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524 West 50 Street

87Records
11City systems
3Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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87 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 18 311 service requests, 13 DOB complaints, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1950
Floors4.5
Res. units15
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)DOUBLE B RLTY ASSOCS
BBL1010780047
BIN1027035

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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 86% 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 1.3. 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-12-17.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)DOUBLE B REALTY CORP
Head officerRICHARD P BISSO
Managing agentDOUBLE B REALTY
Last registered2025-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,080,000 $936,000
2026$2,201,000 $990,450
2027$2,408,000 $1,083,600

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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: W 50 St / 11 Av — M50 · 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

524 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

3 311 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 DOUBLE B REALTY — 3 buildings, 45 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
532 West 50 Street MN20 A
524 West 50 Street MN15 A
530 West 50 Street MN10 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $360,000 on 1986-07-02 (lender: Kraus, David). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-07-02Mortgage $360,000 — from DOUBLE B RLTY ASSOC. to KRAUS, DAVID $360,000

Ten-year activity

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2025
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20180213
20190213
20200101
20210101
20220404
20230202
20240112
20250202
20261416
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 11Health & systems 10

Every one of the 87 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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