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228 East 51 Street

221Records
14City systems
1Open violations
319.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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221 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)228 EAST 51 STREET OWNER LLC
BBL1013240137
BIN1038463

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 319.3. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-10-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 9).

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

$82,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · Dirty Condition (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · Missed Collection (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,302,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (2)
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$1,621,000 $729,450
2026$5,166,000 $309,960
2027$5,873,000 $352,380

The city's market estimate has risen 262% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2018 (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 · 600 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
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

228 East 51 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

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,392,496 on 2024-08-12 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 8 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
2024-08-12Mortgage $8,392,496 — from 670 9TH AVENUE OWNER LLC; 425 EAST 6TH STREET OWNER LLC; 151-165 BURNSIDE AVE OWNER LLC; 7 to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $8,392,496
2024-08-12AL&R $8,392,496 — from 73 SECOND AVENUE OWNER LLC; 151-165 BURNSIDE AVE OWNER LLC; 228 EAST 51 STREET OWNER LLC; to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $8,392,496
2024-08-12Agreement $30,000,000 — from 289 EAST 149TH STREET OWNER LLC; 543 EAST 6TH STREET OWNER LLC; 73 SECOND AVENUE OWNER LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $30,000,000
2023-04-10AL&R $2,600,000 — from 228 EAST 51 STREET LLC to NOTIRA, LLC $2,600,000
2023-04-10Agreement $2,600,000 — from 228 EAST 51 STREET LLC to NOTIRA, LLC $2,600,000
2023-04-10Deed $2,860,000 — from TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 3, 1998, BET; JAMES V. CAMARDELLA, TRUSTEE to 228 EAST 51 STREET LLC $2,860,000
2023-04-10Mortgage $1,666,679 — from 228 EAST 51 STREET LLC to NOTIRA, LLC $1,666,679
2023-03-17Sold for $2,860,000 $2,860,000 $1,430,000
2015-05-22Mortgage $118,891 — from JAMES V. CAMARDELLA,TRUSTEE; JOHN HENRY DEMAIO TRUST to BANK OF THE OZARKS $118,891
2015-05-22Agreement $1,200,000 — from JAMES V. CAMARDELLA,TRUSTEE; JOHN HENRY DEMAIO TRUST to BANK OF THE OZARKS $1,200,000
2010-03-25Mortgage $489,508 — from DEMAIO, AS TRUSTEE, LUIGI P; JOHN HENRY DEMAIO TRUST to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $489,508
2010-03-25AL&R $1,200,000 — from DEMAIO, AS TRUSTEE, LUIGI P; JOHN HENRY DEMAIO TRUST to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,200,000
2010-03-25Agreement $1,200,000 — from JOHN HENRY DEMAIO TRUST; DEMAIO, AS TRUSTEE, LUIGI P to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,200,000
2006-05-31AL&R $850,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to LUIGI P. DEMAIO, AS TRUSTEE FOR JOHN HEN; LUIGI P.DEMAIO, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEOPOLD J; LUIGI $850,000
2006-05-31Agreement $850,000 — from LUIGI P. DEMAIO, AS TRUSTEE FOR JOHN HEN; LUIGI P. DEMAIO, AS TRUSTEE FOR FLORENCE; LUIGI to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018002035
2019102014
2020004015
2021000011
20224410110
202315186131
20242677022
2025411422261
202610230024
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 47Health & systems 15

Every one of the 221 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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