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251 West 51 Street

146Records
12City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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146 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)LANDSEER REALTY, LLC
BBL1010230005
BIN1024815

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Lost Property (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Non (1) · Vendor Enforcement (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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,956,000 $880,200
2026$2,303,000 $1,036,350
2027$2,481,000 $1,116,450

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McHale's Bar & GrillIrishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-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
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

251 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

12 311 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: $265,000 on 2015-09-28 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings & Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-28Agreement $500,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to PUJOL, JEAN CLAUDE; PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION $500,000
2015-09-28Mortgage $265,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $265,000
2012-06-05Mortgage $235,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORTATION to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $235,000
2005-09-23Mortgage $389,732 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIT $389,732
2005-09-23Agreement $1,700,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION to PUJOL, JEAN CLAUDE $1,700,000
2003-09-23Mortgage $170,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION to HOTEL EMPLOYEES & RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES I $170,000
2003-03-31Agreement $1,465,997 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,465,997
2002-08-01Mortgage $327,202 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $327,202
2001-10-02Mortgage $1,200,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORPORATION to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,200,000
2000-03-27Mortgage $200,000 — from FUJOL REALTY CORP. to REIBEISEN, MARK $200,000
2000-03-27Mortgage $100,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORP. to REIBEISEN, MARK $100,000
1999-02-22Mortgage $200,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORP.,A NEW YORK CORPORATIO to REIBEISEN, IRA; REIBEISEN, IAN NOAH; REIBEISEN, DEBRA ASCUSTODIAN FOR; REIBEISEN, IRWIN NE $200,000
1996-07-19Mortgage $100,000 — from FUJOL REALTY CORP. to REIBEISEN, IVAN NEAL; REIBEISEN, DEBRA LYNN $100,000
1991-05-09Mortgage $200,000 — from PUJOL REALTY CORP to FRIEDMAN, ABRAHAM; LUSTIG, HAROLD $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711013
201800011
201905016
202003104
202105016
202202024
202334029
202403036
202513004
202605016
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 44Ownership & money 37Health & systems 16

Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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