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223 East 50 Street

250Records
17City systems
0Open violations
3.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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250 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 311 service requests, 24 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)223 EAST 50 CORP
BBL1013240011
BIN1038431

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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 80% 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 3.1. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Lead (1) · Building/Use (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$84,600 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)223 EAST 50 CORP
Head officerSTEVE SHAPIRO
Managing agentSEQUOIA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,867,000 $1,740,150
2026$4,128,000 $1,857,600
2027$3,939,000 $1,772,550

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $777,205 a year ($52.33 per sq ft), operating expenses $318,130 ($21.42 per sq ft), net operating income $459,075. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 3 Av — M50 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & 2 Ave · 550 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

223 East 50 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

9 311 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 SEQUOIA PROPERTY MGMT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,137 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
442 Hudson Street MN169 A
39 East 29 Street MN141 A
11 East 29 Street MN138 A
120 Greenwich Street MN103 A
311 West Broadway MN67 A
462 West 58 Street MN67 A
295 West 11 Street MN60 A
342 East 81 Street MN41 A
74 5 Avenue MN36 A
119 West 71 Street MN36 A
708 Greenwich Street MN34 A
27 Prospect Park West BK32 A
10 West 86 Street MN30 A
16 Hudson Street MN25 B
223 East 50 Street MN24 A
11 Charlton Street MN20 B
332 West 85 Street MN20 A
415 Washington Street MN20 A
145 President Street BK17 A
147 West 22 Street MN16 A
128 East 16 Street MN13 A
62 East 1 Street MN10 A
134 West 73 Street MN9 A
1643 2 Avenue MN6 A
143 West 81 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $246,392 on 2022-07-01 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-02RPTT&RET $465,000 — from YOUSIF, SELWA; YOUSIF, ABDULJABBAR to PATEL, KARINA CHANDRAKANT $465,000
2026-06-25Sold for $465,000 $465,000 $19,375
2025-09-29RPTT&RET $440,000 — from EDMOND HANSEN, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF NICHOLAS ATHAS to NAJJAR, SAMI; NAJJAR, JOUMANA $440,000
2025-09-24Sold for $440,000 $440,000 $18,333
2024-05-15RPTT&RET $495,000 — from CHAN, WAI MAN to DETERDING, JAMES LEROY; DETERDING, ELIZABETH CREECH; DETERDING, KENNETH EDISON $495,000
2024-05-14Sold for $495,000 $495,000 $20,625
2023-07-20RPTT&RET $463,000 — from ROBERTSON, SHARON; CAMERINI, MICHAEL to QIN, LING; GUO, WENJUN $463,000
2023-06-26Sold for $463,000 $463,000 $19,292
2022-07-01AL&R $850,000 — from 223 EAST 50 CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $850,000
2022-07-01Agreement $850,000 — from 223 EAST 50 CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $850,000
2022-07-01Mortgage $246,392 — from 223 EAST 50 CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $246,393
2021-07-07RPTT&RET $452,500 — from CAMPBELL, SEAN to LAI, XIANGYU $452,500
2021-06-25Sold for $452,500 $452,500 $18,854
2020-10-19RPTT&RET $445,000 — from FOSTER, KEVIN to BELDOCK, JOHN E; BELDOCK, TAI B; BELDOCK, PENN S $445,000
2020-09-18Sold for $445,000 $445,000 $18,542

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003216
20180532313
20194322213
20206138220
2021013228
20220084113
20230252110
2024006219
2025002226
20260252514
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 93Health & systems 24

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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