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55 Austin Place

1,583Records
20City systems
136Open violations
30.3Penalty rate

1,583 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 384 311 service requests, 370 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 205 HPD housing violations.

BoroughStaten Island 10304
Built1962
Floors8
Res. units147
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)IMPERIAL TOWER CONDUMINUIM ASS INC
BBL5005797501
BIN5112220

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30.3. In ZIP 10304, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations136 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 61 class B, 44 class A. Oldest open since 1990-10-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
15
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$11,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Snow or Ice (9) · Elevator (7) · Blocked Driveway (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

$1,046,712 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (147)
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)Imperial Towers Condominium
Head officerCrystal Lia
Managing agentCRM MANAGEMENT SERVICS
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$74,737 $33,632
2026$14,038 $6,317
2027$72,006 $32,403

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE · COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · MENTAL-MORAL IMPROVE · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,739,633 a year ($17.22 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,431,864 ($9.00 per sq ft), net operating income $1,307,769. 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)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Staten Island RailwayStapleton — SIR · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Victory Blvd / Austin Pl — S48 S61 S62 S66 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 16, 74, 10
Middle: I.S. 061 William A Morris. 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 Austin 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

83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 CRM MANAGEMENT SERVICS — 6 buildings, 290 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55 Austin Place SI147 B
41 Wellington Court SI89 A
525 Clove Road SI24 B
186 Prospect Park West BK15 A
230A 7 Street BK9 A
164 Beach 122 Street QN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-21RPTT $108,000 — from MAIDA, AS REFEREE, JONATHAN; GUITY, GILBERT to 55 AUSTIN PL 2E PARTNERS LLC $108,000
2026-06-25RPTT $55,000 — from WENZEL-HO, DOROTHY; WENZEL-HO, MARIA N; HO, DOROTHY to HO, DOROTHY $55,000
2026-06-25RPTT $55,000 — from WENZEL-HO, DOROTHY; WENZEL-HO, MARIA N; HO, DOROTHY to HO, DOROTHY $55,000
2026-06-04Sold for $108,000 $108,000 $735
2026-05-20Sold for $55,000 $55,000 $374
2026-05-20Sold for $55,000 $55,000 $374
2026-05-15RPTT $369,000 — from MIREYA RUDEDA AS GUARDIAN OF ELI RUEDA; RUEDA, MIREYA to BING KOO, MEI; L JONES, ISAIAH $369,000
2026-05-15RPTT $369,000 — from MIREYA RUDEDA AS GUARDIAN OF ELI RUEDA; RUEDA, MIREYA to BING KOO, MEI; L JONES, ISAIAH $369,000
2026-04-10Sold for $369,000 $369,000 $2,510
2026-04-10Sold for $369,000 $369,000 $2,510
2026-04-03RPTT&RET $380,000 — from LYNCH, BARBARA; LYNCH, SEAN T to PECORARO, CHRISTIAN $380,000
2026-04-02Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $2,585
2026-03-27RPTT $290,000 — from JACOBS LIVING TRUSTDATED 8/8/1995; MICHAEL JACOBS , TTEE, HENRY to FELICIANO, STEFANIE $290,000
2026-03-17RPTT $305,000 — from ACQUISTA, LISA A to KULUSIC, MATEA $305,000
2026-02-26RPTT $325,000 — from GUNARATNE, NELUN to PRESUTI, NORA $325,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017782943592
201801041448103
20190960265100
2020032141267
2021031640261
2022032242370
20234163240395
20243857472117
202511185212120
20265077234109
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 139Housing & tenants 807Ownership & money 548Health & systems 55

Every one of the 1,583 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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