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227 East 50 Street

351Records
15City systems
0Open violations
5.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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351 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 311 service requests, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 42 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)UNITED HAY LLC
BBL1013240013
BIN1038432

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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 72% 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 5.5. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3).

Filed construction activity

$475,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)UNITED HAY LLC
Head officerMARK HAROUNIAN
Managing agentUNITED HAY LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,776,000 $2,599,200
2026$6,407,000 $2,883,150
2027$6,552,000 $2,948,400

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
227Coffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

227 East 50 Street

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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by UNITED HAY LLC — 4 buildings, 87 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
235 East 50 Street MN40 A
231 East 50 Street MN21 A
227 East 50 Street MN20 A
233 East 50 Street MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $802,009 on 2022-01-05 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A), covering 2 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
2022-01-05Agreement $8,400,000 — from UNITED HAY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $8,400,000
2022-01-05Mortgage $802,010 — from UNITED HAY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $802,010
2017-06-20Mortgage $260,592 — from UNITED HAY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $260,592
2017-06-20AL&R $8,350,000 — from UNITED HAY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,350,000
2017-06-20Agreement $8,350,000 — from UNITED HAY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,350,000
2012-07-19Mortgage $2,250,000 — from UNITED HAY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,250,000
2012-07-19Agreement $9,000,000 — from UNITED HAY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
2009-01-29Mortgage $1,271,095 — from UNITED HAY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,271,095
2009-01-29Agreement $6,750,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to UNITED HAY, LLC $6,750,000
2004-05-19Mortgage $2,700,000 — from UNITED HAY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,700,000
2004-05-19Agreement $6,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to UNITED HAY, LLC $6,000,000
2004-05-19AL&R $6,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to UNITED HAY, LLC $6,000,000
1999-07-09Mortgage $1,441,925 — from HAY, LLC. to JAMICA SAVINGS BANKFSB $1,441,925
1997-01-06Mortgage $900,000 — from MCCLAIN, CLARK to GREENPOINT BANK $900,000
1990-03-23Mortgage $1,300,000 — from MCLAIN, CLARK to LIBERTY BUSINESS CRDCRP $1,300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170093113
201800150419
201984310245
20206460218
20213360214
20220035210
20239190322
20244030310
20252370416
2026002068
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 164Ownership & money 54Health & systems 33

Every one of the 351 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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