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540 West 55 Street, Manhattan

3 open Class C — see them ↓$49,187.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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540 West 55 Street at a glance

540 West 55 Street, Manhattan has 22 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $49,187.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Jul 8, 2025.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
19
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$49,187.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
3
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 8, 2025
HPD record

Health score for 540 West 55 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

F
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 494 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 19
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 3
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $49,187
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 1
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 1
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 540 West 55 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 494 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 540 West 55 Street

$49,187.00 is recorded as due across the 23 summonses below, out of $63,029.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 540 West 55 Street
1309501Jun 12, 2025REISSUE#35675001P FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNEJul 9, 2026Found in violation$3,125.00
1695084Apr 8, 2025FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 8C AND 9C REPORT OF CRIMay 14, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$10,000.00
1687844Sep 19, 2024FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: OBSERVEDDec 5, 2024Resolved$1,562.00
1747067Jun 21, 2024FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. NOTE: Jun 5, 2025Found in violation$1,250.00
989446Mar 7, 2024FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALLS AND APPURTENANCES. AS NOTEMay 16, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$12,500.00
1657348Apr 28, 2023EXIT DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING NOTED:CZAR EXIT DOOR(LEFT SIDE)WAS NONOPERAJul 6, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1401855Apr 28, 2023FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:AT PANDA CJul 6, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)—
1666852Oct 19, 2022FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 8C REPORT OF CRITICAL EMar 23, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$10,000.00
1288135Aug 11, 2021FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALLS&APPURTENANCES. NOTE-EXPOSUJun 23, 2022Found in violation$1,250.00
1309863Feb 13, 2020FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 8C REPORT OF CRITICAL EJul 27, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1361618Jul 18, 201897X10,42D6,68B7,68M7,59B7,56Y13,67X10. (97X)REPAIR & RESTORE SERVICE TSep 6, 2018Found in violation$125.00
1838937Feb 12, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER-NOTED:FRONT DOORMar 29, 2018Written off—
806788Feb 12, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.ILLUMINATION FORMar 29, 2018Written off—
1260280Oct 25, 201602L10. REPAIR OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION.Dec 15, 2016Settled by stipulation—
1188213Oct 24, 201602L10. REPAIR OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION.Dec 15, 2016Settled by stipulation—
994497Jul 12, 2016FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT THE TIMSep 1, 2016Settled by stipulation—
1541428Apr 22, 201602X10,59U07,70O02. 02-OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION CAR PHONE INOPERATIVE REPAJun 9, 2016Settled by stipulation—
1541426Apr 22, 201602X10,59U07,70O02. 02-OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION CAR PHONE INOPERATIVE REPJun 9, 2016Settled by stipulation—
1142050Mar 8, 201667L10,10H11,17H11,06B01,16P07,56Y13,67AA02,56I10,59U07,68B07. 67L10-REApr 28, 2016Admitted the violation—
1641219Jul 15, 201521B06,18M07,52K10,10H11,100O02,70O02. 21B06-7TH FLR INTERLOCK KEEPER ASep 3, 2015Written off—
516011Oct 6, 201207Q03,16L10,29L10,57M11,42G10,14M09,17H11,16J01,16B01,67X10,21M07,39P0Nov 29, 2012Found in violation—
685247Sep 21, 201102X10,71M07,67X07,70O02,77M07. 77M07-PROVIDE A LONGER TOE GUARD AS PERDec 15, 2011Found in violation—
553023Sep 9, 2011FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE-COMPLAINT MANNER. NOTED DEFECTS AT Feb 23, 2012Found in violation—