Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
75
out of 100
Heavier than 89% of buildings in Midtown-Times Square
13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 2 apartments here are rent stabilized.
255 WEST 55TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- 2 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/A/B/C/D train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 13 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
13 violations the city still lists as unresolved
13 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Fire & life safety4
- Paint / plaster2
- Heat / hot water2
- Electrical2
- Other1
- Gas1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 78% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2009-09-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.