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249 West 50 Street

180Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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180 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1949
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)PARAMOUNT BEAUTY 50TH ST
BBL1010220101
BIN1024814

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Vendor Enforcement (7) · Food Establishment (3) · Traffic (2) · Water System (2) · Lost Property (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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$3,704,000 $1,666,800
2026$3,741,000 $1,683,450
2027$3,510,000 $1,579,500

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ToloacheMexicanAMice 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)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 2018 (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

Subway50 St — C E · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 8 Av — M50 · 100 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 49 St · 350 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

249 West 50 Street

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

30 311 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
37
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201800404
201900303
202011305
202100404
20220013013
20230035237
2024009211
20250011112
202600516
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 117Ownership & money 16Health & systems 10

Every one of the 180 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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