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136 East 55 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10022 BBL 1013090050 191 units · 15 floors · 1957

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Midtown
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 136 East 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 1957
6 or more units
191 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 136 East 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
17th percentile

Out of 905 buildings in this neighborhood, 154 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
23.2%
No serious
violations
65.6%
Some violations
(1–9)
11.2%
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.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

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.

Building characteristics
Total units191
Floors15
Year built1957
Gross area166,749 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.

134 East 55th St, New York, NY 10022
136 East 55th St, New York, NY 10022
138 East 55th St, New York, NY 10022
140 East 55th St, New York, NY 10022
142 East 55th St, New York, NY 10022
643 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
645 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
647 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
649 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
651 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
653 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
Who's behind the building

136 East 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.

Agent

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Rudin Management Co. Inc.
Address
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Landlord portfolio

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