834 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 267 311 service requests, 168 HPD complaints, 130 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 55.5. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 32 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2007-12-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · PLUMBING (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).
$53,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | F-ASTROID 234E50-SAT LLC |
| Head officer | RAMIN SHALOM |
| Managing agent | EMPIRE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,062,000 | $3,177,900 |
| 2026 | $7,508,000 | $3,378,600 |
| 2027 | $7,336,000 | $3,301,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Elevators | 1 active device(s) on record |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia Wine Bar | Pizza | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
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.
| Subway | 51 St — 6 E F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 2 Av — M50 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 51 St & 2 Ave · 450 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.
242 East 50 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by EMPIRE MANAGEMENT — 9 buildings, 268 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 700 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 74 | A |
| 3 West 36 Street | MN | 72 | A |
| 2733 Broadway | MN | 32 | B |
| 234 East 50 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 242 East 50 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 238 East 50 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 226 East 53 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 1150 Vincent Avenue | BX | 3 | C |
| 224 East 53 Street | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,057,487 on 2026-09-25 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Deed $32,500,000 — from F-ASTROID 234E50-AT LLC; F-ASTROID 234E50-SAT LLC; F ASTROID REALTY LLC; N ASTROID REALTY to 234-42 E 50 STREET LLC | $32,500,000 | |
| 2026-09-25 | Mortgage $7,057,488 — from 234-42 E 50 STREET LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $7,057,488 | |
| 2026-09-25 | Agreement $22,855,000 — from 234-42 E 50 STREET LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $22,855,000 | |
| 2026-09-25 | AL&R $22,855,000 — from 234-42 E 50 STREET LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $22,855,000 | |
| 2026-09-23 | Sold for $32,500,000 | $32,500,000 | $1,354,167 |
| 2025-11-21 | RPTT&RET $601,224 — from OHEBSHALOM, RICHARD to ZALMAN DEBT RESOLUTION LLC | $601,224 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Agreement $18,041,750 — from F-ASTROID 234E50-SAT LLC; F ASTROID REALTY LLC; F- ASTROID 234E50-AT LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $18,041,750 | |
| 2021-06-23 | AL&R $18,041,750 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to F-ASTROID 234E50-SAT LLC; F- ASTROID 234E50-AT LLC; F ASTROID REALTY LLC | $18,041,750 | |
| 2016-01-12 | AL&R $20,000,000 — from N ASTROID REALTY LLC; F ASTROID REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $20,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-12 | Mortgage $20,000,000 — from N ASTROID REALTY LLC; F ASTROID REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $20,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-05 | Deed $9,875,000 — from B ASTROID ASSOCIATES LLC to F ASTROID REALTY LLC; N ASTROID REALTY LLC | $9,875,000 | |
| 2010-02-11 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from B ASTROID REALTY LLC; F ASTROID REALTY LLC; N ASTROID REALTY LLC to CENTERLINE MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. | $12,000,000 | |
| 2010-02-11 | Mortgage $3,187,517 — from B ASTROID REALTY LLC; F ASTROID REALTY LLC; N ASTROID REALTY LLC to CENTERLINE MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. | $3,187,517 | |
| 2007-01-19 | RPTT&RET $22,500,000 — from LISA OHEBSHALOM 2001 TRUST; TRUST F/B/O ALEXANDER OHEBSHALOM; OHEBSHALOM, BEN; RICHARD OHE to F ASTROID REALTY LLC; B ASTROID ASSOCIATES LLC; N ASTROID REALTY LLC | $22,500,000 | |
| 2007-01-12 | Deed $22,500,000 — from ASTROID 50 ASSOCIATES LLC to F ASTROID REALTY LLC; B ASTROID ASSOCIATES LLC; N ASTROID REALTY LLC | $22,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 66 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
Every one of the 834 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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