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50 Central Park South

1,735Records
17City systems
0Open violations
10.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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1,735 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 589 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 334 311 service requests, 258 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1931
Floors33
Res. units12
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1012747503
BIN1035256

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.8. 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 46,798 6-24-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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

169 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (70) · Illegal Parking (41) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Vendor Enforcement (7) · Consumer Complaint (7) · Lost Property (4).

Filed construction activity

$13,677,131 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)THE 50 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH CONDOMINIUM
Head officerMIHO FOSTER
Managing agentTHE RITZ CARLTON HOTEL CO LLC
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,002,614 $901,176
2026$2,054,727 $924,627
2027$2,198,433 $989,295

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $4,884,412 a year ($57.57 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,690,921 ($19.93 per sq ft), net operating income $3,193,491. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 36/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Big Apple (Ritz Carlton Hotel Employee Cafeteria)AmericanA—
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, AudenAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

Subway57 St — M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/59 St — N R W · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park South / 6 Av — M5 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park S & 6 Ave · 250 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

50 Central Park South

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

169 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-18AL&R $235,000,000 — from RCCP NY HOTEL FEE OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL LEASEHOLD OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL OPERATOR, to BANCO INBURSA, S.A., INSTITUCION DE BANC $235,000,000
2026-02-18Agreement $235,000,000 — from RCCP NY HOTEL LEASEHOLD OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL FEE OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL OPERATOR, to BANCO INBURSA, S.A., INSTITUCION DE BANC $235,000,000
2026-02-18Deed $86,133,425 — from MPE HOTEL I (NEW YORK) LLC to RCCP NY COMMERCIAL FEE OWNER, LLC $86,133,425
2026-02-18Agreement $235,000,000 — from RCCP NY HOTEL LEASEHOLD OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL FEE OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL OPERATOR, to BANCO INBURSA, S.A., INSTITUCION DE BANC $235,000,000
2026-02-18AL&R $235,000,000 — from RCCP NY HOTEL FEE OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL LEASEHOLD OWNER, LLC; RCCP NY HOTEL OPERATOR, to BANCO INBURSA, S.A., INSTITUCION DE BANC $235,000,000
2026-02-18Deed $183,566,575 — from MP8 CPS HOTEL OWNER LLC to RCCP NY HOTEL FEE OWNER, LLC $183,566,575
2026-02-05Sold for $86,133,425 $86,133,425 $7,177,785
2026-02-05Sold for $183,566,575 $183,566,575 $15,297,215
2025-12-03Deed $28,380,000 — from THE CENTRAL PARK TRUST; ROGER W. SANT, TRUSTEE to RJ NEW YORK, LLC $28,380,000
2025-11-25Sold for $28,380,000 $28,380,000 $2,365,000
2025-11-25Sold for $28,380,000 $28,380,000 $2,365,000
2024-06-26Deed $14,980,000 — from ZHAO, YIZHENG to COHEN, MARTIN; COHEN, MICHELE $14,980,000
2024-06-17Sold for $14,980,000 $14,980,000 $1,248,333
2024-01-25Deed $27,900,000 — from RICHARD AXEL, TRUSTEE; JOSEPH K. PAGANO, TRUSTEE; FREDERICK R. ADLER GRANTOR TRUST to FORTITUDO LLC $27,900,000
2023-12-22Sold for $27,900,000 $27,900,000 $2,325,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
102
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171417106249
20181351620054
20191012115249
20205530013
202131185027
202285191033
202395285350
202420658135102
202546677690
2026203929272
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The full timeline

Construction 513Enforcement 249Housing & tenants 347Ownership & money 600Health & systems 26

Every one of the 1,735 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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