939 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 655 311 service requests, 109 HPD complaints, 42 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 15.3. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (60) · Illegal Parking (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · GENERAL (7) · Abandoned Vehicle (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (66) |
| 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) | Payson 55, LLC |
| Head officer | Scott Silverman |
| Managing agent | Bronstein Properties LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,738,000 | $2,132,100 |
| 2026 | $5,293,000 | $2,381,850 |
| 2027 | $5,352,000 | $2,408,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Dyckman St — A · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Dyckman St — Bx7 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Dyckman St & Henshaw St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 18, 98, 278 Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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 Payson 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $807,035 on 2020-07-20 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-20 | CMTG $9,075,000 — from SEAMAN 20 LLC; ISHAM 521 LLC; POST 118 LLC; PAYSON 55 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $9,075,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | AL&R $29,150,000 — from POST 118 LLC; SEAMAN 20 LLC; ISHAM 521 LLC; PAYSON 55 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $29,150,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | Mortgage $807,036 — from PAYSON 55 LLC; SEAMAN 20 LLC; POST 118 LLC; ISHAM 521 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $807,036 | |
| 2020-07-20 | Agreement $29,150,000 — from POST 118 LLC; ISHAM 521 LLC; SEAMAN 20 LLC; PAYSON 55 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $29,150,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | CMTG $6,775,000 — from SEAMAN 20 LLC; POST 118 LLC; ISHAM 521 LLC; PAYSON 55 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $6,775,000 | |
| 2015-02-25 | AL&R $9,200,000 — from 55 PAYSON LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $9,200,000 | |
| 2015-02-25 | Mortgage $2,194,101 — from 55 PAYSON LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,194,101 | |
| 2015-02-25 | Agreement $9,200,000 — from 55 PAYSON LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $9,200,000 | |
| 2012-10-22 | Mortgage $2,676,794 — from PAYSON 55 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,676,794 | |
| 2012-10-22 | AL&R $7,330,000 — from PAYSON 55 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,330,000 | |
| 2012-10-22 | Agreement $7,330,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to PAYSON 55 LLC | $7,330,000 | |
| 2009-07-10 | Mortgage $4,400,000 — from PAYSON 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2009-07-10 | Mortgage $400,000 — from PAYSON 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2009-07-10 | Deed $8,182,000 — from 55 PAYSON AVENUE, LLC to PAYSON 55 LLC | $8,182,000 | |
| 2009-07-10 | AL&R $4,800,000 — from PAYSON 55 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,800,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2018 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2019 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 86 |
| 2020 | 2 | 111 | 7 | 3 | 123 |
| 2021 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| 2022 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2023 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2024 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 104 |
| 2025 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2026 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
Every one of the 939 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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