519 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 DOB permits, 89 DOB violations, 86 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1978-11-20. |
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.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Water System (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1).
$26,488,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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.
| Registered owner(s) | NYC VALUE ADDED I, LLC |
| Head officer | JAVIER ARUS CASTILLO |
| Managing agent | CRESTLINE HOTELS & RESORTS, LLC |
| Last registered | 2022-11-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,280,000 | $8,226,000 |
| 2026 | $18,737,000 | $8,431,650 |
| 2027 | $19,418,000 | $8,738,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Steak House | Steakhouse | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 2017 (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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 41 St — M1 M2 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Ave & E 40 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
50 East 41 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
15 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,802,312 on 2026-08-06 (lender: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.a.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Mortgage $62,802,313 — from E41ST PROPERTIES LLC; MIDTOWN 41 EAST HOTEL LLC to BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. | $62,802,313 | |
| 2026-08-06 | Deed $96,555,625 — from NYC VALUE ADDED I LLC to E41ST PROPERTIES LLC | $96,555,625 | |
| 2026-07-23 | Sold for $96,555,625 | $96,555,625 | $48,277,813 |
| 2007-10-12 | Deed $77,000,000 — from GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC D/B/A to NYC VALUE ADDED I LLC | $77,000,000 | |
| 2007-10-12 | M&CON $69,268,365 — from NYC VALUE ADDED I LLC to CAIXA DE AFORROS DE VIGO, OURENSE E PONT | $69,268,365 | |
| 2005-10-17 | AL&R $18,000,000 — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY to GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC | $18,000,000 | |
| 2005-10-17 | Mortgage $3,531,422 — from GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $3,531,422 | |
| 2005-10-17 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $18,000,000 | |
| 2004-04-28 | Mortgage $600,000 — from GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $600,000 | |
| 2004-04-28 | Agreement $14,600,000 — from GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $14,600,000 | |
| 2004-04-28 | AL&R $14,600,000 — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY to GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC | $14,600,000 | |
| 1998-12-31 | Mortgage $11,750,000 — from GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK, LLC to FINANCIAL SERVICES,INC. | $11,750,000 | |
| 1997-10-14 | Mortgage $75,000 — from GRAND PALACE HOTEL AT THE PARK LLC to SWH FUNDING CORP.; BLACKACRE BRIDGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. | $75,000 | |
| 1996-09-26 | Mortgage $2,925,000 — from CENTRAL PALACE L.L.C. to BANK LEUMI TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK | $2,925,000 | |
| 1990-01-10 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 52 EAST 41ST ST ASSOC. to BANK LEUMI TRUST CO.NY | $1,400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| 2024 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Every one of the 519 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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