The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 6. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Dead Animal (1).
Filed construction activity
$38,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1890)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
55 WEST 74TH SSTREET LLC
Head officer
NICHOLAS BRUSCO
Managing agent
R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL
Last registered
2025-09-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$4,362,000
$1,962,900
2026
$5,234,000
$2,355,300
2027
$5,395,000
$2,427,750
The city's market estimate has risen
24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
72 St — B C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 75 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
W 74 St & Columbus Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on
2010-03-10 (lender: Gonzalez, Louis R). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-10-13
RPTT&RET $113,400,000 — from BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS to L & N REALTY CO., A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
$113,400,000
2022-10-06
RPTT&RET $52,725,000 — from JNPJ REALTY, LLC to BRUSCO, LUCY A; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS
$52,725,000
2010-03-10
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 55 WEST 74TH STREET LLC to GONZALEZ, LOUIS R
$1,000,000
2010-03-10
Deed $1,700,000 — from GONZALEZ, LOUIS R to 55 WEST 74TH STREET LLC
$1,700,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
26
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
6
0
2
8
2018
4
0
1
0
1
6
2019
3
1
7
1
1
13
2020
3
0
4
3
1
11
2021
0
0
18
0
0
18
2022
0
0
12
2
2
16
2023
1
0
19
0
6
26
2024
1
0
7
0
2
10
2025
0
0
3
0
1
4
2026
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2017-11-09Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2017-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-21311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2016-07-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-11-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-09-01RPTT&RET — from BRUSCO, JOSEPH O; BRUSCO, PAUL A; BRUSCO, JOHN D; BRUSCO, NICHOLAS E to JNPJ REALTY, LLC
2015-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-01-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2014
2014-07-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-02-04Job filed: REMODEL FRONT AND REAR APARTMENTS IN BASEMENT. ADD RECREATION ROOM IN CELLAR CONNECTED TO SAME. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$46,000
2010
2010-11-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-10-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-17Job filed: REMODEL APT PHB ON THE 4TH FLOOR AND ADD BULKHEAD AT ROOF TO SAME. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$60,680
2010-08-17Job filed: REMODEL 4TH FLOOR APARTMENTS AND ADD BULKHEADS ON ROOF CONNECTED TO SAME NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$60,680
2010-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-04-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-23Job filed: REMODEL APARTMENT 3B ON THE 3RD FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2010-03-10Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 55 WEST 74TH STREET LLC to GONZALEZ, LOUIS R$1,000,000
2010-03-10Deed $1,700,000 — from GONZALEZ, LOUIS R to 55 WEST 74TH STREET LLC$1,700,000
2006
2006-11-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2006-05-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2005
2005-03-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-03-08HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2001
2001-03-29Deed — from GONZALEZ, MARINO R.TRUST; GONZALEZ, LOUIS R. AS SURVIVING TRUSTEE; GONZALEZ, MARINO R.DIED to GONZALEZ, LOUIS R.
2000
2000-06-05SAGE — from GONZALEZ, MARINO R.REVOCABLE TRUST; 55 WEST 74TH STREET,LLC; GONZALES, LOUIS R. AS TRUSTEE
2000-06-05Agreement — from GONZALEZ, MARINO R.REVOCABLE TRUST; GONZALEZ, LOUIS R. AS TRUSTEE to 55 WEST 74TH STREET,LLC
1997
1997-05-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-01-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-13Deed — from GONZLEZ, MARINO R. to GONZALEZ, MARINO R.TRTE; MARINO R. GONZALEZ TRUST; GONZALEZ, LOUIS R. TRTEE
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1987
1987-05-15Deed — from GONZALEZ, ELIZABETH to GONZALEZ, MARINO R.
1984
1984-11-21HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1984-11-21HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM BASEMENT SOUTH DOOR LOCKES.
1984-04-19HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM REAR 1 STY PUBLIC HALL DOOR LOCKED.
1984-04-19HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1983
1983-04-28Deed — from GONZALEZ, MARINO R. to GONZALEZ, ELIZABETH
1969
1969-06-30Mortgage — from 34 W 75 ST CORP to GENERAL SYNOD REFRMETAL
1968
1968-09-09Deed — from MALL REALTY CORP to GONZALEZ, MARINO R
1968-09-09Mortgage assigned — from HUDSON CITY SAVINGSINST to ELLENVILLE SAVINGS BANK
1968-09-09Mortgage — from MALL REALTY CORP to ELLENVILLE SAVINGS BANK
1968-09-09SMTG — from WEINSTOCK, HYMAN D; WEINSTOCK, LILLIAN to ELLENVILLE SAVINGS BANK
1968-09-09Deed — from GONZALEZ, MARINO R to MAEL REALTY CORP