507 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 120 HPD complaints, 82 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 36.4. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 33). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Noise (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Rodent (4) · PLUMBING (3) · Drug Activity (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 (1946) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | 538 W 50 LLC |
| Head officer | AMEET SACHDEV |
| Managing agent | TOPAZ REALTY MGMT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,670,000 | $2,101,500 |
| 2026 | $4,965,000 | $2,234,250 |
| 2027 | $4,721,000 | $2,124,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 50 St & 10 Ave · 500 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.
536 West 50 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 |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 TOPAZ REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 13 buildings, 415 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2418 Olinville Avenue | BX | 72 | B |
| 6425 Broadway | BX | 57 | D |
| 4138 Barnes Avenue | BX | 51 | B |
| 361 East 10 Street | MN | 38 | A |
| 265 South 2 Street | BK | 35 | B |
| 530 West 47 Street | MN | 33 | B |
| 536 West 50 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 417 East 6 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 52 East 13 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 230 East 124 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 1915 Beverley Road | BK | 18 | A |
| 416 East 120 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 89 East 116 Street | MN | 6 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $782,022 on 2020-06-05 (lender: Santander 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-05 | Mortgage $782,023 — from 538 W 50 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $782,023 | |
| 2020-06-05 | Agreement $7,450,000 — from 538 W 50 LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $7,450,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Agreement $7,500,000 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,500,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Mortgage $1,346,734 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,346,734 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Mortgage $1,346,734 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,346,734 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Agreement $7,500,000 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,500,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | AL&R $7,500,000 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,500,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | AL&R $7,500,000 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $7,500,000 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Mortgage $930,155 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $930,155 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $6,500,000 | |
| 2009-07-14 | AL&R $5,800,000 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $5,800,000 | |
| 2009-07-14 | Agreement $5,800,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 538 W 50 LLC | $5,800,000 | |
| 2009-07-14 | Mortgage $275,546 — from 538 W 50 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $275,546 | |
| 2004-08-18 | Mortgage $2,570,476 — from 538 WEST 50TH LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITIAL L.L.C. | $2,570,476 | |
| 2004-08-18 | Agreement $5,750,000 — from 538 WEST 50TH LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITIAL LLC | $5,750,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2018 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
Every one of the 507 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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