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522 West 50 Street

385Records
15City systems
10Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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385 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 HPD housing violations, 102 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)520 WEST 50TH STREET INC
BBL1010780046
BIN1027034

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 0.5. 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 violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Encampment (3) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$281,825 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)520 WEST 50TH STREET INC
Head officerJoshua Rosenzweig
Managing agentMERLOT MGMT
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,357,000 $1,060,650
2026$2,582,000 $1,161,900
2027$3,005,000 $1,352,250

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $438,365 a year ($45.45 per sq ft), operating expenses $139,274 ($14.44 per sq ft), net operating income $299,091. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway50 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 49 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 50 St & 10 Ave · 350 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

522 West 50 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

8 311 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 MERLOT MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Cooper Square MN36 A
431 West 121 Street MN25 A
204 West 78 Street MN20 A
522 West 50 Street MN20 A
72 East 3 Street MN20 A
520 West 50 Street MN20 A
234 West 16 Street MN20 A
19 West 105 Street MN18 A
2373 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 A
14 East 96 Street MN17 A
214 East 9 Street MN14 B
529 West 147 Street MN12 B
40 East 62 Street MN11 A
350 West 48 Street MN10 A
348 West 48 Street MN10 A
471 Washington Street MN9 A
762 10 Avenue MN8 A
36 West 13 Street MN7 A
91 East End Avenue MN6 A
251 West 123 Street MN5 A
164 Eldridge Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-10-12 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative 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
2026-07-01RPTT&RET $367,000 — from BUNNENBERG, MEGHAN to VANG, DAVE $367,000
2026-06-15Sold for $367,000 $367,000 $18,350
2025-10-06RPTT&RET $375,000 — from EDELMAN, LORI to SAVAGE, CATHERINE $375,000
2025-09-29Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $18,750
2024-05-09RPTT&RET $443,000 — from CIACCIO, THOMAS J to HAN, SANG IK $443,000
2024-05-06Sold for $443,000 $443,000 $22,150
2023-06-27RPTT&RET $390,000 — from STEIN, ALEX G to POMIES, MARCELLO $390,000
2023-06-21Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $19,500
2021-10-12AL&R $2,500,000 — from 520 W. 50TH ST., INC to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,500,000
2021-10-12Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 520 W. 50TH ST., INC to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,500,000
2021-10-12AL&R $500,000 — from 520 W. 50TH ST., INC to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2021-10-12Mortgage $500,000 — from 520 W. 50TH ST., INC to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2021-06-05RPTT&RET $380,000 — from LEIBOVITCH, SYDNEY; LEIBOVITCH, KYLE J; LEIBOVITCH, LINDA D to RAVENSCROFT, ROBERT $380,000
2020-02-27RPTT&RET $390,000 — from TRACEY, MICHAEL; TRACEY, KATHRYN to CHALA, KATHERINE $390,000
2020-02-13RPTT&RET $417,500 — from EINSTEIN, MYRA to BUNNENBERG, MEGHAN $417,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017203139
201841150323
2019214029
20203034111
202100211114
20220054615
20230072110
2024001225
2025015219
2026003227
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 184Ownership & money 110Health & systems 26

Every one of the 385 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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