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343 West 51 Street

369Records
16City systems
1Open violations
44.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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369 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 61 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 56 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1986
Floors7
Res. units20
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)343-345 WEST 51 STRE
BBL1010420012
BIN1025201

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.7. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · GENERAL (3) · Industrial Waste (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1986)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)343-345 WEST 51ST STREET LLC
Head officerMARVIN DAVIS
Managing agentDAVIS REALTY
Last registered2025-11-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,599,000 $1,619,550
2026$4,261,000 $1,917,450
2027$4,857,000 $2,185,650

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 550 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: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 50 St & 9 Ave · 550 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

343 West 51 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

35 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DAVIS REALTY — 14 buildings, 138 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
343 West 51 Street MN20 B
515 West 46 Street MN15 C
455 West 47 Street MN15 B
453 West 46 Street MN14 B
360 West 46 Street MN12 B
415 West 52 Street MN10 B
413 West 52 Street MN10 B
368 West 46 Street MN9 A
442 West 45 Street MN8 C
451 West 46 Street MN8 B
735 11 Avenue MN7 B
372 West 46 Street MN5 C
370 West 46 Street MN3 C
434 West 154 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $655,483 on 2020-06-04 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-04Mortgage $655,483 — from 343-345 WEST 51 STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $655,483
2020-06-04Agreement $4,200,000 — from 343-345 WEST 51 STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,200,000
2020-06-04AL&R $4,200,000 — from 343-345 WEST 51 STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,200,000
2013-06-03Mortgage $200,000 — from 343-345 WEST 51 STREET, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $200,000
2013-06-03Agreement $4,200,000 — from 343-345 WEST 51 STREET, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $4,200,000
2005-01-21Mortgage $4,000,000 — from 343-345 WEST 51 STREET, LLC to WORLD CHALLENGE, INC. $4,000,000
2005-01-21Deed $8,000,000 — from WORLD CHALLENGE INC. to 343-345 WEST 51 STREET, LLC $8,000,000
1988-03-14Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 345 WEST 51 ASSOCS to SACKMAN MORTGAGE CORP $2,000,000
1988-03-14Mortgage $500,000 — from 345 WEST 51 ASSOCS to SACKMAN MORTGAGE CORP $500,000
1988-03-14Mortgage $800,000 — from 345 W 51 ASSOCS to SACKMAN MORTGAGE CORP $800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172160312
20180270211
2019025029
20200234211
20210180312
202203130420
2023017019
202402400244
202500140216
202601230226
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 202Ownership & money 61Health & systems 30

Every one of the 369 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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