374 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 208 311 service requests, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 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. More recorded distress than 52% 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 17.5. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1978-04-14. |
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.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Tree Damage (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Encampment (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$11,400 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | BH 551 MANHATTAN AVE LLC |
| Head officer | SHMUEL BENTOV |
| Managing agent | SENSA REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,871,000 | $841,950 |
| 2026 | $1,797,000 | $808,650 |
| 2027 | $1,708,000 | $768,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 125 St — A B C D · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 122 St — M3 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & Manhattan Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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.
553 Manhattan Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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 SENSA REALTY LLC — 12 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 560 West 151 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 556 West 156 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 520 West 175 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 1838 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 15 | A |
| 2320 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 9 | A |
| 469 West 147 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 110 West 130 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 553 Manhattan Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 9 East 124 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 207 West 121 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 316 West 139 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 248 West 121 Street | MN | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $860,415 on 2016-03-07 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-24 | Agreement $1,565,000 — from BH 551 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to SENSA REALTY LLC | $1,565,000 | |
| 2016-03-07 | Agreement $1,904,200 — from BH 551 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $1,904,200 | |
| 2016-03-07 | Mortgage $860,416 — from BH 551 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $860,416 | |
| 2013-08-06 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from BH 551 MANHATTAN AVE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,100,000 | |
| 2012-08-24 | Deed $600,000 — from DANKBERG, REFEREE, JAY STUART to BH 551 MANHATTAN AVE, LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2012-08-24 | RPTT&RET $1,680,000 — from MACS INC to BH 551 MANHATTAN AVE LLC | $1,680,000 | |
| 2012-01-13 | AL&R $950,000 — from HUDSON VALLEY BANK to NAUTILUS CAPITAL LLC | $950,000 | |
| 2008-06-04 | Agreement $950,000 — from FELIX MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2008-06-04 | Mortgage $56,474 — from FELIX MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK | $56,474 | |
| 2008-06-04 | AL&R $950,000 — from FELIX MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2008-04-21 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from FELIX MANAGEMENT LLC to MAC'S INC. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2005-12-08 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from FELIX MANAGEMENT, LLC to MACS INC, | $1,000,000 | |
| 2005-12-08 | AL&R $950,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to FELIX MANAGEMENT, LLC. | $950,000 | |
| 2005-12-08 | Deed $1,900,000 — from KARNIC RESTAURANT CORP to FELIX MANAGEMENT, LLC | $1,900,000 | |
| 2005-12-08 | Mortgage $950,000 — from KARNIC RESTAURANT CORP to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY | $950,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Every one of the 374 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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