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400 East 50 Street

501Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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501 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 260 311 service requests, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 44 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units47
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)PARCEL TWO L.L.C.
BBL1013610049
BIN1040090

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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 95% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.2. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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.

What 311 hears from this address

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (26) · Illegal Parking (18) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (5) · Non (5) · Food Establishment (5).

Filed construction activity

$236,985 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)PARCEL TWO CO
Head officerCHARLES ALPERT
Managing agentDAVID M HERMAN
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,036,000 $3,166,200
2026$6,871,000 $3,091,950
2027$6,522,000 $2,934,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chez LES Frenchies CafeFrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints 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.

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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / Mitchell Pl — M15 M15-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 51 St & 1 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path 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

400 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

87 311 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
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2022
2023
2024
48
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702220125
201832161325
201931210126
202000110314
202102100113
202267190133
202372300140
202400330134
202506380448
202600210223
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The full timeline

Construction 69Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 297Ownership & money 52Health & systems 22

Every one of the 501 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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