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365 West 50 Street

514Records
17City systems
47Open violations
154.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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514 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 HPD housing violations, 98 311 service requests, 87 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES,
BBL1010410005
BIN1025173

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 154.6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations47 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1989-02-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Encampment (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

$392,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WEST 50 STREET LLC
Head officerLEONARD ZANGAS
Managing agentLEONARD ZANGAS
Last registered2025-07-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,488,000 $669,600
2026$1,781,000 $801,450
2027$2,042,000 $918,900

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chez NapoleonFrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 9 Av — M50 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 50 St & 9 Ave · 250 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

365 West 50 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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $371,429 on 2016-06-14 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-06-14Agreement $2,100,000 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,100,000
2016-06-14Mortgage $371,429 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $371,429
2016-06-14AL&R $2,100,000 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,100,000
2011-04-01Mortgage $889,634 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $889,634
2011-04-01Agreement $1,900,000 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST $1,900,000
2011-04-01AL&R $1,900,000 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,900,000
2006-02-16Mortgage $384,629 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NORTH FORK BANK $384,629
2006-02-16Agreement $1,100,000 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NORTH FORK BANK $1,100,000
2006-02-16AL&R $1,100,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. $1,100,000
2001-11-13Mortgage $750,000 — from WEST 50TH ST. ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NORTH FORK BANK $750,000
1986-09-19Mortgage $11,062 — from VVGM REALTY ASSOCIATES to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB $11,062
1985-04-18Mortgage $500,000 — from VVGM REALTY ASSOCIATES to 84 EAST COMPANY $500,000

Ten-year activity

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71
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700325
201800729
2019008210
20200125127
202100628
20224015423
2023528318
20247654471
20256014222
20260121224
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 364Ownership & money 36Health & systems 28

Every one of the 514 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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