3,121 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 980 HPD complaints, 913 HPD housing violations, 857 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 166.9. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 134 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 86 class B, 32 class A. Oldest open since 1982-02-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
308 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 198 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 68). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$21,600 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
308 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (150) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · PLUMBING (22) · Noise (17) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (14).
$195,525 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (66) |
| 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) | 541 WEST 49 LLC |
| Head officer | LAV BAUTA |
| Managing agent | ZION MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,337,000 | $2,851,650 |
| 2026 | $6,373,000 | $2,867,850 |
| 2027 | $6,173,000 | $2,777,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 50 St — C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 11 Av — M50 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 50 St & 10 Ave · 600 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.
541 West 49 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
308 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 150 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.
Managed by ZION MGMT — 14 buildings, 948 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5407 Kings Highway | BK | 225 | C |
| 2501 Tratman Avenue | BX | 213 | F |
| 78-34 164 Street | QN | 119 | C |
| 180 East 17 Street | BK | 90 | B |
| 541 West 49 Street | MN | 66 | C |
| 42-42 Ithaca Street | QN | 54 | C |
| 428 East 46 Street | BK | 50 | C |
| 202 East 91 Street | BK | 39 | D |
| 266 East 21 Street | BK | 24 | C |
| 211-01 Hillside Avenue | QN | 21 | B |
| 209-03 Hillside Avenue | QN | 19 | A |
| 550 West 183 Street | MN | 14 | D |
| 2750 Kingsbridge Terrace | BX | 10 | D |
| 254 6 Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $510,000 on 2024-03-27 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-27 | AL&R $8,395,000 — from 541 WEST 49 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $8,395,000 | |
| 2024-03-27 | Agreement $8,395,000 — from 541 WEST 49 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $8,395,000 | |
| 2024-03-27 | Mortgage $510,000 — from 541 WEST 49 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $510,000 | |
| 2022-09-29 | Deed $9,500,000 — from 541 OPERATING CORP. to 541 WEST 49 LLC | $9,500,000 | |
| 2022-09-29 | Mortgage $7,285,000 — from 541 WEST 49 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $7,285,000 | |
| 2022-09-29 | AL&R $600,000 — from 541 WEST 49 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $600,000 | |
| 2022-09-29 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 541 WEST 49 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $600,000 | |
| 2022-09-29 | AL&R $7,285,000 — from 541 WEST 49 LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA | $7,285,000 | |
| 2022-09-20 | Sold for $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $143,939 |
| 1984-08-13 | Mortgage $127,400 — from 541 OPERATING CORP. to WOLF, HELEN LWT; WOLF, DONALD EXEC/EST | $127,400 | |
| 1984-04-11 | Mortgage $127,400 — from 541 OPERATING CORP. to WOLF, DONALD EXEC; WOLF, HELEN LWT | $127,400 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 97 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 39 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 73 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 8 | 6 | 163 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | 544 | 6 | 1 | 582 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 310 | 7 | 4 | 325 |
| 2025 | 4 | 10 | 201 | 2 | 5 | 222 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 6 | 145 |
Every one of the 3,121 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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