344 EAST 55 STREET
344 EAST 55 STREET is a Class D6 (elevator, pre-1929) building in Manhattan (BBL 1013470033) built in 1940, with 21 residential units across 5 floors.
The building is in NYC community district 106, council district 4, zoning district R8B, on a 2,561-square-foot lot with a building footprint of 11,000 square feet.
The current registered owner of record per NYC PLUTO is 344 EAST 55 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC.
MetroDeeds shows no confirmed ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL in the last 5 years of recorded NYC public-records data.
The building is registered with NYC HPD's landlord-registration system and has no open HPD housing-maintenance code violations on record as of May 18, 2026.
Data sourced daily from NYC PLUTO (Department of City Planning), NYC ACRIS (Department of Finance), and NYC HPD housing-maintenance code violations.
Owner of record
HPD registered contacts
- Head OfficerTERRENCE LOWENBERG
- Corporate Owner344 EAST 55 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
- Managing AgentICON REALTY MANAGEMENT,LLC
- Site ManagerWALLY ACEVEDO
Most recent deed
Recent ACRIS documents (last 5)
Building stats
- Zoning:
- R8B
- Lot size:
- 2,561 sqft
- Building area:
- 11,000 sqft
- Floors:
- 5
- Assessed value:
- $1.8M
- Community district:
- 106
- Council district:
- 4
HPD violations
Recent HPD violation details
- Class CInspected Feb 1, 2023§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND LATCH AT BOTTOM OF FRONT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT P…
- Class CInspected Feb 1, 2023§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND LATCH AT BOTTOM OF VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1s…
- Class AInspected Feb 1, 2023§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
- Class BInspected Feb 1, 2023§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STO…
- Class BInspected Jun 29, 2022§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT SOUTH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4D…
Recent ACRIS activity
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Frequently asked questions about 344 EAST 55 STREET
Who owns 344 EAST 55 STREET?
The current registered owner of record for 344 EAST 55 STREET per NYC PLUTO is 344 EAST 55 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC. MetroDeeds shows no confirmed ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL in the last 5 years of recorded NYC public-records data.
When was 344 EAST 55 STREET last sold?
MetroDeeds shows no confirmed ACRIS deed transfer for 344 EAST 55 STREET in the last 5 years of recorded NYC public-records data. NYC ACRIS coverage extends back to 1966; an absence in our 5-year window typically means either the BBL has not transacted recently, or the most recent recorded document is not a DEED type (such as a refinance rather than a sale).
How many HPD violations does 344 EAST 55 STREET have?
No open HPD housing-maintenance code violations are on record for 344 EAST 55 STREET as of May 18, 2026. The building is registered with NYC HPD's landlord-registration system. HPD violation data is pulled daily from the NYC Open Data violations feed.
What is the assessed value of 344 EAST 55 STREET?
NYC Department of Finance assesses 344 EAST 55 STREET at $1.84M for the current tax year. NYC assesses property at a fraction of estimated market value (the assessment ratio varies by tax class — 6% for tax class 1 one-to-three-family dwellings, approximately 45% for tax class 2 rental apartment buildings), so the market value implied by this assessment is meaningfully higher. Assessment data is published by NYC Department of Finance.
What building class is 344 EAST 55 STREET and what does that mean?
344 EAST 55 STREET is NYC building class D6 — Elevator, pre-1929. A pre-1929 elevator apartment building. Building class is assigned by NYC Department of Finance and recorded in PLUTO; it determines the property's tax class and the regulatory regime that applies.