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498 West 55 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10019 BBL 1010830035 8 units · 5 floors · 1920

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Hell's Kitchen
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 498 West 55 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
8 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 498 West 55 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
56th percentile

Out of 1009 buildings in this neighborhood, 565 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
45.8%
No serious
violations
45.0%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.2%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Building characteristics
Total units8
Floors5
Year built1920
Gross area33,125 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

827 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019
829 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019
498 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019
500 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019
502 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019
504 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019
Who's behind the building

498 West 55 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Head Officer

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Charles Mckenna
Address
5804A Tyndall Avenue
Bronx, NY 10471
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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