1,950 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,077 311 service requests, 179 DOB job filings, 164 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 1.9. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-31. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
447 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (157) · Noise (90) · Illegal Parking (82) · Homeless Person Assistance (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6).
$4,206,571 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (51 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 (2007) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (835) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 505 WEST 37 LLC |
| Head officer | KAMRAN T ELGHANAYAN |
| Managing agent | TF CORNERSTONE INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $183,707,000 | $82,668,150 |
| 2026 | $184,794,000 | $83,157,300 |
| 2027 | $196,825,000 | $88,571,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nizuc | Mexican | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 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)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Permit/License/Certificate, No Permit or License, Pesticide) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 37 St — M11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 37 St & 10 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe 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.
505 West 37 Street
| 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 |
447 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by TF CORNERSTONE INC — 23 buildings, 9,994 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 827 11 Avenue | MN | 1028 | A |
| 45-45 Center Boulevard | QN | 838 | A |
| 505 West 37 Street | MN | 835 | A |
| 2-21 Malt Drive | QN | 812 | A |
| 595 Dean Street | BK | 798 | A |
| 33 Bond Street | BK | 714 | A |
| 2 Gold Street | MN | 650 | A |
| 4610 Center Boulevard | QN | 585 | A |
| 2-20 Malt Drive | QN | 575 | A |
| 47-20 Center Boulevard | QN | 495 | A |
| 5241 Center Blvd | QN | 394 | A |
| 46-15 Center Boulevard | QN | 363 | A |
| 45-40 Center Boulevard | QN | 345 | A |
| 521 West Street | MN | 318 | A |
| 201 East 69 Street | MN | 300 | A |
| 200 West 26 Street | MN | 231 | A |
| 340 East 34 Street | MN | 200 | A |
| 211 Pearl Street | MN | 189 | A |
| 220 West 26 Street | MN | 125 | A |
| 230 North 9 Street | BK | 95 | A |
| 444 West 35 Street | MN | 86 | A |
| 203 East 69 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 31-48 Steinway Street | QN | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $374,400,000 on 2020-06-03 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-03 | Mortgage $374,400,000 — from 505 WEST 37 LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $374,400,000 | |
| 2009-11-27 | Agreement $378,000 — from MIDTOWN WEST B L.L.C. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $378,000 | |
| 2008-12-29 | CORR $390,000,000 — from MIDTOWN WEST B. L.L.C. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $390,000,000 | |
| 2008-07-09 | Agreement $390,000,000 — from MIDTOWN WEST B. L.L.C to CITY OF NEW YORK | $390,000,000 | |
| 2008-07-09 | Agreement $390,000,000 — from NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY to NEW YORK BRANCH; LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $390,000,000 | |
| 2008-07-09 | Agreement $390,000,000 — from MIDTOWN WEST B L.L.C to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $390,000,000 | |
| 2008-07-09 | Mortgage $390,000,000 — from MIDTOWN WEST B L.L.C to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $390,000,000 | |
| 1991-09-30 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from MUSS, STANLEY H. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 1986-05-13 | Mortgage $400,000 — from MUSS, STANLEY H. to LIGHT UP REALTY CORP. | $400,000 | |
| 1985-11-01 | Mortgage $296,874 — from LIGHT UP REALTY CORP to 505-509 W 37TH CORP | $296,874 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 11 | 84 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 79 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 69 |
| 2022 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 94 |
| 2023 | 26 | 9 | 104 | 2 | 3 | 144 |
| 2024 | 26 | 7 | 71 | 4 | 6 | 114 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 | 255 | 0 | 7 | 276 |
| 2026 | 31 | 29 | 170 | 0 | 5 | 235 |
Every one of the 1,950 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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