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352 East 50 Street

171Records
11City systems
10Open violations
44.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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171 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)BIRCHWOOD EQUITIES LLC
BBL1013420131
BIN1039485

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 44.7. 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 violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1978-11-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Obstruction (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BIRCHWOOD EQUITIES LLC
Head officerARIK LIFSHITZ
Managing agentDSA MANAGEMENT CO. INC
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,097,000 $305,820
2026$4,967,000 $298,020
2027$6,167,000 $370,020

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 49 St / 1 Av — M50 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & 1 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

352 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 — 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 DSA MANAGEMENT CO. INC — 21 buildings, 265 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9 Maiden Lane MN66 A
331 East 108 Street MN29 A
50 Avenue B MN26 B
324 East 13 Street MN22 B
210 East 10 Street MN11 A
412 East 50 Street MN10 A
107 East 35 Street MN10 C
228 East 10 Street MN9 A
335 East 10 Street MN9 A
240 President Street BK8 A
170 Avenue B MN8 A
368 Baltic Street BK8 A
337 East 10 Street MN8 A
174 Avenue B MN8 A
637 Henry Street BK8 B
341 East 10 Street MN8 A
339 East 10 Street MN7 A
343 East 10 Street MN4 A
466 State Street BK3 D
352 East 50 Street MN3 D
143 Grand Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,100,000 on 2013-11-21 (lender: Modern Bank National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-19M&CON $3,365,000 — from BIRCHWOOD EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,365,000
2015-09-19AL&R $3,365,000 — from BIRCHWOOD EQUITIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,365,000
2013-11-21Deed $4,100,000 — from TANNENBAUM, ALMIRA to BIRCHWOOD EQUITIES LLC $4,100,000
2013-11-21Mortgage $3,100,000 — from BIRCHWOOD EQUITIES LLC to MODERN BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,100,000
2013-11-21AL&R $3,100,000 — from BIRCHWOOD EQUITIES LLC to MODERN BANK, N. A. $3,100,000
2006-03-29Mortgage $459,000 — from TANNENBAUM, ALMIRA to CITIBANK, N.A., $459,000
2004-03-12Mortgage $42,031 — from TANNENBAUM, ALMIRA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $42,031
2004-03-12Agreement $700,000 — from TANNENBAUM, ALMIRA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $700,000
1998-08-20Mortgage $700,000 — from TANNENBAUM, ALMIRA to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $700,000
1995-04-14Mortgage $280,995 — from 439 EAST CORPORATION to GREENPOINT BANK $280,995
1989-11-14Mortgage $300,000 — from 439 EAST CORPORATION to MARINE MIDLAND BANKN A $300,000
1989-11-14Mortgage $300,000 — from 439 EAST CORPORATION to MARINE MIDLAND BANK,N.A $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171190314
2018001023
201900300131
2020004015
2021007007
20220070310
202300110213
20240064313
20250090110
2026000000
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 100Ownership & money 29Health & systems 21

Every one of the 171 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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