551 Edgecombe Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02109-0034BIN 1062545

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0199 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 127 apartments
0256 of those issued in the last 3 years
0335 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 124 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 127 apartments.

2018 — 123 units registered2023 — 124

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1916

Built

Floors

127

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 46 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

223

Open now

775

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 13EIssued 2026-10-05RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 13E, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-09-30RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''F''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 14GIssued 2026-09-30RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14G, 14th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 13EIssued 2026-09-29

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 13E, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

577

All time

218

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water197

Plumbing151

Unsanitary Condition69

Paint/Plaster50

Door/Window37

Flooring/Stairs24

Water Leak23

Appliance13

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2602

Noise reports · last 12 mo

217

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk2058

Residential382

Vehicle58

Unspecified48

Park34

Commercial22

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

270

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony83

Misdemeanor144

Violation43

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2025-03-05

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-06-02

FTM BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. EXP1 METAL CORROSION DAMAGED JOINT AT ENTRANCE AND CRACK WINDOW SILLS SOME LOCATIONS. CRACK WINDOW SILL AST UPPER FLOOR CORNER OF EXP1 AND 4 ALSO FLOWER POT ON WINDOW LEDGE EXP1. REMEDY: MAINTAIN BLDG EXTERIOR WALLS FACADE AND APPURTENANCES

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-09-03Apt 11-Hresidential

2019-03-08Apt 12-Hresidential

2018-09-05Apt 13Bresidential

2018-07-10Apt 12-Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-09-02

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2026-07-07

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-08

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

555 ROGER MORRIS LLC

Head officer

ARON HARKHAM

Managing agent

TriHill Management LLC

5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

133 GRAND STREETMANHATTAN 263 EASTERN PARKWAYBROOKLYN 275 LINDEN BOULEVARDBROOKLYN 596 EDGECOMBE AVENUEMANHATTAN 76 CARMINE STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 12025-06-25$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 22025-06-25$625 penalty

BoilersClass 12024-12-03$1,250 penalty

Local LawClass 22022-12-02$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-04-20 · $26,750,000

Most recent mortgage2022-04-20 · $15,550,000

Mortgage2022-04-20$15,550,000

borrower 555 ROGER MORRIS, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2022-04-20$26,750,000

GOLSON REALTY CORPORATION → 555 ROGER MORRIS, LLC

Mortgage2015-07-02$7,372,908.66

borrower GOLSON REALTY CORPORATION · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-07-17$3,500,000

borrower GOLSON REALTY CORPORATION · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-06-14$3,659,133.68

borrower GOLSON REALTY CORPORATION · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale