1,709 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 526 311 service requests, 483 HPD complaints, 279 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 34.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Broken Parking Meter (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$1,195,808 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Chai Owner LLC |
| Head officer | Thomas Cyganovich |
| Managing agent | COLUMBUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-03-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,622,000 | $2,529,900 |
| 2026 | $6,307,000 | $2,838,150 |
| 2027 | $6,448,000 | $2,901,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imasa Nori | Japanese | A | — |
| The Grisly Pear Midtown | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 2016 (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.
| Subway | 7 Av — B D E · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 55 St · 400 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.
241 West 54 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 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.
Managed by COLUMBUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 9 buildings, 3,207 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 605 West 42 Street | MN | 1166 | B |
| 17 Battery Place | MN | 500 | A |
| 123 Linden Boulevard | BK | 467 | B |
| 890 8 Avenue | MN | 394 | A |
| 110 John Street | MN | 250 | A |
| 90 John Street | MN | 225 | B |
| 572 11 Avenue | MN | 164 | B |
| 131 East 85 Street | MN | 23 | D |
| 241 West 54 Street | MN | 18 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,852,010 on 2020-01-07 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-07 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from CHAI OWNER LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED | $10,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-07 | Mortgage $7,852,010 — from CHAI OWNER LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED | $7,852,010 | |
| 2020-01-07 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from CHAI OWNER LLC to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED | $10,000,000 | |
| 2015-01-05 | Mortgage $550,559 — from CHAI LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $550,559 | |
| 2015-01-05 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from CHAI LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,400,000 | |
| 2015-01-05 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from CHAI LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,400,000 | |
| 2009-10-09 | Agreement $1,988,667 — from CHAI LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,988,667 | |
| 2004-06-07 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from CHAI LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2004-06-07 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to CHAI LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2004-06-07 | Mortgage $667,506 — from CHAI LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $667,506 | |
| 1999-12-10 | Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 247 WEST 54TH STREETLLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 1999-11-15 | Mortgage $4,993,333 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. | $4,993,333 | |
| 1998-12-01 | Mortgage $42,500,000 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. | $42,500,000 | |
| 1998-12-01 | Mortgage $42,500,000 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to NEW ROCK ASSET PARTNERS, L.P. | $42,500,000 | |
| 1997-08-20 | Mortgage $60,689,011 — from 1040 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW ROCK ASSET PARTNERS, L.P. | $60,689,011 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2019 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 55 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 122 | 0 | 3 | 133 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 121 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 1,709 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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