1455 55 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05678-0049BIN 3139473

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
025 active DOB violation(s)
0313 open HPD 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 26 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 30 apartments.

2018 — 25 units registered2023 — 26

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1933

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-305+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD & SLATE ROOF COPULA SOUTHWEST ROOF.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-305+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL STAIRS EAST PASSAGEWAY.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-305+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOOSE SLATE ORNAMENTAL CANOPY EXTERIOR FRONT OF BLDG.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-06-305+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 6 STY FRONT SOUTH.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water3

Plumbing2

PlumbingWater Supply2025-12-25 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-12-25 · closed

PlumbingWater Supply2025-11-26 · closed

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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

117

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential88

Commercial12

Unspecified7

Street/Sidewalk7

Vehicle3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony22

Misdemeanor31

Violation9

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 5 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-08-07

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT 1449 55 STREET. EXCAVATION AND INSTALLATION OF THE SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION (SOE) SYSTEM HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ADJACENT BUILDING AT 1455 55 STREET, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL COMPROMISE ALONG THE ENTIRE C-LINE, INCLUDING THE APARTMENTS AND CELLAR AREA BELOW THE C-LINE.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-08-07

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER.AS A RESULT OF CONSTRUCTION,SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION @ADJ 1449 555ST CONSTRUCTION,THE 1455 BLDG WAS DMGD.EXP2 EXT CORRIDOR CRCKD;EXP2 BEARNG WALL CRCKD/BULGD@1STFL &UP TO PARAPET.OWNR TO IMMED RTAIN NYPE DOB REG GC TO 1.SBMT MEANS&METHDS TO FEU FOR REVIEW/APPRVL, 2.UPN APPRVL IMMED INSTLL TEMP

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-08-07

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A SAFE CONDITION.AS A RESULT OF CNSTRCTN ACTIVITIES@ADJ 1449 55ST,THE 1455 ST BLDG WAS DMGD.EXP2 EXT CORRIDOR CRCKD.EXP2 BEARNG WALL CRCKD.EXP1&3WALLS FOR C LINE APTS.OWNR TO RTAIN NYSPE TO EVAL THE ENT BLDG&RPAIR UNDR PRMT STRT WRK BY 10/5/25 & COMPLETE/SIGN OFF BY 12/14/26

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1455 REALTY CO LLC

Head officer

SAMUEL KURZ

Managing agent

1455 REALTY CO LLC

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

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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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1978-06-12 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1991-11-08 · $26,332.83

Mortgage1991-11-08$26,332.83

borrower KURZ, CHIEL, HALBERSTAM, BORUCH D · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK

Mortgage1987-03-20$238,029.72

borrower KURZ, CHIEL, HALBERSTAM, BORUCH D · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK

Mortgage1983-11-17$125,000

borrower HALBERSTAM, BORUCH D, KURZ, CHIEL · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK

Sale1978-06-12no recorded price

L B H EQUITIES INC → HALBERSTAM BORUCH D, KURZ CHIEL

Mortgage1978-06-12no recorded price

borrower L B H EQUITIES INC · lender LANDAU JOSEPH, FREUND IRENE

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