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162 EAST 55 STREET

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162 EAST 55 STREET

162 EAST 55 STREET · Midtown East

Year builtBuilt 1941
Residences≈ 30
Floors6
Building typeRental

A 6-story rental built in 1941, with approximately 30 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations6
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 3604970088F

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

4 major DOB filings (nearest: major alteration about 135 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Thu Oct 28 · 123905676

Subway about 2 minutes away

MTA

Lexington Av/53 St (6 E F) is about 512 ft from this building in a straight line (~2 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 275

Fiber reported available

FCC Broadband Data

At least one provider reports to the FCC that it offers fiber residential service covering this location. A filing is not confirmation that fiber is installed or obtainable in an individual unit.

Wed Jun 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FCC Form 477 — Fixed Broadband Deployment, June 2021 (final release)

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The complete record

Overview

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

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built1941
Floors6
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 30
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1013090039
BIN1036483
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodMidtown East
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

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.

No records found

No qualifying unit-level mortgage financings with identifiable lenders were found in the last 36 months.

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
Ownership & Sales

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

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers10
Mortgage records4
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building36
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 sales0
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

Not yet on Brickwise

Not yet available on Brickwise.

Energy & Emissions

No records found

No records found

No Local Law 84 benchmarking disclosure was found for this building. Buildings below the benchmarking size threshold are not required to file.

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 districtC6-6
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtMiD
Zoning map8d
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area4,750 sq ft
Built floor area ratio5.26
Maximum residential FAR10
Land use category4
Building classD7
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 panel3604970088F

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 block12
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 ft6
Within 500 ft6
New building filings1
Demolition filings1
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.135 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

Lexington Av/53 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines 6 E F · 512 ft
59 St~5 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 N R W · 1,329 ft
5 Av/53 St~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines E F · 1,809 ft
Lexington Av/63 St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines M Q · 2,208 ft
5 Av/59 St~9 min walk (approx.) · Lines N R W · 2,469 ft

Bus

3 AV/E 55 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes QM32 QM34 QM40 QM42
3 AV/E 55 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes QM31 QM35 QM36 QM44
LEXINGTON AV/E 55 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes SIM6 SIM11
3 AV/E 53 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M101 M102 M103

Citi Bike

E 56 St & 3 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 79 docks (published)
E 53 St & 3 AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 41 docks (published)
E 53 St & Lexington AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 57 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

Amazon Go~2 min walk (approx.) · 563 ft
Whole Foods Market~3 min walk (approx.) · 804 ft
Katagiri Japanese Grocery~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,191 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~2 min walk (approx.) · 480 ft
Duane Reade~2 min walk (approx.) · 555 ft
CVS Pharmacy~2 min walk (approx.) · 622 ft

Park

Park Avenue Malls~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,265 ft

Parking

Central Parking~2 min walk (approx.) · 558 ft
Centerpark East 58th Street Parking Garage~4 min walk (approx.) · 925 ft

Ev Charging

RUDIN 136E55TH EV 3~1 min walk (approx.) · 293 ft
MPG 201 E 56th - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 378 ft

Veterinarian

East Side Animal Hospital~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,326 ft
Bond Vet~7 min walk (approx.) · 1,846 ft

Shipping

Franklin D. Roosevelt Station Post Office~1 min walk (approx.) · 241 ft
FedEx~2 min walk (approx.) · 396 ft

Clinic

Laurance S Rockefeller OP Pavilion~2 min walk (approx.) · 567 ft
Samaritan Health Village 53rd St~2 min walk (approx.) · 622 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.) · 475 ft
P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International~2 min walk (approx.) · 475 ft
East Side Elementary School, PS 267~9 min walk (approx.) · 2,272 ft

Daycare

CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE~2 min walk (approx.) · 588 ft
SUPER STARS TENNIS~3 min walk (approx.) · 762 ft
SUTTON PLACE SYNAGOGUE~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,040 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 reports2
NOISE RESIDENTIAL2
ELEVATOR0
BUILDING CONDITION0
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING0
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.3132
STREET CONDITION573
HEAT HOT WATER542
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL398
NOISE RESIDENTIAL333
NOISE CONSTRUCTION298
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