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245 East 57 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1013310120 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Taxi Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$445,040 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)57 ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerDEBRA G FECHTER
Managing agentDIGBY MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2025-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,430,000 $1,093,500
2026$2,880,000 $1,296,000
2027$2,474,000 $1,113,300

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 57 St / 2 Av — M31 M57 · 50 ft
Citi BikeE 56 St & 3 Ave · 600 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

245 East 57 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIGBY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC — 5 buildings, 91 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 West 73 Street MN38 A
1065 3 Avenue MN37 A
245 East 57 Street MN7 A
1120 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
1132 Lexington Avenue MN3 A

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
27
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700213
201800437
2019318113
20201237123
2021428216
202210010727
202300516
202400325
202500325
202600112
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-04-20311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-01-23Boiler inspection
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-20311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-01-23Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-03-05Boiler inspection
2025-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-22Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2024-05-29Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-06311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2023-03-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-01-19Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-10-24Job filed: PROPOSED FACADE AND PARAPET REPAIRS, INCLUDING PARTIAL PARAPET REPLACEMENT, BRICK REPLACEMENT AND POINTING ON EAST FACADE AS INDICATED ON PLANS AND AP$86,020
2022-10-10311: Encampment — N/A
2022-08-17311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-08-04Asbestos abatement: Removal — ESG, Inc.
2022-08-04Asbestos abatement: Removal — ESG, Inc.
2022-08-04Asbestos abatement: Removal — ESG, Inc.
2022-07-13Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-07-13Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-07-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-07-05Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-07-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-06-22Asbestos abatement: Removal — ESG, Inc.
2022-06-22Asbestos abatement: Removal — ESG, Inc.
2022-06-22Asbestos abatement: Removal — ESG, Inc.
2022-06-10Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-25Job filed: PROPOSED FACADE AND PARAPET REPAIRS, INCLUDING PARTIAL PARAPET REPLACEMENT, BRICK REPLACEMENT AND POINTING ON EAST FACADE AS INDICATED ON PLANS AND AP$86,020
2022-03-11Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-03-11Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-01-27Boiler inspection
2022-01-23311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021
2021-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-30311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2021-07-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AS PER ONE 250A SMITH MILLS BOILER; FLUE PIPE METAL GAGE NO AS PER CODE; AS PER HPD SECTION OF LAW, 27-2033, BOILER ACCESS NOTICE.$312
2021-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-25Boiler inspection
2021-03-25Boiler inspection
2021-03-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-08Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2021-03-07Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-02-18Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021-02-11Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2020
2020-12-15311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-30Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2020-09-29Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SUPPORTED SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGES IN $15,000
2020-09-21Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2020-09-18Job filed: PROPOSED LOCATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES, CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGES IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUP$15,000
2020-09-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-19Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-08-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR NAIL SHOP IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB#123803786. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2020-04-12311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-04-12Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2020-03-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PEDICURE SINKS FOR NAIL STORE RENOVATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB#123803786. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPA$44,000
2020-01-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-01-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-01-23Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-01-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-01-08Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-01-07Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2020-01-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PEDICURE SINKS FOR NAIL STORE RENOVATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB#123803786. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPA$44,000
2020-01-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR NAIL SHOP IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB#123803786. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2019
2019-12-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF STORE (NAIL SHOP) AT 1ST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OF NON-LOAD-BEARING PARTITIONS AND MISC. GC WORK AS PER PLAN$30,000
2019-12-19Permit EW — ISSUED
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
2019-10-25Job filed: PROPOSED FACADE AND PARAPET REPAIRS, INCLUDING PARTIAL PARAPET REPLACEMENT, BRICK REPLACEMENT AND POINTING ON EAST FACADE AS INDICATED ON PLANS AND AP$85,000
2019-08-14Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-04-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-02-03311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019-02-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-02-02311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-23Boiler inspection
2018-05-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-26311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2017-05-11311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-02-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-20311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2015
2015-10-16HPD 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
2015-10-16HPD 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
2015-04-12311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2015-01-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-10-17311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware
2014-10-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2013
2013-05-16311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2012
2012-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:@ 1ST FLR COMMERCIAL SPACE THE FIRE RATED CEILING HAS BEEN 95% REMOVED.R$1,000
2011-04-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTED:@ 1ST FLR COMMERICAL SPACED CEILING THE FIRE RATED CEILING HAS BEEN REMOVED W/O A PERMIT.REM:MAKE SAFE RESTO$800
2011-03-09DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-03-07DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2008-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-07-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-07-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SH ED 60 DURING FACADE REPAIR NO C ANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91
2001-07-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SH ED 60 DURING FACADE REPAIR NO C ANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91
1998
1998-08-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 49-(BQ9)(27-147) BOILER MOVED FROM 245 EAST 57 ST WITHOUT OBTAINING PERMIT.
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-01-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-08-26Deed — from FRIEDBERG, ELINOR F/B/O; GORDON, DONALD J.; GORDON, DONALD J. TRUSTEE; FECHTER, DEBRA T to 57 ASSOCIATES LLC
1995
1995-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-04-27Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-04-27Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-05-06Deed — from FECHTER, DEBRA TRTEE; KANDELL,LESLIE MARYBENF; GORDON, DONALD J to FECHTER, DEBRA TRTEE; GORDON, DONALD J TRTEE; KANDELL,ALICE SUSANBENF
1989
1989-12-05Deed — from FECHTER, DEBRA TRTESS/; GORDEN,DONALD J.IND/TRT to FECHTER, DEBRA TRT; GORDON,DONALD J IND/TRT
1989-12-05Deed — from GORDON, DONALD J.TRTEE; FECHTER, DEBRA TRTESS to GORDON, DONALD J. TRTESS; FECHTER, DEBRA TRTESS
1989-09-25Deed — from 57 CORP to FECHTER, DEBRATRSTEE; GORDON, DONALD J
1989-05-22DOB violation C:
1989-04-13DOB violation C:
1982
1982-06-22Deed — from 57 CORP. to KANDELL, LESLIE MARYFBO; GORDON, DONALD J INDV&TR; FRIEDBERG, ELINOR FBO; FRIEDBERG, CYNTH
1900
1900-01-01Air permit (CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE), fuel: NO4FUEL

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