Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Heavier than 53% of buildings in East Midtown-Turtle Bay
4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
340 EAST 55TH STREET · 20 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 12% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 5 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6/E/F/M train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
4 violations the city still lists as unresolved
4 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 years.
- Fire & life safety2
- Electrical1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 40% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2016-07-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.