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244 East 51 Street

313Records
14City systems
1Open violations
12.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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313 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ROJEN ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL1013240131
BIN1038462

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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 56% 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 12.7. 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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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-05-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (7) · Noise (4) · Food Poisoning (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (7)
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)Rojen Associates LLC
Head officerLeo Fox
Managing agentLeo Fox
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,603,000 $2,071,350
2026$5,524,000 $2,485,800
2027$4,724,000 $2,125,800

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Karizma LoungeMiddle EasternA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 2 Av — M50 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & 2 Ave · 350 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

244 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

18 311 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: $312,865 on 2014-04-21 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-02-04Agreement $2,975,000 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $2,975,000
2014-04-21Agreement $3,300,000 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,300,000
2014-04-21AL&R $3,300,000 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,300,000
2014-04-21Mortgage $312,865 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $312,865
2009-02-11AL&R $3,200,000 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2009-02-11Agreement $3,200,000 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2009-02-11Mortgage $669,342 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $669,342
2006-11-27Mortgage $250,000 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES LLC to JUSTIN HOROWITZ REVOCABLE TRUST U/A 6/15; BARCUN, SEYMOUR D; GOLDBERG, SUSAN $250,000
2004-04-02Agreement $2,520,000 — from BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to ROJEN ASSOCIATES, LLC $2,520,000
2004-04-02AL&R $2,520,000 — from BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to ROJEN ASSOCIATES, LLC $2,520,000
2004-04-02Mortgage $920,000 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES, LLC to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $920,000
2002-08-19Mortgage $676,939 — from ROJEN ASSOCIATES LLC to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $676,939
2000-09-26Mortgage $975,000 — from AQUARIUS DEVELOPMENTCORP.; PROVENCAL REALTY INC. to CENTURY IMPROVEMENTCORP. $975,000
1987-12-23Mortgage $4,750,000 — from AQUARIUS DEVPMT CORP; PROVENCAL RLTY INC to CROSSLAND SAVINGS $4,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
201803150321
201903123119
2020006017
202150140120
202200110112
20230080412
20240090211
2025006028
20260090110
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 142Ownership & money 51Health & systems 26

Every one of the 313 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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