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500 West 53 Street

2,705Records
23City systems
0Open violations
31.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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2,705 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,190 311 service requests, 387 HPD complaints, 268 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built2005
Floors25
Res. units344
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1010817502
BIN1087777

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 31.6. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

283 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 162 · winter 2025–26: 20 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
162
’24–25
20
’25–26
4
’26–27

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$14,512 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

665 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (170) · HEAT/HOT WATER (134) · Illegal Parking (54) · Encampment (35) · PLUMBING (27) · PAINT/PLASTER (27).

Filed construction activity

$4,493,997 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (344)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)CLINTON GREEN NORTH, LLC
Head officerJON VOGEL
Managing agentAVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$775,344 $348,905
2026$916,935 $412,621
2027$747,620 $336,429

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $14,102,316 a year ($54.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,439,763 ($17.01 per sq ft), net operating income $9,662,553. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dot's CafeAmericanA—
MCC TheaterAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).

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)
59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 53 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 53 St & 10 Ave · 200 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

500 West 53 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

665 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 134 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 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. — 14 buildings, 4,910 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Willoughby Street BK826 A
539 West 28 Street MN710 A
343 Gold Street BK631 A
4-75 48 Avenue QN578 A
250 West 50 Street MN550 A
2-01 50 Avenue QN372 A
500 West 53 Street MN344 B
1 Morningside Drive MN295 A
510 West 52 Street MN288 A
285 Bowery MN206 A
21 2 Avenue MN90 A
4-95 48 Avenue QN8 A
4-83 48 Avenue QN8 A
4-89 48 Avenue QN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-21RPTT $1,226,506,110 — from AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC to ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $1,226,506,110
2026-09-21RPTT $1,226,506,110 — from AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC to ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $1,226,506,110
2026-09-21RPTT $1,226,506,110 — from AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC to ERP OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $1,226,506,110
2023-10-27Mortgage $1,040,000 — from WEINBERG, HUBERT to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $1,040,000
2023-10-27Deed $2,260,000 — from BIANCO, CYNTHIA C; BIANCO, ANSELMO to WEINBERG, HUBERT $2,260,000
2023-10-24Sold for $2,260,000 $2,260,000 $6,570
2022-02-25Agreement $147,000,000 — from CLINTON GREEN NORTH LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $147,000,000
2022-02-25Agreement $147,000,000 — from CLINTON GREEN NORTH LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $147,000,000
2022-02-25Agreement $147,000,000 — from CLINTON GREEN NORTH LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $147,000,000
2022-02-25Agreement $147,000,000 — from CLINTON GREEN NORTH LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $147,000,000
2021-07-21Mortgage $3,000,000 — from WSJS, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2021-07-21Deed $4,995,000 — from SCHREIBER, LOIS S; SCHREIBER, DALE A to WSJS, LLC $4,995,000
2021-07-12Sold for $4,995,000 $4,995,000 $14,520
2021-06-29Deed $1,350,000 — from CHAO, KUN SAN; LI, HUI MIN to LI, HUI MIN $1,350,000
2021-04-22Sold for $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $3,924

Ten-year activity

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827
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172682503089
20181910952932185
201920695818147
2020123411764
202114769611107
2022615541783
20237141471414196
202455206212230
2025544764014827
202671111187144
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The full timeline

Construction 277Enforcement 193Housing & tenants 1,790Ownership & money 274Health & systems 171

Every one of the 2,705 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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