1,338 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 423 HPD complaints, 363 311 service requests, 252 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 51.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 26 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
56 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 56).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (8) · Illegal Parking (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · ELECTRIC (4).
$12,269,338 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1995) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (52) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 55 WHIPPLE STREET LP |
| Head officer | MARTIN NEEDELMAN |
| Managing agent | LOS SURES MANAGEMENT CO |
| Last registered | 2025-12-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,063,000 | $3,628,350 |
| 2026 | $7,612,000 | $3,425,400 |
| 2027 | $7,793,000 | $3,506,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (1 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 | Lorimer St — J M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Cook St — B46 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & Whipple St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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.
95 Throop 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 |
87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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 LOS SURES MANAGEMENT — 30 buildings, 783 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Montieth Street | BK | 94 | A |
| 145 South 3 Street | BK | 66 | A |
| 201 South 4 Street | BK | 56 | B |
| 201 Roebling Street | BK | 56 | B |
| 95 Throop Avenue | BK | 52 | B |
| 209 South 2 Street | BK | 35 | B |
| 103 South 3 Street | BK | 35 | A |
| 355 South 3 Street | BK | 34 | C |
| 778 Driggs Avenue | BK | 29 | B |
| 344 Bedford Avenue | BK | 26 | A |
| 160 South 2 Street | BK | 25 | A |
| 743 Driggs Avenue | BK | 25 | B |
| 184 South 2 Street | BK | 24 | B |
| 188 South 2 Street | BK | 24 | B |
| 344 Rodney Street | BK | 24 | B |
| 258 Grand Street | BK | 23 | C |
| 249 South 1 Street | BK | 22 | B |
| 383 Hewes Street | BK | 22 | A |
| 907 Driggs Avenue | BK | 21 | A |
| 434 South 5 Street | BK | 17 | B |
| 120 South 1 Street | BK | 15 | B |
| 238 Metropolitan Avenue | BK | 12 | B |
| 232 Metropolitan Avenue | BK | 9 | C |
| 399 South 4 Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 73 South 9 Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 401 South 4 Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 60 North 8 Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 368 Hooper Street | BK | 5 | B |
| 300 Bedford Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 407 South 5 Street | BK | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,248,280 on 2018-11-07 (lender: Local Initiatives Support Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-07 | Mortgage $4,248,280 — from 55 WHIPPLE STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | $4,248,280 | |
| 2018-11-07 | AL&R $4,248,280 — from 55 WHIPPLE STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | $4,248,280 | |
| 2018-11-07 | M&CON $8,753,316 — from 55 WHIPPLE STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $8,753,316 | |
| 2018-10-29 | RPTT&RET $8,788,330 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to 55 WHIPPLE STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $8,788,330 | |
| 1997-02-24 | Mortgage $6,290,750 — from THROOP AVENUE TURNKEY DEVELOPMENT CORP | $6,290,750 | |
| 1995-03-10 | Mortgage $6,290,750 — from THROOP AVENUE TURNKEY DEVELOPMENT CORP to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $6,290,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 77 |
| 2019 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 145 |
Every one of the 1,338 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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