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520 West 30 Street

1,150Records
19City systems
0Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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1,150 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 370 311 service requests, 138 DOB permits, 133 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built2015
Floors33
Res. units179
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 30TH HL LLC
BBL1007010016
BIN1012441, 1089836

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.8. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

181 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (138) · Noise (14) · Street Condition (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Taxi Complaint (3) · Lost Property (3).

Filed construction activity

$5,564,084 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (48 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2015)
YesSix or more residential units (179)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WEST 30TH HL, LLC
Head officerCHRISTOPHER SCHMIDT
Managing agentRELATED MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Last registered2025-08-20

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$112,911,000 $50,809,950
2026$111,001,000 $49,950,450
2027$111,450,000 $50,152,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
O'Toole's WayAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 30 St — M11 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 30 St & 10 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
Middle: M.S. 297. 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.

Report a problem to 311

520 West 30 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

181 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RELATED MANAGEMENT — 79 buildings, 14,302 units. Grades across the portfolio: A63 · B12 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 10 Avenue MN814 A
1-50 50 Avenue QN619 A
505 West 35th Street MN532 A
265 Cherry Street MN490 B
215 East 96 Street MN476 A
450 West 17 Street MN469 A
105 Duane Street MN440 A
400 Chambers Street MN396 A
553 West 30 Street MN392 A
500 West 30 Street MN390 A
841 10 Avenue MN371 A
1 East Loop Road MN352 A
460 Main Street MN342 A
527 West 23 Street MN313 A
1-55 Borden Avenue QN306 A
450 Washington Street MN283 A
40-22 College Point Blvd QN280 A
200 East 94 Street MN277 A
325 North End Avenue MN274 A
480 Main Street MN266 A
131-03 40 Road QN263 A
180 West 20 Street MN254 A
131-01 40 Road QN248 A
405 Main Street MN242 A
131-05 40 Road QN232 A
203 East 92 Street MN231 A
10 East 102 Street MN229 A
1 Columbus Circle MN225 A
324 West 30 Street MN223 B
425 Main Street MN216 A
261 Hudson Street MN201 A
515 West 18th Street MN181 A
1608 1 Avenue MN180 A
520 West 30 Street MN179 A
205 East 85 Street MN164 A
Locke Street BK151 B
34 Hudson Yards MN143 A
555 West 22nd Street MN141 A
1062 Elton Street BK136 C
250 East 53 Street MN135 A
210 Sherman Avenue MN126 C
205 West 76 Street MN124 A
20 West 102 Street MN123 B
456 Washington Street MN107 A
230 West 56 Street MN107 A
181 East 65 Street MN93 A
220 East 94 Street MN92 A
20-11 18 Street QN92 A
20-25 Shore Boulevard QN84 A
20-12 20 Street QN81 A
524 Vandalia Avenue BK64 B
23 East 22 Street MN64 A
516 Vandalia Avenue BK64 B
Gateway Boulevard QN63 A
400 West 12 Street MN60 A
20-31 19 Street QN60 A
20-05 Shore Boulevard QN60 B
20-32 19 Street QN60 B
20-11 20 Street QN60 A
1166 Elton Street BK59 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,000,000 on 2018-04-11 (lender: Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, New York Branch). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-23RPTT $25,926,694 — from WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. to BLAZING STAR PARENT LLC $25,926,694
2018-04-11Mortgage $25,000,000 — from WEST 30TH HL LLC to LANDESBANK BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, NEW YORK B $25,000,000
2018-04-11Agreement $225,000,000 — from WEST 30TH HL LLC to LANDESBANK BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, NEW YORK B $225,000,000
2018-04-11AL&R $225,000,000 — from WEST 30TH HL LLC to LANDESBANK BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, NEW YORK B $225,000,000
2015-10-02Mortgage $24,643,788 — from WEST 30TH HL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $24,643,789
2015-10-02Mortgage $125,824,348 — from WEST 30TH HL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $125,824,348
2015-10-02Agreement $49,531,864 — from WEST 30TH HL LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $49,531,864
2014-11-20RPTT&RET $1,306,925 — from 28TH HIGHLINE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to WEST 30 HL LLC $1,306,925
2012-11-21Mortgage $12,652,185 — from 529 WEST 29TH LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $12,652,185
2012-11-21Mortgage $32,347,815 — from 529 WEST 29TH LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $32,347,815
2007-05-17Mortgage $13,000,000 — from WEST 30TH HIGHLINE HOLDINGS, L.L.C. to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION $13,000,000
2006-04-12SPRD $40,600,000 — from WEST 30TH HIGHLINE HOLDINGS, LLC to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION $40,600,000
2005-05-24Mortgage $40,600,000 — from WEST 30TH HIGHLINE HOLDINGS, L.L.C. to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION $40,600,000
1987-05-21Mortgage $480,500 — from 528 W 30TH ST RLTY CP to WELLS FARGO BUISNESSCRD $480,500
1985-04-22Mortgage $1,730,000 — from 528 W. 30 ST. RLTY CORP. to WELLS FARGO BUSINESSCDT $1,730,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174783111299
201810141961766
20192991401668
20208690730
2021188250758
2022174190848
202346460965
20244139208117
202548511771
202619622709117
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The full timeline

Construction 318Enforcement 261Housing & tenants 384Ownership & money 61Health & systems 126

Every one of the 1,150 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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