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218 West 50 Street

465Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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465 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 82 DOB permits, 63 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built2012
Floors23
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)218 WEST 50 ST GARAGE CORP
BBL1010210050
BIN1024805

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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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lost Property (3) · Noise (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Drug Activity (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$661,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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$39,136,000 $17,611,200
2026$41,057,000 $18,475,650
2027$42,567,000 $19,155,150

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, 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
Canteen M - Citizen MAmericanAMice evidence
Cloud MAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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

Subway50 St — 1 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
50 St — C E · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 8 Av — M50 · 300 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 49 St · 450 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

218 West 50 Street

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

16 311 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: $62,000,000 on 2015-07-02 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-01Agreement $65,760,000 — from OSIB 50TH STREET OPERATOR LLC; OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $65,760,000
2021-08-04Agreement $65,760,000 — from OSIB 50TH STREET OPERATOR LLC; OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $65,760,000
2015-07-02Mortgage $62,000,000 — from OSIB 50TH STREET OPERATOR LLC; OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $62,000,000
2015-07-02Agreement $68,000,000 — from OSIB 50TH STREET OPERATOR LLC; OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $68,000,000
2015-07-02AL&R $68,000,000 — from OSIB 50TH STREET OPERATOR LLC; OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $68,000,000
2013-11-08Mortgage $6,000,000 — from OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2013-11-08AL&R $6,000,000 — from OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2010-04-07MLEA $22,500,000 — from FRIAR'S 50TH STREET GARAGE, INC. to OSIB-BCRE 50TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC $22,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172270819
20184050211
20199510419
20207220112
20211003610
20224230514
20233510312
20244040715
202523112725
202610120417
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The full timeline

Construction 174Enforcement 126Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 19Health & systems 51

Every one of the 465 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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