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321 West 51 Street

124Records
13City systems
0Open violations
6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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124 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 15 DOB violations, 15 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)321 WEST 51 STREET CORP.
BBL1010420121
BIN1025225

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Urinating in Public (1) · Noise (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)321 WEST 51 STREET CORP
Head officerNICOLE A FRANQUES
Managing agentCROSSTOWN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,733,000 $343,980
2026$5,202,000 $312,120
2027$5,811,000 $348,660

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ippudo NYJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Sewage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.

Getting around

Subway50 St — C E · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 450 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 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.

Report a problem to 311

321 West 51 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

10 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CROSSTOWN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 66 buildings, 668 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B13 · C8 · D8 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-42 Elbertson Street QN72 B
36-41 Union Street QN41 A
1364 East 92 Street BK33 B
62-48 Mt Olivet Crescent QN27 A
141-16 84 Drive QN25 A
713 East 85 Street BK24 A
1562 West 6 Street BK24 A
590 Williams Avenue BK23 B
1515 West 1 Street BK20 C
8726 Avenue J BK18 B
1097 East 93 Street BK16 A
4641 Bedford Avenue BK16 B
3611 Shore Parkway BK16 A
4665 Bedford Avenue BK16 A
2403 East 13th St BK12 B
2632 East 21 Street BK12 A
135-46 Grand Central Parkway QN12 A
1203 East 92 Street BK12 A
340 West 46 Street MN11 A
291 3 Avenue BK9 A
3031 Brighton 3 Street BK9 B
2362 East 13th St BK9 A
892 East 7th St BK8 A
148-09 88 Avenue QN8 B
319 East 85 Street MN8 D
30-79 32 Street QN8 A
148-03 88 Avenue QN8 C
2959 Ocean Parkway BK8 A
2955 Ocean Parkway BK8 A
148-05 88 Avenue QN8 D
378 Court Street BK8 A
326 Melrose Street BK8 A
148-07 88 Avenue QN8 A
30-39 32 Street QN7 A
26-69 30 Street QN7 A
143 West 128 Street MN6 C
2526 East 29 Street BK6 A
343 63 Street BK6 A
1567 Lincoln Place BK6 C
197 Green Street BK6 A
250 Stanhope Street BK6 B
8414 13 Avenue BK5 A
8416 13 Avenue BK5 D
8422 13 Avenue BK5 F
8418 13 Avenue BK5 D
108-05 101 Avenue QN5 A
502 1 Street BK4 A
194 Green Street BK4 A
72-03 31 Avenue QN3 F
5314 Avenue O BK3 B
87-65 126 Street QN3 A
315 7 Avenue BK3 C
5312 Avenue O BK3 C
32-13 112 Street QN3 C
42 Willow Place BK3 A
322 East 86 Street MN3 F
107-10 101 Avenue QN3 C
37 Avenue T BK3 D
271 Cornelia Street BK2 B
4711 Avenue D BK2 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,999 on 2018-08-06 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-06Mortgage $499,999 — from 321 W. 51ST CORP to FLUSHING BANK $499,999
2018-08-06AL&R $499,999 — from 321 W. 51ST CORP to FLUSHING BANK $499,999

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
9
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017212038
2018014229
2019001023
2020024017
2021006028
2022004048
2023005027
2024002046
2025006028
2026006039
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 59Ownership & money 9Health & systems 29

Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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