A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (2) · Damaged Tree (2) · Construction Safety Enforcement (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,256,791 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (13 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 (1955)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
1601 55 STREET CONDOMINIUM
Head officer
Hershy Moskovitz
Managing agent
Comfort Management
Last registered
2025-08-14
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
$796,314
$47,778
2026
$1,008,040
$60,482
2027
$1,012,301
$60,738
The city's market estimate has risen
27% 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
62 St — D N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 16 Av — B11 · 0.2 mi
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.
13 311 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.
Agreement $1,007,500 — from 1601 55TH 3 LLC to MERS, INC.; ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC
2025-12-12
Mortgage $389,983 — from 1601 55TH 3 LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC; MERS, INC.
2025-12-12
Mortgage assigned — from MERS, INC.; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC; MERS, INC.
2025-12-12
Deed — from MARKOWITZ, MALKY to 1601 55TH 3 LLC
2025-11-25
Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-11-25
Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-10-31
311: Construction Safety Enforcement — CSC - Monitoring Tracking
The full timeline
2026
2026-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-12-12Agreement $1,007,500 — from 1601 55TH 3 LLC to MERS, INC.; ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC$1,007,500
2025-12-12Mortgage $389,983 — from 1601 55TH 3 LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC; MERS, INC.$389,983
2025-12-12Mortgage assigned — from MERS, INC.; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC; MERS, INC.
2025-12-12Deed — from MARKOWITZ, MALKY to 1601 55TH 3 LLC
2025-11-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-11-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-10-31311: Construction Safety Enforcement — CSC - Monitoring Tracking
2025-10-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-05-30311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-04-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-01-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024
2024-11-25HPD 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
2024-06-20311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024-06-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-05-29311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2024-05-28311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2024-05-26311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2024-05-26311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2024-05-05311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2024-04-08HPD 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
2024-01-26Deed $1,883,762 — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOS LLC to HALBERSTAM, BAILA$1,883,763
2024-01-10Sold for $1,883,763$1,883,763
2023
2023-11-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED, OVERHEAD PROTECTION, AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022$10,000
2023-11-03Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2023-11-03Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-08-30PAT — from MARKOWITZ, MALKY to THE 1601 55TH STREET CONDOMINIUM BOARD O
2023-08-30Mortgage $629,300 — from MARKOWITZ, MALKY to MERS; UNITES WHOLESAL MORTGAGE, LLC$629,300
2023-08-30Deed $915,406 — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOS LLC to MARKOWITZ, MALKY$915,406
2023-08-04Sold for $915,406$915,406
2023-05-08MAPS — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOMINIUM
2023-05-08CDEC — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOS LLC
2023-05-08MAPS — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOMINIUM
2023-05-08CDEC — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOS LLC
2023-05-08MAPS — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOMINIUM
2023-05-08CDEC — from 1601 55TH STREET CONDOS LLC
2023-03-20HPD 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
2023-01-13Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2022
2022-08-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A METAL STAIRCASE FROM 1ST FLOOR TO CELLAR WITHIN AN EXISTING STAIR OPENING. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EXIT.$7,500
2022-01-11Certificate of occupancy Final
2021
2021-08-20Certificate of occupancy Initial
2021-07-20Job filed: FILING FOR THREE NEW CONDO TAX LOTS. SEE COMMENTS FOR DETAILS.
2019
2019-07-31Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2019-07-30Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-05-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION & SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB #321821819$2,400
2019-04-11Job filed: PROPOSED SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON NEW 3" WATER SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB #321821819$122,500
2019-03-28Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-03-28Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2019-02-12Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN IS HEREWITH FILED. LOT FRONTAGE IS 122'
2019-01-10Job filed: STRUCTURAL, FOUNDATION, SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPES FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT. 1 JOB NUMBER: 321821819$10,000
2018
2018-12-20Job filed: PROPOSED NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON NEW WATER SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB #321821819$17,000
2018-12-04Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-12-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SUPPORT SCAFFOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH NYCC 2014 CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2018-08-23Job filed: VERTICAL ONE STORY ENLARGEMENT. PLUMBING AND PARTITION WORK AS PER PLAN. CONVERT DOCTOR'S OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL.$678,000
2018-08-14Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-07-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED IN CONFORMANCE WITH NY CC 2014, CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2018-07-18Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2017
2017-10-04Job filed: SOE AND STRUCTURAL AND FOUNDATION SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPES FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT II #321634781$10,000
2017-08-08Job filed: HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT ON AN 3-STORY, 2-FAMILY AND DOCTOR OFFICE ON 1ST FLOOR DWELLING; PARTITION WORK AS PER PLAN; NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EXI$85,329
2017-06-01Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION ON AN 3-STORY, 2-FAMILY AND DOCTOR OFFICE ON 1ST FLOOR DWELLING; PLUMBING AND PARTITION WORK AS PER PLAN; NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPA$138,837
2017-01-05Job filed: ADDING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EXTENSION AT FRONT. ADDING 4TH STORY. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION. PLUMBING AND PARTITION WORK AS PER PLAN$169,225