269 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 DOB complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.3. 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 | 5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-02. |
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.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Damaged Tree (2) · Animal (2) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).
$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2005) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 540 W 50TH STREET,LLC |
| Head officer | PAUL BRENSILBER |
| Managing agent | JORDAN COOPER LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,715,000 | $2,571,750 |
| 2026 | $5,855,000 | $2,634,750 |
| 2027 | $6,051,000 | $2,722,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
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 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 50 St & 10 Ave · 550 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.
540 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 |
9 311 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 JORDAN COOPER LLC — 47 buildings, 1,364 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B10 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,790,397 on 2015-04-24 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-24 | Mortgage $1,790,398 — from 540 WEST 50TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,790,398 | |
| 2015-04-24 | Agreement $8,300,000 — from 540 WEST 50TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $8,300,000 | |
| 2015-04-24 | AL&R $8,300,000 — from 540 WEST 50TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $8,300,000 | |
| 2010-04-16 | Agreement $7,050,000 — from 540 WEST 50TH STREET LLC to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK FSB; CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $7,050,000 | |
| 2010-04-16 | AL&R $7,050,000 — from 540 WEST 50TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $7,050,000 | |
| 2010-04-16 | Mortgage $6,387,917 — from 540 WEST 50TH STREET LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,387,917 | |
| 2000-08-24 | Mortgage $19,839 — from 540 WEST 50TH STRETLLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $19,839 | |
| 1999-03-18 | Mortgage $30,000 — from GRAND PACIFIC FINANCE CORP. to 540 WEST 50TH STREETLLC | $30,000 | |
| 1998-04-09 | Mortgage $391,331 — from CORNELIUS FITZGERALD& CO., INC. to MTB BANK | $391,331 | |
| 1992-03-25 | Mortgage $562,500 — from CORNELIUS FITZGERALDETC to CITIIZENS FIRST NTLETC | $562,500 | |
| 1982-08-17 | Mortgage $40,000 — from CORNELIUS FITZGERALDETC to KEEVILY CORPORATIONETC. | $40,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Every one of the 269 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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