEVELOPMENT — 3 buildings, 207 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 East 138 Street BX97 A
3595 Broadway MN55 A
55 East 115 Street MN55 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-09-23Agreement $2,418,070 — from COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $2,418,070
2011-09-23Agreement $3,651,960 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $3,651,960
2011-09-23Mortgage $525,000 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to 116TH STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION, INC. A N $525,000
2011-09-23Mortgage $525,000 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to 116TH STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION, INC. A N $525,000
2011-09-23Agreement $3,651,960 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $3,651,960
2011-09-23Agreement $2,418,070 — from COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $2,418,070
2011-09-23Agreement $2,418,070 — from COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $2,418,070
2011-09-23Mortgage $525,000 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to 116TH STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION, INC. A N $525,000
2011-09-23Agreement $3,651,960 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $3,651,960
2011-09-23Agreement $2,418,070 — from COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $2,418,070
2011-09-23Agreement $3,651,960 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $3,651,960
2011-09-23Mortgage $525,000 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. A NEW YORK; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to 116TH STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION, INC. A N $525,000
2011-07-22Mortgage $525,000 — from COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 116 TH STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION , INC $525,000
2011-07-22Mortgage $2,035,000 — from COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P.; COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $2,035,000
2011-07-22Mortgage $525,000 — from COLON PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; COLON PLAZA ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 116 TH STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION , INC $525,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017014016
201801240631
201901340641
202005450555
202103480354
20220210209113
202306280842
202401850793
20253011806127
202600694578
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The full timeline

Construction 70Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 597Ownership & money 42Health & systems 67

Every one of the 817 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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