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16 East 55 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01290 • Lot 0061 • Zip: 10022

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

16 Open DOB violations 31 on record • 1989–2019 1 Open ECB violations 3 on record • 1994–1995

Address

Primary address: 16 East 55 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01290
Lot: 0061
BBL: 1012900061
Unified address ID: 1012900061

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-2.5 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,259 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 22 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 4.26
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 12
Max facility FAR: 12
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 2016
Floors: 6
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 9,630 sq ft
Building dimensions: 23 ft x 100 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 180 VARICK STREET CORPORATION

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $3,901,000
Total assessment: $1,755,450
Land assessment: $450,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: BEJAY I & CO.,

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
51 St 4 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 218 m

  • Grand Central 9 min 4 walking, 5 riding
  • Union Square 15 min 4 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 16 min 4 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 22 min 4 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 4 walking, 27 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. Sale Jan 5, 2026 $432,756

    Changed hands

    16 EAST 55 STREET

2023

  1. DOB filing Aug 9, 2023 $209,000

    Alteration Type II

    MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK. ALL AS PER PLAN

2019

  1. DOB filing Jun 4, 2019 $30,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF MANUAL, AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. ALL AS PE R PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O...

  2. Permit issued Apr 23, 2019

    EW / MH

    TRISTAR DEVELOPING INC

  3. DOB violation Apr 5, 2019

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

2017

  1. Permit issued Feb 23, 2017

    EW / OT

    GREEN-CITI MANAGEMENT INC

2016

  1. Permit issued Oct 20, 2016

    PL / PL

    AMC PLBG, HTG & CLNG, INC

  2. Permit issued Sep 2, 2016

    EW / OT

    GREEN-CITI MANAGEMENT INC

  3. Permit issued Sep 1, 2016

    EW / OT

    GREEN-CITI MANAGEMENT INC

  4. Permit issued Aug 31, 2016

    EQ / EQ

    GREEN-CITI MANAGEMENT INC

  5. DOB filing Jun 10, 2016 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. ALL AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2013

  1. DOB violation Mar 12, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Mar 12, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB violation Oct 1, 2012

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2011 INSPECTION/TEST

  2. DOB violation Aug 15, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Jul 1, 2012

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING DUE TO VEHICLE STRUCK ROLL DOWN GATE

2005

  1. DOB filing Mar 10, 2005 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 23' DURING FACADE REPAIR. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. SHED TO COMPLY WITH...

  2. DOB filing Jan 18, 2005 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    Demolish partitions on floors2-6. Remove pumbing fixtures and cap lines. Leave one bathroom per floor. No change to u...

2004

  1. DOB filing Dec 20, 2004 $73,000

    Alteration Type II

    Air conditioning system consiting of (2) split system air handlers and (2) condensing units and (3) electric heating ...

1995

  1. ECB violation Nov 30, 1995 $350

    Non-Hazardous

    NO EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT FOR AIR CONDITION UNIT LOCATED IN BASEMENT OF BUILDING OF BUILDING REMEDY OBTAIN OBTAIN EQUIP...

  2. ECB violation Sep 21, 1995 $1,000

    Non-Hazardous

    8V,57O,33#,74#,74A#,. (33)PROVIDE LIGHT (74) MAKE THE LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ELEVATOR INORAPEABLE (74A) PREVTAR A RAIL O...

1994

  1. ECB violation Jan 3, 1994 $350

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK WITHOUT PERMIT COMBINED AIR CONDITION AND HEATING UNIT INSTALLED AND OPERATING IN CELLAR WITH NO EQUIPMENT USE P...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
16 E55TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
TOM NIKAC
DOB Filing 08/09/2023
Owner
16 EAST 55TH ST ASSOCIATION LLC
TOM NIKAC
DOB Filing 06/04/2019
Owner
ALMSTEAD PROPERTIES, INC.
BENNY YUEN
DOB Filing 03/10/2005
Owner
Olmstead Properties
Samuel Rosenblatt
DOB Filing 01/18/2005
Owner
16 East 55th Associates LLC
Samuel Rosenblatt
DOB Filing 12/20/2004
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
BEJAY I & CO., LLC
BETTY GUTTAG
16 SUTTON PLACE
NY, NY, 10022
ACRIS 07/23/1998
GRANTOR/SELLER
GUTTAG, BETTY
16 SUTTON PLACE
NY, NY, 10022
ACRIS 07/23/1998
GRANTEE/BUYER
BETTY JO NOREK
555 ELEVEN O'CLOCK ROAD
FAIRFIELD, CT, 06430
ACRIS 11/01/1997
GRANTOR/SELLER
NOREK, JAY AS TRUSTEE
18 INDIAN COVE ROAD
MAMARONECK, NY, 10543
ACRIS 11/01/1997
GRANTEE/BUYER
GUZMAN, SUSAN
7521 EAST BERYL AVENUE
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 85258
ACRIS 11/01/1997
GRANTEE/BUYER
GUZMAN, SUSAN TERRYNOREK
7521 EAST BERYL AVENUE
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 85258
ACRIS 11/01/1997
GRANTOR/SELLER
GUZMAN, SUSAN TERRYNOREK F/B/O
18 INDIAN COVE ROAD
MAMARONECK, NY, 10543
ACRIS 11/01/1997
GRANTEE/BUYER
FELDMAN, BETTY
555 ELEVEN O'CLOCK ROAD
FAIRFIELD, CT, 06430
ACRIS 11/01/1997
GRANTEE/BUYER
16 EAST 55TH STREETASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
575 EIGHTH AVENUE
NY, NY, 10018
ACRIS 11/01/1997
GRANTOR/SELLER
NOREK, RUTH AS TRUSTEE
18 INDIAN COVE ROAD
MAMARONECK, NY, 10543
ACRIS 11/01/1997

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
BEJAY I & CO.,
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
180 VARICK STREET CORPORATION
PLUTO