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155 East 50 Street

719Records
20City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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719 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 132 DOB permits, 122 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1963
Floors21
Res. units0
ClassHS
Owner (PLUTO)SONESTA FIFTY HOTEL LLC
BBL1013050033
BIN1036456

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Patterns

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

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (6) · Food Establishment (4) · Panhandling (3) · Noise (2) · Lost Property (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$649,132 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SONESTA FIFTY HOTEL LLC
Head officerSIMON CHAPMAN
Managing agentSONESTA NYC MANAGER LLC
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$49,206,000 $22,142,700
2026$51,622,000 $23,229,900
2027$59,711,000 $26,869,950

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald'sHamburgersNot yet graded—
SubwaySandwichesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled, Food Worker Hygiene), 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).

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 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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 50 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & Lexington Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
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.

Report a problem to 311

155 East 50 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

28 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SONESTA NYC MANAGER LLC — 4 buildings, 0 units. Grades across the portfolio: n/a. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
215 East 64 Street MN0 —
303 Lexington Avenue MN0 —
557 Lexington Avenue MN0 —
155 East 50 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,270,000 on 2026-07-06 (lender: Fortress Credit Co LLC), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-06Agreement $245,000,000 — from SONESTA SHELBURNE HOTEL LLC; SONESTA FIFTY HOTEL LLC; SONESTA GARDENS HOTEL LLC; SONESTA B to FORTRESS CREDIT CO LLC $245,000,000
2026-07-06AL&R $245,000,000 — from SONESTA FIFTY HOTEL LLC; SONESTA GARDENS HOTEL LLC; SONESTA SHELBURNE HOTEL LLC; SONESTA B to FORTRESS CREDIT CO LLC $245,000,000
2026-07-06Mortgage $42,270,000 — from SONESTA BENJAMIN HOTEL LLC; SONESTA SHELBURNE HOTEL LLC; SONESTA GARDENS HOTEL LLC; SONEST to FORTRESS CREDIT CO LLC $42,270,000
2022-05-13Agreement $202,730,000 — from SONESTA SHELBURNE HOTEL LLC; SONESTA BENJAMIN HOTEL LLC; SONESTA GARDENS HOTEL LLC; SONEST to CVI DH PORTFOLIO LOAN HOLDINGS, LLC $202,730,000
2022-05-06Deed $99,769,231 — from 155 EAST 50TH STREET CO., LLC to SONESTA FIFTY HOTEL LLC $99,769,231
2022-04-26Sold for $99,769,231 $99,769,231 $19,953,846
2021-12-28AL&R $286,865,640 — from 125 EAST 50TH STREET CO., LLC; 303 LEXINGTON AVENUE CO., LESSEE LLC; 125 EAST 50TH STREET to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION, L.L.C. $286,865,640
2021-12-28Agreement $286,865,640 — from 125 EAST 50TH STREET CO., LLC; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LESSEE LLC; 303 LEXINGTON AVENUE to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION, L.L.C. $286,865,640
2021-04-21AL&R $286,865,640 — from 155 EAST 50TH STREET CO., LLC; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LLC; 303 LEXINGTON AVENUE CO., LL to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION, L.L.C. $286,865,640
2021-04-21Agreement $286,865,640 — from 155 EAST 50TH STREET CO., LESSEE LLC; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LLC; 303 LEXINGTON AVENUE to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION, L.L.C. $286,865,640
2020-06-03Agreement $275,103,304 — from 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LLC; 155 EAST 50TH STREET CO., LLC; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LE to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION $275,103,304
2020-06-03AL&R $275,103,304 — from 303 LEXINGTON AVENUE CO., LLC; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LLC; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LE to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION $275,103,304
2019-01-03Agreement $270,000,000 — from 303 LEXINGTON AVENUE CO., LESSEE LLC; 155 EAST 50TH STREET CO., LESSEE LLC; 125 EAST 50TH to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION, L.L.C. $270,000,000
2019-01-03AL&R $270,000,000 — from 303 LEXINGTON AVENUE CO., LESSEE LLC; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LESSEE LLC; 155 EAST 50TH to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION, L.L.C. $270,000,000
2016-10-27Mortgage $270,000,000 — from 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LESSEE LLC,; 215 EAST 64TH STREET CO., LLC,; 125 EAST 50TH STREE to BSRECP II JOINT US ORIGINATION II SELLER $270,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701861429
2018140501635
20198093727
20203062314
202105264439
202231167431
20234090417
2024112100326
202520110518
202697154540
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The full timeline

Construction 249Enforcement 105Housing & tenants 165Ownership & money 124Health & systems 76

Every one of the 719 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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