2,653 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,440 311 service requests, 231 HPD complaints, 163 DOB complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 56% 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 5.1. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,245 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
419 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (108) · Vendor Enforcement (57) · Homeless Person Assistance (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · Air Quality (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12).
$10,008,362 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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 (1998) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (550) |
| 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) | ASN 50 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JON VOGEL |
| Managing agent | AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $192,709,000 | $86,719,050 |
| 2026 | $159,294,000 | $71,682,300 |
| 2027 | $178,083,000 | $80,137,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR PLUS 15 YR EXT
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Diner | American | A | — |
| Granny's Batch | Not yet graded | — | |
| Palm Restaurant | Steakhouse | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Pet/Animal), shared by 3 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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 | 50 St — C E · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 50 St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 8 Av — M50 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 49 St · 200 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.
250 West 50 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 |
419 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. — 14 buildings, 4,910 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Willoughby Street | BK | 826 | A |
| 539 West 28 Street | MN | 710 | A |
| 343 Gold Street | BK | 631 | A |
| 4-75 48 Avenue | QN | 578 | A |
| 250 West 50 Street | MN | 550 | A |
| 2-01 50 Avenue | QN | 372 | A |
| 500 West 53 Street | MN | 344 | B |
| 1 Morningside Drive | MN | 295 | A |
| 510 West 52 Street | MN | 288 | A |
| 285 Bowery | MN | 206 | A |
| 21 2 Avenue | MN | 90 | A |
| 4-95 48 Avenue | QN | 8 | A |
| 4-83 48 Avenue | QN | 8 | A |
| 4-89 48 Avenue | QN | 4 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000,000 on 2012-09-05 (lender: U.S. Bank National Association), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | RPTT $1,226,506,110 — from AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC to ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $1,226,506,110 | |
| 2016-06-06 | RPTT&RET $460,000 — from A&P REAL PROPERTY LLC C/O GREAT ATLANTIC to SEVEN SEAS 49TH ST. LLC | $460,000 | |
| 2014-11-28 | Agreement $15,200,000 — from A&P REAL PROPERTY,LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $15,200,000 | |
| 2014-10-21 | Agreement $37,122,000 — from A&P REAL PROPERTY, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $37,122,000 | |
| 2013-04-04 | RPTT $346,738,833 — from ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE LP to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. | $346,738,833 | |
| 2013-04-04 | RPTT $346,738,833 — from ARCHSTONE PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC to ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE GP LLC; ARCHSTONE ENTERPRISE LP | $346,738,833 | |
| 2013-04-03 | Agreement $100,500,000 — from ASN 50TH STREET LLC to FANNIE MAE | $100,500,000 | |
| 2013-04-03 | Agreement $100,500,000 — from ASN 50TH STREET LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON; FANNIE MAE | $100,500,000 | |
| 2012-09-05 | Mortgage $550,000,000 — from A&P REAL PROPERTY, LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $550,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-05 | Mortgage $445,000,000 — from A&P REAL PROPERTY, LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $445,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-05 | Mortgage $37,122,000 — from A&P REAL PROPERTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $37,122,000 | |
| 2012-09-05 | Mortgage $15,200,000 — from A&P REAL PROPERTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $15,200,000 | |
| 2012-07-17 | RPTT $246,983,688 — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to ACQ SPV II PAPER, LLC | $246,983,688 | |
| 2012-07-17 | RPTT $222,776,480 — from ARCHSTONE EQUITY HOLDINGS, INC. to ACQ SPV II PAPER, LLC | $222,776,480 | |
| 2012-07-17 | RPTT $222,776,480 — from ARCHSTONE EQUITY HOLDINGS, INC. to LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS, INC. | $222,776,480 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28 | 46 | 77 | 1 | 22 | 174 |
| 2018 | 10 | 90 | 183 | 0 | 6 | 289 |
| 2019 | 13 | 42 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 126 |
| 2020 | 11 | 35 | 168 | 1 | 2 | 217 |
| 2021 | 8 | 20 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 133 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 | 126 | 0 | 9 | 150 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | 251 | 0 | 8 | 278 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 184 | 0 | 3 | 193 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 196 | 0 | 7 | 213 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 128 | 2 | 4 | 139 |
Every one of the 2,653 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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