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50 West 77 Street

895Records
20City systems
21Open violations
26.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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895 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 364 311 service requests, 176 HPD complaints, 88 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1903
Floors12.5
Res. units137
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)EQR-50 WEST 77TH, LLC
BBL1011290059
BIN1028822

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 26.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2021-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

207 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (46) · GENERAL (43) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · APPLIANCE (13) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11).

Filed construction activity

$2,819,516 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1903)
YesSix or more residential units (137)
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)EQR-50 WEST 77TH, LLC
Head officerWAYNE NGAI
Managing agentEQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$33,281,000 $14,976,450
2026$39,122,000 $17,604,900
2027$42,377,000 $19,069,650

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 78 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 76 St & Columbus Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. 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

50 West 77 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

207 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Riverside Boulevard MN516 A
111 Lawrence Street BK492 B
240 East 27 Street MN325 A
777 Avenue of the Americas MN294 A
831 8 Avenue MN293 A
747 2 Avenue MN269 A
303 East 83 Street MN261 A
400 West 37 Street MN259 A
71 Broadway MN237 B
170 Amsterdam Avenue MN236 A
750 Columbus Avenue MN207 B
180 Montague Street BK193 A
228 West 71 Street MN169 A
41 West 86 Street MN166 A
815 10 Avenue MN164 A
720 Columbus Avenue MN163 B
50 West 77 Street MN137 B
600 Washington Street MN136 A
53 North 3 Street BK113 A
500 West 23 Street MN111 A
431 West 37 Street MN98 A
508 West 55 Street MN58 A
261 North 9 Street BK42 A
238 West 71 Street MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2005-08-17 (lender: M & T Real Estate Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC $2,126,354,644
2007-06-26Deed $58,000,000 — from FIFTY-TWO WEST 77TH STREET CORP. to EQR-50 WEST 77TH, LLC $58,000,000
2005-08-17AL&R $300,000 — from M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST to FIFTY TWO WEST 77TH STREET CORP. $300,000
2005-08-17Mortgage $300,000 — from FIFTY TWO WEST 77TH STREET CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $300,000
2001-07-24Mortgage $2,000,000 — from FIFTY-TWO WEST 77THSTREET CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172640315
201812151322
201920250431
2020111260341
202134250335
2022204001153
202300240933
202410143012156
202565203036250
2026632711451
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 603Ownership & money 16Health & systems 116

Every one of the 895 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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