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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

4.2(15)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 26
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for Mercedes House
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 555 W 53 St praise its well-maintained apartments, luxurious amenities like a top-tier gym, pool, sauna, and friendly doormen. Tenants highlight the cleanliness, quick maintenance, and stylish units, although some note issues with noise from walls or fans. The building is described as quiet and safe with good water pressure and pest control. However, many find the location a bit far from subway stations. Some criticisms focus on management's responsiveness, handling of lease renewals, elevator reliability, and strict move-out fees. Overall, residents value the community feel and quality facilities despite some management and noise concerns.

    Reviews (15)

    4 months ago
    Great Place to Live
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Awesome conceirge and maintainance staff. Overall building is well-maintained.
    Cons:
    No negoation on lease renewal
    8 months ago
    Great building, far from train
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Had a great time living here. All appliances and amenities worked just fine, maintenance requests dealt with promptly, friendly door people, good communication with leasing office, relatively quiet, and lots of parks, coffee shops, restaurants etc nearby
    Cons:
    Biggest con is distance from trains. Also wish they had a common space or lounge apart from the paid lounge in the gym below. They are transparent about this, but they are particular about floor damage upon move out. Since the floors are real hardwood, and scratches or stains will be a big chunk out of your security deposit so be careful with the floors

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 5 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 555 W 53 St is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    Less than 0.01 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    2
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 26, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1o square feet at ceiling in the private hallway located at apt phb, 1st apartment from north at east
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 26, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the private hallway located at apt phb, 1st apartment from north at east
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    Immediately hazardous
    0
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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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
    M
    Mh Rental LLC
    4.2(15)
    Shareholder•
    1 Property•864 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 25
    M
    Mercedes Realty
    4.2(15)
    Shareholder•
    1 Property•864 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 25
    T
    Two Trees Management CO LLC
    4.5(41)
    Top Rated•
    Corporate Owner•
    8 Properties•1596 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 48
    B
    Brian Upbin
    4.2(15)
    Agent•
    1 Property•864 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 25

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