864 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 338 HPD complaints, 166 HPD housing violations, 162 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More 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 127.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2011-06-03. |
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.
70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (10) · SAFETY (10) · WATER LEAK (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (8).
$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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | FLGSP 544-548 W 50 St LLC |
| Head officer | Estefania Knight |
| Managing agent | REM Residential |
| Last registered | 2026-04-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,255,000 | $564,750 |
| 2026 | $1,377,000 | $619,650 |
| 2027 | $1,520,000 | $684,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 11 Av — M50 · 250 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.
544 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 |
70 311 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 REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 138 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $183,326 on 2019-10-11 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Deed $6,779,371 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to FLGSP 544-548 W 50 ST LLC | $6,779,371 | |
| 2026-04-21 | Agreement $5,828,470 — from FLGSP 544-548 W 50 ST LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. | $5,828,470 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Sold for $6,779,371 | $6,779,371 | $338,969 |
| 2019-10-11 | AL&R $7,090,000 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,090,000 | |
| 2019-10-11 | Agreement $7,090,000 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,090,000 | |
| 2019-10-11 | Mortgage $183,327 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $183,327 | |
| 2015-07-29 | Agreement $7,240,000 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,240,000 | |
| 2015-07-29 | Mortgage $2,606,836 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,606,836 | |
| 2012-05-16 | AL&R $4,830,000 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,830,000 | |
| 2012-05-16 | Agreement $4,830,000 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,830,000 | |
| 2012-05-16 | Mortgage $4,830,000 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC to FANNIE MAE | $4,830,000 | |
| 2012-04-11 | Agreement $184,000,000 — from 2340 VALENTINE AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REALTY CO. LLC; UNDERHILL REALTY LLC; to FANNIE MAE | $184,000,000 | |
| 2007-09-07 | AL&R $184,000,000 — from UNDERHILL REALTY LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REALTY CO., LLC; 3647 REALTY CO., LLC; 25/35 HILLSIDE A to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. | $184,000,000 | |
| 2007-09-07 | Agreement $184,000,000 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REALTY CO., LLC; 3657 REALTY CO., LLC; 94-0 to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. | $184,000,000 | |
| 2007-09-07 | Mortgage $29,165,749 — from WEST 50TH STREET REALTY CO., LLC; 2340 VALENTINE AVENUE REALTY CO., LLC; 2 WEST 120TH REAL to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. | $29,165,749 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 111 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 4 | 6 | 178 |
Every one of the 864 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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