140 West 55th Street
A 9-story building with 34 apartments, built in 1912, in Manhattan, NY 10019.
Addresses on the lot: 140 to 142 West 55th Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
140 West 55th Street has 1 open HPD violation. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 140 WEST 55TH STREET L.L.C. 18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 140 West 55th Street have open violations?
Yes: 1 open violation as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 140 West 55th Street?
140 West 55th Street is registered with HPD to 140 WEST 55TH STREET L.L.C. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in April 2025. HPD’s record has 6 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 21% of residential buildings in 10019 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 140 West 55th Street rent stabilized?
18 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 18 of the building’s 34 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01007-0051.