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53 FULTON STREET

53 FULTON STREET · Financial District

Year builtBuilt 1981
Residences≈ 251
Floors20
Building typeRental

A 20-story rental built in 1981, with approximately 251 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered19

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

Facade filed SWARMP

NYC DOB

The latest exterior inspection under FISP Cycle 7 reports the building's facade as SWARMP.

Wed Feb 22 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FISP report

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970184F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 226,755 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 226755 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade D

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade D for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

One DOB violation source record open

NYC DOB

Of 37 DOB violation source records on file, 1 is currently open. Counts are source records, not unique incidents.

Brickwise DOB sync · Violation source records

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

4 major DOB filings (nearest: new building about 147 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Wed Mar 25 · M01377138

Subway about 3 minutes away

MTA

Fulton St (2 3 4 5 A C J Z) is about 821 ft from this building in a straight line (~3 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 332

No offering plan match

NY Attorney General

No NY Attorney General offering plan match is currently linked to this building in Brickwise.

NY AG sync · AG offering plan database

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built1981
Floors20
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 251
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1000950027
BIN1001290
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodFinancial District
Financials

No records found

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers4
Mortgage records3
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building25
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationOn file
Managing agentOn file

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents16
Complaint source records86
Bedbug filings9
Litigations1
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

Counts are source records. Cross-source duplicates are not collapsed into unique incidents.

DOB

Violation source records37
Currently open (source records)1
Complaint source records7
Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits59
Jobs63
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators2
Latest FISP conditionSWARMP
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales1
Exemptions8
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

No records found

No offering plan match found in NY Attorney General records for this building.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.D
ENERGY STAR score53

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.80.6
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.82.3
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.1,190.2
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.226,755
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal1,190.2
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtC6-4
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning mapNot available
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area26,310 sq ft
Built floor area ratioNot available
Maximum residential FARNot available
Land use category3
Building classD3
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970184F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.2
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block10
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft2
Within 500 ft8
New building filings2
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.147 ft · New building
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

Fulton St~3 min walk (approx.) · Lines 2 3 4 5 A C J Z · 821 ft
Wall St~6 min walk (approx.) · Lines 2 3 · 1,491 ft
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines 4 5 6 J Z · 1,762 ft
City Hall~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines R W · 2,012 ft
Broad St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines J Z · 2,043 ft

Bus

PEARL ST/FULTON ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M15 M15-SBS SIM5 SIM15 SIM35
PEARL ST/FULTON ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M15 SIM5 SIM35
PEARL ST/BEEKMAN ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M15-SBS
PEARL ST / PECK SLIP~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 QM65

Citi Bike

Cliff St & Fulton StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 65 docks (published)
Water St & Fletcher StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 79 docks (published)
Fulton St & William StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 43 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

55 Fulton Market~1 min walk (approx.) · 250 ft
Jubilee Marketplace~2 min walk (approx.) · 640 ft
City Acres Market~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,174 ft

Pharmacy

Duane Reade~1 min walk (approx.) · 301 ft
Southbridge Pharmacy~1 min walk (approx.) · 368 ft
Downtown Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 894 ft

Hospital

New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital~3 min walk (approx.) · 893 ft

Park

DeLury Square~2 min walk (approx.) · 446 ft
Peck Slip~3 min walk (approx.) · 784 ft
Fishbridge Garden~3 min walk (approx.) · 808 ft

Playground

Pearl St Playground~1 min walk (approx.) · 119 ft
Imagination Playground~3 min walk (approx.) · 784 ft

Parking

Unnamed place~2 min walk (approx.) · 410 ft
Unnamed place~2 min walk (approx.) · 458 ft
Beekman Parking~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,057 ft

Ev Charging

Icon 299 Peal Street Seaport Parking - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 270 ft
Icon Parking 70 Gold Street - Tesla Destination~2 min walk (approx.) · 657 ft

Veterinarian

Bond Vet~4 min walk (approx.) · 941 ft

Shipping

United States Post Office~2 min walk (approx.) · 534 ft
The UPS Store~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,250 ft

Clinic

WCINYP at 53 Beekman~3 min walk (approx.) · 713 ft
Liberty Endoscopy Center~3 min walk (approx.) · 815 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Zoned elementary school

The Peck Slip SchoolPoint-in-polygon match. Not inferred from nearest school.Zoned (DOE attendance zone)

Nearby schools

The Peck Slip School~2 min walk (approx.) · 493 ft
Spruce Street School~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,193 ft
Manhattan Early College School for Advertising~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,465 ft
Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers~6 min walk (approx.) · 1,465 ft

Daycare

KinderCare Education LLC~2 min walk (approx.) · 593 ft
KinderCare Education LLC~2 min walk (approx.) · 593 ft
GOLDEN MINDS PREP LLC~4 min walk (approx.) · 974 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports9
HEAT HOT WATER8
PESTS OR RODENTS1
BUILDING CONDITION0
NOISE RESIDENTIAL0
MOLD0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.2797
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL759
NOISE RESIDENTIAL491
STREET CONDITION412
NOISE CONSTRUCTION263
HEAT HOT WATER199