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255 West 51 Street

286Records
17City systems
0Open violations
18.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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286 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 79 311 service requests, 32 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)EAF GEREL LLC
BBL1010230001
BIN1082645

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$248,742 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)850 Eighth TIC LLC
Head officerEdward Friedman
Managing agentABC Realty
Last registered2025-10-15

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,977,600 $2,239,920
2026$4,901,000 $2,205,450
2027$4,767,000 $2,145,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Worker Hygiene) · 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 2014 (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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 350 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

255 West 51 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ABC REALTY — 64 buildings, 1,462 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B7 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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969 1 Avenue MN6 B
255 West 51 Street MN6 A
330 East 76 Street MN6 C
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107-37 71 Avenue QN5 C
342 West 89 Street MN5 B

showing 60 of 64 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,939,734 on 2018-11-01 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-10Agreement $12,500,000 — from EAF GEREL 856 LLC; 850 EIGHTH TIC LLC; EAF GEREL 852 LLC; 854 EIGHTH TIC LLC; EAF GEREL LL to 303/850 LENDING ASSOCIATES LLC $12,500,000
2024-06-28ASPM $12,500,000 — from EAF GEREL 854 LLC; EAF GEREL 852; EAF GEREL 856; 854 EIGHTH TIC LLC; 852 EIGHTH LLC; 854 E to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $12,500,000
2024-06-20Agreement $12,500,000 — from 852 EIGHTH LLC; 852 EIGHTH TIC LLC; 850 EIGHTH LLC; 856 EIGHTH TIC LLC; 850 EIGHTH TIC LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $12,500,000
2024-06-20Deed $3,300,000 — from 850 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH PARTNERS to 850 EIGHTH TIC LLC $3,300,000
2024-06-04RPTT&RET $3,300,000 — from 850 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH PARTNERS to EAF GEREL LLC $3,300,000
2024-05-22Sold for $3,300,000 $3,300,000 $550,000
2024-05-15Sold for $3,300,000 $3,300,000 $550,000
2018-11-01AL&R $12,500,000 — from 852 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH LLC; 854 EIGHTH LLC; 856 EIGHTH LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $12,500,000
2018-11-01Mortgage $4,939,734 — from 856 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH LLC; 852 EIGHTH LLC; 854 EIGHTH LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $4,939,734
2018-11-01Agreement $12,500,000 — from 856 EIGHTH LLC; 852 EIGHTH LLC; 854 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $12,500,000
2012-11-14Agreement $8,668,571 — from 854 EIGHT LLC; 856 EIGHT LLC; 850 EIGHT LLC; 852 EIGHT LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $8,668,571
2009-06-24AL&R $9,000,000 — from 856 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH LLC; 852 EIGHTH LLC; 854 EIGHTH LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $9,000,000
2009-06-24Agreement $9,000,000 — from 856 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH LLC; 852 EIGHTH LLC; 854 EIGHTH LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $9,000,000
2009-06-24Mortgage $6,372,688 — from 856 EIGHTH LLC; 854 EIGHTH LLC; 852 EIGHTH LLC; 850 EIGHTH LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $6,372,688
2000-05-23Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 850 EIGHTH LLC; 856 EIGHTH LLC; 854 EIGHTH LLC; 852 EIGHTH LLC to LOCAL OKLAHOMA BANK,N.A. $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
201813234325
201900110213
2020034029
20210180312
202200100212
20232590420
202402119527
202504113422
20260080311
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 93Ownership & money 84Health & systems 33

Every one of the 286 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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