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226 East 51 Street

193Records
10City systems
0Open violations
73.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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193 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP.
BBL1013240038
BIN1038450

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 73.3. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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.

$75,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$24,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,692,000 $761,400
2026$1,725,000 $776,250
2027$1,793,000 $806,850

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Shima SushiAsian/Asian FusionAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 3 Av — M50 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & 2 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

226 East 51 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

7 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2008-03-14 (lender: Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-03Agreement $2,250,000 — from NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP. to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) $2,250,000
2014-05-01AL&R $2,900,000 — from NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP to CTBC BANK CORP (USA) $2,900,000
2014-05-01Agreement $2,900,000 — from CTBC BANK CORP (USA); CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A) to NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP $2,900,000
2009-07-13Agreement $950,000 — from NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP. to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $950,000
2008-03-14Mortgage $1,000,000 — from NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP. to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $1,000,000
2007-06-07Deed $4,675,000 — from SHIN, JEANETTE; SHIN, MICHAEL to NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP. $4,675,000
2007-06-07AL&R $3,400,000 — from NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP. to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $3,400,000
2007-06-07Mortgage $3,400,000 — from NEW YORK PACIFIC REALTY CORP. to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) $3,400,000
2000-09-08Mortgage $1,170,000 — from SHIN, MICHAEL; SHIN, JEANETTE to HANVIT AMERICA BANK $1,170,000
1996-05-29Mortgage $499,000 — from SHIN, MICHAEL to KOREA COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEW YORK $499,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017031015
2018012025
2019015006
2020022004
2021010001
2022051006
202321350121
20242221310
2025042039
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 36Ownership & money 27Health & systems 15

Every one of the 193 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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