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555 W 53 St
Hell's Kitchen

Mercedes House at 555 W 53 St,
Manhattan, NY 10019

Claimed
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864 Units

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Built in 2009

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32 Floors

4.1(10)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 18
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
Building Report
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    Hell's Kitchen
    550 West 54 Street #30B
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    550 West 54 Street #29B
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    Hell's Kitchen
    550 West 54 Street #1835
    $9,580
    2 beds•2 baths•Est. Apr 2025
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    299 complaints
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    Open Violations
    A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 3 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    Less than 0.01 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 04, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at the ceiling in the 1st room from east located at apt 2105, 21st story, 4th apartment from east at south
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    Hazardous
    5
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 04, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen located at apt 23j, 23rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    1
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 04, 2024: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance located at apt 23j, 23rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    E
    770 Eleventh Ave Condominium
    4.1(10)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•864 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 18
    D
    David Walentas
    4.5(28)
    Top Rated•
    Head Officer•
    8 Properties•1447 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 21
    D
    Derek Katz
    4.1(10)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•864 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 18
    T
    Two Trees Management CO LLC
    4.5(21)
    Top Rated•
    Agent•
    5 Properties•1919 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 22
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    Building Ratings

    Cleanliness
    1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
    Garbage Management
    1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
    Heat
    1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
    Neighbors
    1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
    Noise Levels
    1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
    Owner Responsiveness
    1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
    Pest Control
    1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
    Water Pressure
    1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
    Cleanliness
    Garbage Management
    Heat
    Neighbors
    Noise Levels
    Owner Responsiveness
    Pest Control
    Water Pressure

    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (10)

    5 months ago
    Great 2 years here
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Clean, comfortable apartment that I stayed in for 2 years. Perfect apartment in NYC
    Cons:
    A bit far away from the subway. Water pressure could have been stronger
    Over 1 year ago
    Management’s lawyers very trigger happy to sue
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Doormen very friendly
    Lots of the old tenants try to uphold a community culture
    Lobby and gym well kept
    Good kitchen appliances
    Cons:
    Witnessed 4 different neighbours just on my floor that were served papers, management likely wanted to up unit prices and targeted those on pre covid and during covid leases.
    Gas and energy was charged by the building with no measurement or demonstration of usage per unit.
    Large building invited unsavoury short term renters that were unchecked
    Over 1 year ago
    A great experience
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The building is beautiful, the apartments are stylish, and the staff are friendly. I have never seen a bug! Quick maintenance response.
    Cons:
    Far walk from subways
    Over 2 years ago
    Great location, terrible building and awful management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Location, gym in building, pool and other amenities
    Cons:
    Paper thin walls, unresponsive management, not willing to do anything about elevators that stop working. Even after you get trapped in there for 20 minutes and go on to report the incident, the answer is “these things tend to happen”. The building makes a cracking sound and management says it’s because it is “settling in”. The AC/heater units are ancient technology so they are clunky and loud. When you complain about weed smell coming in through the walls from your neighbor, they don’t do anything about it either
    Advice to owner:
    Find better employees
    Over 2 years ago
    Good place to live
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Staffs are nice
    Cons:
    The fan noise are not acceptable
    Over 2 years ago
    Great spot for newcomers
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Love the amenities, modern apartments, views
    Cons:
    Far by foot for subway stations
    Over 2 years ago
    Great spot to live
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nice gyms and pool
    Cons:
    Expensive, hallways a bit noisy
    Over 2 years ago
    Love living here but they don’t care about tenants
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The building is nice and well kept. The doormen are truly incredible.
    Cons:
    Everything in the apartment breaks
    Over 2 years ago
    The manager thinks he’s gov Cuomo
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Staff are good
    Cons:
    The management is taking Covid restrictions way too far. Only building I’ve seen that restricts elevators to 2 occupants. And the elevators already were a long wait. You can regularly wait 20 minutes for one.
    Advice to owner:
    Chill on the Covid restrictions.
    Over 2 years ago
    Mercedes House, a gem
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Loved the gym, repairs are done promptly, lucked out and had amazing neighbors
    Cons:
    Lots of dogs and therefore dog waste outside of the building, not very kid friendly. There is no playroom and the gym limits the times kids are welcome in the pool etc.
    Advice to owner:
    Add a playroom!