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51 Tiemann Place

2,865Records
21City systems
329Open violations
142.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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2,865 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,044 311 service requests, 754 HPD complaints, 747 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units62
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)55 TIEMAN PLACE OWNERS CORP
BBL1019950010
BIN1059882

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 142.9. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations329 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 224 class B, 66 class A. Oldest open since 1989-02-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

313 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (80) · PAINT/PLASTER (42) · PLUMBING (29) · WATER LEAK (28) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22).

Filed construction activity

$1,118,486 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (62)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)55 TIEMANN OWNERS CORP
Head officerERIC MAURER
Managing agentVERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,005,000 $4,052,250
2026$9,128,000 $4,107,600
2027$9,381,000 $4,221,450

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,795,245 a year ($27.41 per sq ft), operating expenses $690,983 ($10.55 per sq ft), net operating income $1,104,263. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway125 St — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 125 St / Broadway — M125 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Moylan Pl · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 36, 125. 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

51 Tiemann Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

313 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 140 buildings, 5,208 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B18. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3530 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX216 A
211 East 53 Street MN146 A
626 East 14 Street MN117 A
3103 Fairfield Avenue BX108 A
3636 Fieldston Road BX102 B
86-22 98 Street QN95 A
581 Academy Street MN89 A
3200 Netherland Avenue BX80 A
445 West 240 Street BX78 A
5620 Sylvan Avenue BX77 A
49 East 96 Street MN75 A
3050 Fairfield Avenue BX73 A
3600 Fieldston Road BX73 A
2711 Avenue X BK66 A
511 West 232 Street BX66 A
109-20 Queens Boulevard QN64 A
6300 Riverdale Avenue BX64 A
51 Tiemann Place MN62 B
1521 Watson Avenue BX61 A
306 West 97 Street MN61 A
3117 Broadway MN60 A
525 Avenue of the Americas MN60 A
6535 Broadway BX60 A
222 East 35 Street MN59 A
50 King Street MN57 A
2576 Broadway MN56 B
3656 Johnson Avenue BX56 A
3260 Netherland Avenue BX54 A
25 West 64 Street MN53 A
4265 Webster Avenue BX53 A
2400 Davidson Avenue BX51 A
2410 Davidson Avenue BX51 A
3279 Hull Avenue BX51 A
256 West 117 Street MN50 B
3701 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX49 A
527 East 12 Street MN48 B
152 East 35 Street MN48 A
3603 Broadway MN48 A
131 West 16 Street MN48 A
45 Central Park North MN47 A
302 West 79 Street MN45 A
3512 Oxford Avenue BX45 A
649 2 Avenue MN44 A
982 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
5730 Mosholu Avenue BX43 A
463 West 44 Street MN43 A
29 West 64 Street MN43 A
333 East 209 Street BX43 A
145 Central Park North MN41 A
166 West 76 Street MN41 A
190 Garfield Place BK40 A
237 Eldridge Street MN40 A
321 East 71 Street MN39 A
123 Prospect Park West BK38 A
27 King Street MN38 A
322 West 90 Street MN37 A
15 Ft Washington Avenue MN36 A
175 Claremont Avenue MN36 A
319 East 105 Street MN36 A
3115 Broadway MN36 A

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $521,511 on 2021-07-22 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-18RPTT&RET $480,000 — from ANGELES, ELEANOR to SHANE, BENJAMIN W; SHANE, DAVID GRAHAM $480,000
2021-12-28Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $7,742
2021-07-22Mortgage $521,512 — from 55 TIEMANN OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $521,512
2021-07-22Agreement $1,900,000 — from 55 TIEMANN OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,900,000
2021-07-22AL&R $1,900,000 — from 55 TIEMANN OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,900,000
2019-10-25RPTT&RET $760,000 — from PUPIN, ANTOINE to SHIRANE, HARUO; SHIRANE, SEIJI $760,000
2019-09-23Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $12,258
2018-09-04RPTT&RET $715,000 — from KGK PROPERTIES, LLC to LEEDS, ADAM $715,000
2018-08-31Sold for $715,000 $715,000 $11,532
2016-12-23RPTT&RET $645,000 — from PANAYIOTOU, DAFNE; PANAYIOTOU, CHRIS to MANN, ROBERT F $645,000
2016-12-08Sold for $645,000 $645,000 $10,403
2015-02-11RPTT&RET $365,040 — from TIEMANN PLACE REALTY, LLC to VANLEHN, KURT A; CHI, MICHELENE T.H. $365,040
2014-08-28RPTT&RET $390,000 — from TIEMANN PLACE REALTY to JOHNSON, GEORGE $390,000
2014-08-28RPTT&RET $300,000 — from TIEMANN PLACE REALTY to TSICALOS, DENNIS $300,000
2013-10-02AL&R $1,655,000 — from 55 TIEMANN OWNERS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,655,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702160826
20180511824129
201950187215209
20200217802182
202104694380
20222227912286
20231150704513
202411215527177
20251131104317
20260019304197
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 2,602Ownership & money 66Health & systems 86

Every one of the 2,865 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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