427 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 311 service requests, 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 11.5. 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 | 11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2004-04-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Non (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (47) |
| 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) | ASH 49 LLC |
| Head officer | JAMES HEFELFINGER |
| Managing agent | SACKMAN ENTERPRISES INC |
| Last registered | 2024-12-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,205,000 | $4,142,250 |
| 2026 | $10,564,000 | $4,753,800 |
| 2027 | $9,499,000 | $4,274,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 a 10-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 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 50 St & 10 Ave · 450 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.
525 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 |
31 311 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.
Managed by SACKMAN ENTERPRISES — 45 buildings, 714 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B8. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,720,000 on 2015-11-06 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-06 | Mortgage $1,720,000 — from ASH 49, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,720,000 | |
| 2015-11-06 | Agreement $10,720,000 — from ASH 49, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $10,720,000 | |
| 2015-11-06 | Agreement $10,720,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ASH 49, LLC | $10,720,000 | |
| 2007-06-04 | Mortgage $3,787,120 — from ASH 49, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. | $3,787,120 | |
| 2007-06-04 | Agreement $9,000,000 — from ASH 49, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. | $9,000,000 | |
| 2003-10-02 | Mortgage $955,799 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $955,799 | |
| 2002-09-06 | Mortgage $1,829,650 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO. to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,829,650 | |
| 1998-12-15 | Mortgage $201,860 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO. to NORTH FORK BANK | $201,860 | |
| 1995-11-29 | Mortgage $40,735 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO. to ARCS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CO., L.P. | $40,735 | |
| 1992-04-17 | Mortgage $7,654,467 — from 521 WEST 49TH ST HDFC to CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,654,467 | |
| 1987-03-20 | Mortgage $382,218 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO to NORSTAR MTGE CORP. | $382,218 | |
| 1983-11-30 | Mortgage $430,000 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA | $430,000 | |
| 1983-11-30 | Mortgage $1,923,269 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, NA | $1,923,269 | |
| 1983-08-23 | Mortgage $232,000 — from ASHLAND EQUITIES CO. to SASOUNESS, BAROUKH | $232,000 | |
| 1982-07-01 | Mortgage $75,000 — from SASOUNESS, BAROUKH to RABANIPOUR, ROBEN | $75,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2018 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 427 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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