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532 West 50 Street

140Records
11City systems
16Open violations
8.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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140 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 HPD housing violations, 29 311 service requests, 21 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)DOUBLE B REALTY CORP
BBL1010780049
BIN1079259, 1079260

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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 63% 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 8.7. 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 violations16 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1992-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’25–26

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (1) · Animal (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 (1915)
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)DOUBLE B REALTY CORP
Head officerRICHARD 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$1,679,000 $755,550
2026$1,967,000 $885,150
2027$2,125,000 $956,250

The city's market estimate has risen 27% 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 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
BusNearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 11 Av — M50 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 50 St & 10 Ave · 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

532 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 — 3 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.

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

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201710212
2018516
2019235
2020426
2021505
2022549
202311011
2024314
2025808
2026516
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 97Ownership & money 4Health & systems 20

Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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