The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.1. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Animal in a Park (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1891)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
53 W 94th ST LLC
Head officer
SuoSou Chenzuo
Managing agent
RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered
2025-10-28
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
$3,360,000
$1,512,000
2026
$4,032,000
$1,814,400
2027
$4,664,000
$2,098,800
The city's market estimate has risen
39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2022 (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.
Getting around
Subway
96 St — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 94 St — M7 M11 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Columbus Ave & W 95 St · 350 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.
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $270,639 on
2020-10-19 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-02-12
Deed $5,800,000 — from 53 W 94TH ST MANHATTAN LLC to 53 W 94TH ST LLC
$5,800,000
2025-02-06
Sold for $5,800,000
$5,800,000
$828,571
2020-10-19
Mortgage $270,640 — from 53 W. 94TH ST. MANHATTAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$270,640
2020-10-19
AL&R $2,850,000 — from 53 W. 94TH ST. MANHATTAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,850,000
2020-10-19
Agreement $2,850,000 — from 53 W. 94TH ST. MANHATTAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,850,000
2017-07-07
Mortgage $400,000 — from GAGEN, VERA; GAGEN, JOSEPH to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$400,000
2017-07-07
AL&R $400,000 — from GAGEN, JOSEPH; GAGEN, VERA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$400,000
2016-11-15
Mortgage $250,000 — from GAGEN, JOSEPH F; GAGEN, VERA to GARY ROSEN LAW FIRM PC RETIREMENT PLAN
$250,000
2015-03-10
Mortgage $615,557 — from GAGEN, JOSEPH; GAGEN, VERA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$615,557
2015-03-10
Agreement $2,500,000 — from GAGEN, VERA; GAGEN, JOSEPH to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,500,000
2015-03-10
AL&R $2,500,000 — from GAGEN, JOSEPH; GAGEN, VERA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,500,000
2012-02-10
Mortgage $566,981 — from GAGEN, JOSEPH; GAGEN, VERA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$566,981
2012-02-10
Agreement $2,000,000 — from GAGEN, JOSEPH; GAGEN, VERA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,000,000
2008-11-06
Mortgage $454,206 — from GAGEN, JOSEPH; GAGEN, VERA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$454,206
2008-11-06
Agreement $1,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to GAGEN, JOSEPH; GAGEN, VERA
$1,500,000
Ten-year activity
20100
18
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
8
3
7
18
2018
5
7
0
5
17
2019
0
4
0
5
9
2020
0
1
5
2
8
2021
0
1
0
1
2
2022
0
7
0
2
9
2023
0
1
0
2
3
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
0
3
4
4
11
2026
0
8
0
1
9
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2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-08-01311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2022-08-01311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2022-07-29311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-06Boiler inspection
2022-02-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-04-15Boiler inspection
2021-02-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-19Deed — from GAGEN, JOSEPH F; GAGEN, VERA to 53 W. 94TH ST. MANHATTAN LLC
2020-10-19Mortgage $270,640 — from 53 W. 94TH ST. MANHATTAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$270,640
2020-10-19AL&R $2,850,000 — from 53 W. 94TH ST. MANHATTAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,850,000
2020-10-19Agreement $2,850,000 — from 53 W. 94TH ST. MANHATTAN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,850,000
2020-10-06Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-03-11Boiler inspection
2020-02-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019
2019-12-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-10-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-10-07311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019-07-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-04-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018
2018-12-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018-10-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-09-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-09-10311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2018-08-31311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-08-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018-08-20311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-08-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-08-10311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-04-13311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2018-04-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE NUMBER OF REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC$2,500
2018-04-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF A AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER BC9032. AND AC$1,000
2018-04-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC907.2.3/FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE.$2,500
2018-04-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALPURPOSED ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.DOB RECORDS (C OF O #64046)INDICA$1,250
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER