1,703 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 610 311 service requests, 227 HPD complaints, 179 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 82% 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 30.1. 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 | 25 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-05. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$10,930 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
178 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (57) · General Construction/Plumbing (16) · Homeless Person Assistance (15) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7).
$1,609,985 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (39 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 (107) |
| 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) | 300 WEST 49TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN SCHARF |
| Managing agent | 300 WEST 49TH ST. LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,641,000 | $12,438,450 |
| 2026 | $27,908,000 | $12,558,600 |
| 2027 | $31,781,000 | $14,301,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen | Asian/Asian Fusion | B | Mice evidence |
| Mixue | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Modern Teashop | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Three Kingdoms Xita BBQ | Chinese | A | — |
| Times Square Diner & Grill | American | A | — |
| Z-Grill Salad Pizza | American | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
6 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 6 restaurants
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object), 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 2021 (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 | 50 St — C E · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 50 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 8 Av — M50 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 49 St · 150 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.
799 8 Avenue
| 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 |
178 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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: $5,377,386 on 2020-05-26 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-26 | Mortgage $5,377,387 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,377,387 | |
| 2020-05-26 | Agreement $33,000,000 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $33,000,000 | |
| 2020-05-26 | Agreement $33,000,000 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $33,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-08 | Agreement $31,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC | $31,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-08 | Agreement $31,000,000 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $31,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-08 | Mortgage $5,127,794 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,127,794 | |
| 2014-01-08 | M&CON $26,500,000 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $26,500,000 | |
| 2014-01-08 | Mortgage $26,500,000 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $26,500,000 | |
| 2014-01-08 | Mortgage $4,471,884 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $4,471,884 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Agreement $23,150,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC | $23,150,000 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Mortgage $23,150,000 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $23,150,000 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Mortgage $163,515 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $163,515 | |
| 2007-12-04 | Mortgage $24,000,000 — from 300 WEST 49TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $24,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 65 | 108 |
| 2018 | 15 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 11 | 127 |
| 2019 | 20 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 17 | 132 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 56 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 72 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 19 | 104 | 0 | 9 | 138 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 68 |
| 2025 | 16 | 7 | 116 | 0 | 8 | 147 |
| 2026 | 1 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 11 | 124 |
Every one of the 1,703 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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