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154 East 55 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1013090043 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (8) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$181,992 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,764,000 $2,143,800
2026$3,997,000 $1,798,650
2027$3,974,000 $1,788,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOUSE OF WORSHIP

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Omar's Mediterranean CuisineMediterraneanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 56 St — M101 M102 M103 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 56 St & 3 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

154 East 55 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,475,000 on 1999-02-04 (lender: United Bank Of Kuwait Plc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-11-10Agreement $1,500,000 — from THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $1,500,000
1999-02-04Mortgage $2,475,000 — from ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT PLC $2,475,000
1997-05-20Mortgage $495,000 to BANCO DE SICILIA, SPA $495,000
1984-07-18Mortgage $5,097,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA $5,097,000
1984-01-30Mortgage $6,251,391 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA $6,251,391
1984-01-30Mortgage $359,866 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA $359,866
1984-01-05Mortgage $1,972,743 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA $1,972,743
1983-12-02Mortgage $1,226,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $1,226,500
1983-12-02Mortgage $1,202,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANATTAN BANK,NA $1,202,500
1982-08-06Mortgage $850,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $850,000
1982-03-03Mortgage $6,142,250 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $6,142,250
1982-03-03Mortgage $3,787,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $3,787,500
1982-03-03Mortgage $20,000,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA $20,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
11
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701629
201801315
20191010011
202020305
202100404
202200707
202300213
202400325
202500527
202600303
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-05-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-08311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-04-05311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2025-11-13Restaurant inspection: OMAR'S MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE — grade A
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Detached Trailer

