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153 EAST 57 STREET

153 EAST 57 STREET · Midtown East

Year builtBuilt 1960
Residences≈ 188
Floors20
Building typeCooperative

A 20-story cooperative built in 1960, with approximately 188 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered21

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970089F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 133,528 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 133528 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade C

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade C for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

No DOB violation source records

NYC DOB

Brickwise found no DOB violation source records for this building in synced datasets.

Brickwise DOB sync · DOB violation datasets

On HCR rent-stabilization building list

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

This building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments. That does not establish whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

2024 · 2024-DHCR-Bldg-File-Manhattan.pdf

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

1 major DOB filing (nearest: new building about 447 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Wed Oct 27 · M00556884

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

59 St (4 5 6 N R W) is about 639 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 400

No offering plan match

NY Attorney General

No NY Attorney General offering plan match is currently linked to this building in Brickwise.

NY AG sync · AG offering plan database

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeCooperative
Built1960
Floors20
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 188
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1013120028
BIN1036911
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodMidtown East
Financials

No records found

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

Observed secured parties / lenders (last 36 months)

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.7 recorded filings · Most recent: Sep 2025
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.6 recorded filings · Most recent: Jun 2026
Citibank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.3 recorded filings · Most recent: Sep 2025
United Nations Federal Credit UnionObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.3 recorded filings · Most recent: Apr 2025
Emigrant BankObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jun 2026
Teachers Federal Credit UnionObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: May 2025
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLCObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: May 2025
TD Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Mar 2025
Morgan Stanley Private BankObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Feb 2024
Greenway Mortgage FundingObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.2 recorded filings · Most recent: Feb 2026
AnchorObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jun 2026
Sewalk MollyObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Nov 2025

Lender diversity

Distinct lenders observed (36 months)Factual count only — not a score.14

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise

Co-op share financing appears as UCC / personal-property security filings, not real-property mortgages. Filings may be incomplete, assigned, or terminated; Brickwise does not infer outstanding loan balance.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers6
Mortgage records13
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building1115
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationNo records found
Managing agentNot listed

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents0
Complaint source records0
Bedbug filings0
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

No records found

No DOB violation or complaint source records found in synced datasets.

Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits0
Jobs0
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators0
Latest FISP conditionNot available
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales85
Exemptions14
Abatements11
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

No records found

No offering plan match found in NY Attorney General records for this building.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.C
ENERGY STAR score93

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.48.4
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.71.5
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.517.1
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.133,528
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal517.1
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC5-2
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning map8c
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area10,041 sq ft
Built floor area ratio13.53
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category3
Building classD4
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970089F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block8
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft2
Within 500 ft4
New building filings1
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.223 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

59 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 N R W · 639 ft
Lexington Av/53 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 E F · 1,209 ft
Lexington Av/63 St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines M Q · 1,504 ft
5 Av/53 St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines E F · 1,994 ft
5 Av/59 St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines N R W · 2,075 ft

Bus

E 57 ST/3 AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M31 M57
E 57 ST/LEXINGTON AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes QM6
E 57 ST/3 AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes QM4 QM10 QM12 QM24
E 57 ST/LEXINGTON AV~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes QM1 QM2 QM5 QM6 QM20

Citi Bike

E 58 St & 3 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 49 docks (published)
E 56 St & 3 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 79 docks (published)
3 Ave & E 62 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~4 min walk (approx.) · 51 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Katagiri Japanese Grocery~3 min walk (approx.) · 712 ft
Whole Foods Market~3 min walk (approx.) · 746 ft
Amazon Go~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,222 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~1 min walk (approx.) · 371 ft
Gallery Drug~3 min walk (approx.) · 846 ft
Duane Reade~3 min walk (approx.) · 912 ft

Park

Park Avenue Malls~3 min walk (approx.) · 817 ft
Tramway Plaza~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,038 ft

Parking

Centerpark East 58th Street Parking Garage~2 min walk (approx.) · 569 ft
Central Parking~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,238 ft

Ev Charging

Icon Parking 150 E 58th Street - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 231 ft
MPG 201 E 56th - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 500 ft

Veterinarian

Bond Vet~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,182 ft
Veterinary Emergency Group~7 min walk (approx.) · 1,869 ft

Shipping

FedEx~3 min walk (approx.) · 881 ft
Franklin D. Roosevelt Station Post Office~3 min walk (approx.) · 893 ft

Clinic

HSS - Midtown~3 min walk (approx.) · 856 ft
Alpha Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC~3 min walk (approx.) · 913 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Nearby schools

Art and Design High School~2 min walk (approx.) · 605 ft
P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International~2 min walk (approx.) · 605 ft
East Side Elementary School, PS 267~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,621 ft

Daycare

SUPER STARS TENNIS~2 min walk (approx.) · 615 ft
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE~3 min walk (approx.) · 786 ft
CHILDREN'S ALL DAY SCHOOL~3 min walk (approx.) · 919 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports5
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING2
PESTS OR RODENTS2
MOLD1
NOISE RESIDENTIAL0
BUILDING CONDITION0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.2815
STREET CONDITION525
HEAT HOT WATER394
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL386
NOISE CONSTRUCTION335
NOISE RESIDENTIAL294
Rent Stabilization Signal

This is a building-level registration list signal only. It does not say whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

HCR registration list

Building list statusThis building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments.
Match basisBBL