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135 West 50 Street

2,328Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10020 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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2,328 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 803 DOB permits, 649 DOB job filings, 345 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10020
Built1963
Floors23
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)135 WEST 50TH STREET GROUND OWNER LLC
BBL1010030005
BIN1022708

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Patterns

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

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (5) · Consumer Complaint (5) · Food Poisoning (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$98,838,367 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (197 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$378,648,000 $170,391,600
2026$386,696,000 $174,013,200
2027$396,007,000 $178,203,150

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bobby Van's GrillSteakhouseBMice evidence
Dunkin DonutsDonutsA—
Hainan JonesAsian/Asian FusionA—
KopifellasCoffee/TeaA—
Lady Wong PatisserieBakery Products/DessertsA—
Mr. Fried RiceAsian/Asian FusionA—
Mysttik MasaalaIndianA—
Padi D' NYCAsian/Asian FusionGrade Pending—
PrawnaholicAsian/Asian FusionCMice evidence
Smokin' JoeAsian/Asian FusionA—
Sushi & Bento BY Mr. Lim / the Sling BarJapaneseA—
The Little Beet / Melt ShopAmericanA—
TradisyonFilipinoA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

13 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

5 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 13 restaurants
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 13 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.

Getting around

Subway49 St — N R W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
50 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 50 St — M7 M20 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 51 St & 7 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

135 West 50 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

53 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $106,875,000 on 2019-12-17 (lender: American General Life Insurance Company and The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-27RPTT $3,833,837 — from INDUSTRIOUS NATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY to CBRE, INC. $3,833,837
2024-10-10ASSTO $8,500,000 — from 135 WEST 50TH STREET LESSEE LLC to TD 135 WEST 50 LLC $8,500,000
2023-04-25RPTT $83,000,000 — from SAFEHOLD INC. to ISTAR INC. $83,000,000
2019-12-17Mortgage $106,875,000 — from 135 WEST 50TH STREET GROUND OWNER LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMP $106,875,000
2019-12-17MLEA $221,000,000 — from 135 WEST 50TH STREET GROUND OWNER LLC to 135 WEST 50TH STREET LESSEE LLC $221,000,000
2019-12-17AL&R $106,875,000 — from 135 WEST 50TH STREET GROUND OWNER LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMP $106,875,000
2019-12-17Deed $285,000,000 — from 135 WEST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to 135 WEST 50TH STREET GROUND OWNER LLC $285,000,000
2019-12-09Sold for $285,000,000 $285,000,000 $5,480,769
2019-02-12RPTT&RET $5,000,000 — from EDEN FOOD LLC to 135 WEST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC $5,000,000
2019-01-31RPTT $2,995,035 — from JACK IN THE BOX INC to QUIDDITCH ACQUISITION INC $2,995,035
2018-10-30RPTT $743,287 — from SHAREHOLDERS OF PAM GROUP LTD to JAB (ACQUISITION) LTD $743,287
2018-01-02RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. $28,050,000
2015-01-07RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $3,535,942
2015-01-07RPTT $3,535,942 — from TW TELECOM, INC.; TW TELECOM, INC. to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $3,535,942
2014-03-04RPTT&RET $3,694,000,000 — from HISTORIC TW INC. to TIME WARNER INC. $3,694,000,000

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
199
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201753538038134
201827111921372
20197416201111132
20201083436120199
202179181204113
20227962207114
20232711251670
20241651511754
2025511411334
2026841601745
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The full timeline

Construction 1,455Enforcement 266Housing & tenants 345Ownership & money 110Health & systems 152

Every one of the 2,328 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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