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-08311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-04-05311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2025
2025-11-13Restaurant inspection: OMAR'S MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE — grade A
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Detached Trailer
2025-06-26311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025-04-02311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-03-05311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-29311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024
2024-12-13311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-05-21Restaurant inspection: OMAR'S MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE — grade A
2024-04-11Elevator permit: Modification to the existing controller to install Door Position Monitoring System as per requirements of ASME A17.3-2015, as modi$15,000
2024-03-24311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-03-24311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023
2023-10-08311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-10-05Restaurant inspection: OMAR'S MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE
2023-07-29311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022
2022-10-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2022-08-30311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-06-24311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-04-24311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-04-10311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-03-23311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-03-16311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021
2021-12-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-06-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2021-01-06311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2020
2020-11-24311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-19311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2020-06-01Job filed: install new cooking equipment as per plans filed herewith.$25,998
2020-03-16311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2020-01-08Job filed: install new cooking equipment as per plans filed herewith.$25,998
2019
2019-12-26Job filed: install new cooking equipment as per plans filed herewith.$25,998
2019-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-10-07Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2019-08-20Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2019-08-05Job filed: Install an exhaust fan for a new bathroom as per plans filed herewith$3,000
2019-07-24Job filed: install new cooking equipment as per plans filed herewith.$25,998
2019-07-09Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF EGRESS OR USE AND OCCUPANCY.$35,000
2019-07-09Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF EGRESS OR USE AND OCCUPANCY.$35,000
2019-07-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-06-13Job filed: REMOVAL AND CLEAN UP OF MATERIALS FROM FIRE DAMAGED RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR.$5,000
2019-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-03311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2018-04-04311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018-03-30311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2018-01-26DOB violation ACC1: VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST
2017
2017-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-08-08311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2017-08-04311: Vending — Unlicensed
2017-08-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2017-06-09311: Panhandling — N/A
2017-04-06DOB violation E:
2017-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-06311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2016
2016-12-01DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST
2016-07-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-12311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-04-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-04-05DOB violation E:
2016-02-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-16Job filed: RENOVATION TO EXISTING TOILETS IN CELLAR$70,000
2015-09-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2015-08-27311: Bike Rack Condition — Bike Rack Repair
2015-08-03311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2015-06-10DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2014 INSPECTION/TEST
2014
2014-08-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Café
2013
2013-09-08311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2012
2012-11-06311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-11-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-11-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-11-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-30DOB violation E:
2011
2011-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-15DOB violation E:
2011-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-24Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS,OR OCCUPANCY. GAS FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION. #120280846$3,000
2011-03-24Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS,OR OCCUPANCY. GAS FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION. #120280846$3,000
2011-01-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2010
2010-10-17311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2010-10-08DOB violation VCAT1:
2010-09-14311: Consumer Complaint — Lack of Safety Equipment
2010-09-08DOB violation E:
2010-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-01Job filed: REMOVE FIXTURES IN KITCHEN AND RELAMINATE WALLS WITH SHEETROCK. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIONS$30,000
2010-03-01Job filed: REMOVE FIXTURES IN KITCHEN AND RELAMINATE WALLS WITH SHEETROCK. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIONS$30,000
2010-03-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2009
2009-09-25DOB violation E:
2008
2008-08-21DOB violation E:
2008-05-14Mortgage satisfied — from THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
2008-03-21DOB violation LL1081:
2007
2007-01-23DOB violation E:
2005
2005-10-01DOB violation LL1081:
2005-03-29DOB violation E:
2004
2004-12-30DOB violation E:
2004-11-10Agreement $1,500,000 — from THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to FLEET NATIONAL BANK$1,500,000
2004-11-10Mortgage assigned — from THE UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT, PLC to FLEET NATIONAL BANK
2004-04-21DOB violation LL1081:
2002
2002-08-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-02-19DOB violation LL1081:
2001
2001-10-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-03-08DOB violation LL1081:
2001-01-11Job filed: PA
2001-01-11Job filed: PA
2001-01-10Job filed: PA
2000
2000-10-12Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-08-31Job filed: INSTALL AWNING: AL-BARAKA BUSINESS AWING NON-ILLUMITED.$1,000
2000-08-31Job filed: INSTALL AWNING: AL-BARAKA BUSINESS AWING NON-ILLUMITED.$1,000
2000-08-31Job filed: INSTALL AWNING: AL-BARAKA BUSINESS AWING NON-ILLUMITED.$1,000
2000-06-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-06-15Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,200
2000-06-15Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,200
2000-03-30Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2000-03-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-03-10DOB violation LL1081:
2000-03-03Job filed: Application filed to indicate the construction of new interior partitions, new kitchen and toilet fixtures, and new HVAC unit with new ductwork for ex$30,000
2000-03-03Job filed: Application filed to indicate the construction of new interior partitions, new kitchen and toilet fixtures, and new HVAC unit with new ductwork for ex$30,000
1999
1999-12-13Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
1999-07-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-06-25Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-05-21SAGE — from BANCO DI SICILIA, SPA
1999-05-21Mortgage satisfied — from FREDERICK P. VICTORIA AND SON, INC. to BANCO DI SICILIA, SPA
1999-02-23SMIS — from ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT PLC
1999-02-04Deed — from UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT, PLC to ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN
1999-02-04Mortgage $2,475,000 — from ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF MID-MANHATTAN to UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT PLC$2,475,000
1999-02-04PAT — from UNITED BANK OF KUWAIT PLC to THOMAS, ABDULKADER STEVEN
1999-02-04Deed — from FREDERICK P. VICTORIA & SON, INC. to UNITED BANK O FKUWAIT, PLC
1997
1997-11-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 75U5. PERFORM 5 YEAR TEST. TAG DEVICE.
1997-05-20Mortgage assigned — from FREDERICK P. VICTORIA AND SON, INC. to BANCO DI SICILIA SPA
1997-05-20Mortgage $495,000 to BANCO DE SICILIA, SPA$495,000
1997-01-13DOB violation LL1081:
1997-01-13DOB violation LL1081:
1991
1991-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-06-29DOB violation LL1081: 1
1989
1989-10-12DOB violation LL1081: 1
1984
1984-11-13Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA to PROGRESS PROPERTIES,INC
1984-11-13Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA to TEACHERS INS & ANUTYETC
1984-07-18Mortgage $5,097,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA$5,097,000
1984-02-15Agreement — from NYC (DEPT/TRANSPORTATN) to PROGRESS PARTNERS
1984-01-30Mortgage $6,251,391 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA$6,251,391
1984-01-30REL — from CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA to PROGRESS PARTNERS
1984-01-30Mortgage $359,866 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA$359,866
1984-01-05Mortgage $1,972,743 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BK,NA$1,972,743
1983
1983-12-02Mortgage $1,226,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA$1,226,500
1983-12-02Mortgage $1,202,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANATTAN BANK,NA$1,202,500
1983-12-02SAGE — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA
1982
1982-08-06Agreement — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA
1982-08-06Mortgage $850,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA$850,000
1982-04-19DECL — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1982-04-19DECL — from FRIEDENBERG, DANIELM.
1982-03-29DECL — from MILTA REALTY CORPORATION; F.P.V. REALTY INC.; PROGRESS PARTNERS
1982-03-29SAGE — from PROGRESS PARTNERS
1982-03-03Mortgage $6,142,250 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA$6,142,250
1982-03-03Mortgage $3,787,500 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA$3,787,500
1982-03-03Mortgage $20,000,000 — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,NA$20,000,000
1981
1981-11-18Mortgage — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKN A
1981-11-18Mortgage — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKN A
1981-11-12Mortgage — from PROGRESS PARTNERS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKN A
1981-06-30Agreement — from PROGRESS CORP N V to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKN A
1981-06-11Mortgage — from PROGRESS CORP N V to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKN A
1981-06-11Mortgage — from PROGRESS CORP N V to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKN A
1981-06-10Agreement — from F P V REALTY INC to PROGRESS CORP N V
1981-06-10MISC — from PROGRESS CORP N V
1981-06-05Mortgage — from PROGRESS CORP N V to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1981-06-05SMIS — from F P V REALTY INC to PROGRESS CORP N V
1981-01-09Agreement — from F P V REALTY INC to PROGRESS CORP NV
1975
1975-05-02Agreement — from FPV REALTY INC to WESTERN NY SVGS BANK
1975-05-02MISC — from PHOENIX MTL LF INS CO
1975-04-23Mortgage assigned — from PHOENIX MTL LF INS CO to WESTERN NY SVGS BANK
1971
1971-05-13Mortgage assigned — from JOHN HANOCK MUTUAL LIFE to JOHN PLATT RLTY CORP
1971-05-13Mortgage — from FRIEDENBERG, DANIELM. to JOHN PLATT RLTY CORP.

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