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55 Nagle Avenue

3,053Records
19City systems
200Open violations
188.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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3,053 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,154 311 service requests, 944 HPD complaints, 673 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)NAGLETHE BUILDINGINC
BBL1021710020
BIN1064123

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 188.5. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations200 total — 47 class C (immediately hazardous), 110 class B, 43 class A. Oldest open since 1999-05-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

102 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 82). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
82
’25–26

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

$63,710 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

470 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (73) · PLUMBING (67) · DOOR/WINDOW (56) · HEAT/HOT WATER (48) · PAINT/PLASTER (42) · ELECTRIC (30).

Filed construction activity

$64,000 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)NAGLE "THE BUILDING" INC
Head officerRONALD EDELSTEIN
Managing agentFive Gems Management Corp
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,186,000 $983,700
2026$2,353,000 $1,058,850
2027$2,495,000 $1,122,750

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7)

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

Subway190 St — A · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Dyckman St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Bennett Av — Bx7 M100 · 550 ft
Citi BikeNagle Ave & Ellwood St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley
Middle: Middle School 322. 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 Nagle Avenue

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

470 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 48 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 FIVE GEMS MANAGEMENT CORP — 5 buildings, 344 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5000 Broadway MN85 B
2875 Sedgwick Avenue BX85 B
867 West 181 Street MN72 B
812 West 181 Street MN54 A
55 Nagle Avenue MN48 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,598 on 2020-03-05 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-05AL&R $2,700,000 — from NAGLE ''THE BUILDING'', INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,700,000
2020-03-05Agreement $2,700,000 — from NAGLE ''THE BUILDING'', INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,700,000
2020-03-05Mortgage $18,598 — from NAGLE ''THE BUILDING'', INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $18,598
2015-04-07AL&R $3,000,000 — from NAGEL ''THE BUILDING'', INC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,000,000
2015-04-07Mortgage $3,000,000 — from NAGEL ''THE BUILDING'', INC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,000,000
2005-02-25Agreement $2,350,000 — from NAGLE ''THE BUILDING'' INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $2,350,000
2005-02-25Mortgage $498,329 — from NAGLE ''THE BUILDING'' INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $498,329
2005-02-25AL&R $2,350,000 — from NAGLE ''THE BUILDING'' INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $2,350,000
2002-06-04Mortgage $1,104,419 — from NAGLE THE BUILDING INC. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,104,419
1997-10-21Mortgage $60,985 — from NAGLE THE BUILDING,INC. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $60,985
1990-01-24Mortgage $800,000 — from NAGLE BUILDING INC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170217501178
20180178101783
20190416202168
202007574169
2021010240236
202202400648
202307870599
202434282441
2025112130127
202612895802989
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 143Housing & tenants 2,821Ownership & money 32Health & systems 38

Every one of the 3,053 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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