1,086 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 359 311 service requests, 162 DOB permits, 123 DOB job filings.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 47.1. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 38 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1993-07-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
174 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (65) · Illegal Parking (52) · Blocked Driveway (8) · Taxi Complaint (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · Street Sign (4).
$676,830 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (2014) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BOWERY HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | ALEXANDER CHU |
| Managing agent | MARLA ZELENKA |
| Last registered | 2014-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,236,000 | $17,656,200 |
| 2026 | $46,528,000 | $20,937,600 |
| 2027 | $47,033,000 | $21,164,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kore Coffee | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Norimen | Korean | A | — |
| Os NYC | American | A | — |
| Strange Tokyo | Not yet graded | — | |
| The Crown | Asian/Asian Fusion | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
5 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (3 with three or more people sick), shared by 5 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Grand St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Canal St — M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Division St & Bowery · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 124 Yung Wing Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
50 Bowery
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
174 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2019-01-30 (lender: Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd., New York Branch), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-30 | AL&R $68,000,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC; BRIDGEVIEW HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $68,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-30 | Agreement $68,000,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC; BRIDGEVIEW HOTEL LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $68,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-30 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from BRIDGEVIEW HOTEL LLC; 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-17 | AL&R $15,395,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $15,395,000 | |
| 2014-01-17 | Mortgage $15,395,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $15,395,000 | |
| 2014-01-17 | AL&R $44,067,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $44,067,000 | |
| 2014-01-17 | Mortgage $44,067,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $44,067,000 | |
| 2014-01-17 | AL&R $3,538,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,538,000 | |
| 2014-01-17 | Mortgage $3,538,000 — from 50 BOWERY HOLDINGS, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,538,000 | |
| 2010-04-28 | RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO | $73,123,491 | |
| 2009-08-12 | EASE $3,170,794 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to BOWERY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.; 50 BOWERY, INC. | $3,170,794 | |
| 2008-07-21 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 50 BOWERY, INC.; BOWERY HOLDINGS, L.L.C. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2008-07-21 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from BOWERY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.; 50 BOWERY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2008-07-21 | Mortgage $2,119,277 — from 50 BOWERY, INC.; BOWERY HOLDINGS, L.L.C. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK | $2,119,277 | |
| 1998-08-12 | Mortgage $1,063,814 — from 50 BOWERY, INC.; CHU, JOSEPH to BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,063,814 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 58 |
| 2018 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 56 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
| 2023 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
| 2024 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 71 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 67 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 10 | 91 |
Every one of the 1,086 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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