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253 West 51 Street

195Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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195 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 64 311 service requests, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1991
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)CHANS REALTY INC
BBL1010230104
BIN1082805

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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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (2) · Food Establishment (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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$2,240,000 $1,008,000
2026$2,284,000 $1,027,800
2027$2,396,000 $1,078,200

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bibble and SipBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Sign) · 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.

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 — C E · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · 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
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

253 West 51 Street

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

10 311 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: $1,579,750 on 2017-12-15 (lender: Eastbank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-15Mortgage $1,579,751 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,579,751
2017-12-15AL&R $3,000,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2017-12-15Agreement $3,000,000 — from EASTBANK, N.A. to CHAN'S REALTY, INC. $3,000,000
2015-09-16Mortgage $20,304,264 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $20,304,264
2015-09-16Agreement $45,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $45,000,000
2015-09-16AL&R $45,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $45,000,000
2011-11-17Agreement $1,800,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,800,000
2011-11-17Mortgage $1,505,007 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,505,007
2011-11-17AL&R $1,800,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A. $1,800,000
2005-08-17Agreement $20,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $20,000,000
2005-08-17Mortgage $1,851,468 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $1,851,468
2004-05-18Mortgage $55,837 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $55,837
2004-05-18AL&R $980,000 — from SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK to CHAN'S REALTY, INC. $980,000
2004-05-18Agreement $980,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $980,000
1999-09-07Mortgage $302,988 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. $302,988

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170064010
2018003003
2019005016
2020008008
2021024006
2022034018
2023006028
2024203016
2025000011
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 70Health & systems 10

Every one of the 195 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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