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401 East 50 Street

590Records
17City systems
15Open violations
6.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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590 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 96 HPD housing violations, 89 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC
BBL1013620001
BIN1040102

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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 70% 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 6.8. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1987-05-14.

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

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (8) · Noise (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$943,852 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (25)
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)EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC
Head officerDANIEL HOCHBERG
Managing agentMGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,052,000 $2,273,400
2026$6,392,000 $2,876,400
2027$7,450,000 $3,352,500

The city's market estimate has risen 47% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TFS Burger WorksAmericanAMice 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 · 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 · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 51 St & 1 Ave · 250 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

401 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

28 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 1,070 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B12 · C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
54-09 100 Street QN296 B
37-05 30th Street QN186 A
600 Columbus Avenue MN166 A
105-02 Queens Boulevard QN137 B
144 East 24 Street MN33 B
245 East 30 Street MN30 A
401 East 50 Street MN25 A
489 3 Avenue MN25 A
211 East 33 Street MN24 B
112 Avenue C MN22 B
606 West 191 Street MN20 F
1908 3 Avenue MN16 B
1910 3 Avenue MN16 B
229 West 20 Street MN15 B
1762 1 Avenue MN13 B
1764 1 Avenue MN13 B
495 3 Avenue MN12 A
151 Ludlow Street MN7 B
1 Bleecker Street MN6 B
3 Bleecker Street MN3 C
324 Bowery MN3 D
324 Bleecker Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,750,000 on 2016-04-13 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-18Agreement $13,750,000 — from EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $13,750,000
2016-04-13Mortgage $2,750,000 — from EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,750,000
2016-04-13Agreement $13,750,000 — from EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $13,750,000
2016-04-13AL&R $13,750,000 — from EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $13,750,000
2015-04-06Deed $13,950,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC $13,950,000
2015-04-06Mortgage $7,045,273 — from EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,045,273
2015-04-06Agreement $11,000,000 — from EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2015-04-06AL&R $11,000,000 — from EAST 50TH STREET INVESTORS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2014-08-15Mortgage $750,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $750,000
2014-08-15Agreement $4,000,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $4,000,000
2014-08-15AL&R $4,000,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $4,000,000
2012-07-25Agreement $3,250,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to QUEST 401 LLC $3,250,000
2012-07-25AL&R $3,250,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to QUEST 401 LLC $3,250,000
2012-07-25Mortgage $1,044,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to QUEST 401 LLC $1,044,000
2005-03-31Agreement $2,500,000 — from 890 FIRST LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $2,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175182117
20189061218
20196080115
202062300240
20214150111
202284170130
202300300131
20240064111
202500150823
20262070918
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 340Ownership & money 86Health & systems 32

Every one of the 590 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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