3,544 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,700 311 service requests, 494 DOB permits, 394 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.4. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 36 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-07. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
392 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (90) · Noise (79) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (59) · Vendor Enforcement (17) · Homeless Person Assistance (16) · DOOR/WINDOW (14).
$17,606,137 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (209 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 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (297) |
| 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) | Central Park South Associates, LLC |
| Head officer | Leo Korein |
| Managing agent | Central Park South Associates, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $106,820,000 | $48,069,000 |
| 2026 | $109,381,000 | $49,221,450 |
| 2027 | $119,282,000 | $53,676,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery On 58 CORP. | Not yet graded | — | |
| Le Pain Quotidien | Bakery Products/Desserts | Grade Pending | — |
| Magnolia Bakery | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
| Marea Restaurant | Italian | A | — |
| Starbucks | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Venchi | Frozen Desserts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
6 restaurants · 0 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), shared by 6 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Letter Grading, Permit/License/Certificate), shared by 6 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 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 | 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Central Park South / Columbus Circle — M5 M7 M20 M104 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 58 St · 200 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.
240 Central Park South
| 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 |
392 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,379,660 on 2002-10-17 (lender: Emigrant Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-25 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $30,000,000 | |
| 2015-11-17 | AL&R $30,000,000 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $30,000,000 | |
| 2015-11-17 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $30,000,000 | |
| 2015-03-19 | SMIS $515,125 — from CENTRAL PARK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to VNO 225 WEST 58TH STREET LLC | $515,125 | |
| 2013-11-26 | Agreement $15,226,875 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to MADAVE PROPERTIES SPE, LLC; VNO 225 WEST 58TH STREET LLC; 58 CENTRAL PARK III LLC; 58 CENT | $15,226,875 | |
| 2012-07-10 | Deed $2,433,516 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BROADWAY TRIO LLC | $2,433,516 | |
| 2010-11-18 | AL&R $30,000,000 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATION, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $30,000,000 | |
| 2010-11-18 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATION, L.L.C. | $30,000,000 | |
| 2002-10-17 | Mortgage $12,379,661 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $12,379,661 | |
| 1995-12-04 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOCIATES; KORHANS CO. to JOHN HANCOCK MUTUALLIFE INSURNACE COMPAN | $5,000,000 | |
| 1986-07-21 | Mortgage $4,425,000 — from CENTRAL PARK SOUTH ASSOC to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK | $4,425,000 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Mortgage $1,376,887 — from BERNLAND CORP to LAWLAND CORP. | $1,376,887 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69 | 10 | 149 | 0 | 16 | 244 |
| 2018 | 62 | 16 | 92 | 0 | 13 | 183 |
| 2019 | 49 | 10 | 124 | 0 | 6 | 189 |
| 2020 | 58 | 15 | 125 | 0 | 9 | 207 |
| 2021 | 42 | 15 | 133 | 1 | 4 | 195 |
| 2022 | 74 | 6 | 265 | 0 | 5 | 350 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 | 136 | 0 | 5 | 161 |
| 2024 | 14 | 10 | 231 | 0 | 13 | 268 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 8 | 156 |
| 2026 | 17 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 8 | 127 |
Every one of the 3,544 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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