Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
97
out of 100
Heavier than 65% of buildings in East Midtown-Turtle Bay
7 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 2 apartments here are rent stabilized.
137 EAST 55TH STREET · 87 apartments · built 1956 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 2 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6/E/F/M train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 7 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
7 violations the city still lists as unresolved
7 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Fire & life safety3
- Plumbing2
- Disrepair1
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 48% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2018-05-10 and remains open on HPD’s records.