663 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 184 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 99 DOB permits, 81 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.8. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-06-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Damaged Tree (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Rodent (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$4,703,498 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (44 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1962) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (110) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | FIFTY FIRST BEEKMAN CORP |
| Head officer | MICHAEL NATH |
| Managing agent | BROWN HARRIS STEVENS |
| Last registered | 2026-01-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,244,000 | $14,959,800 |
| 2026 | $38,587,000 | $17,364,150 |
| 2027 | $38,505,000 | $17,327,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $6,637,100 a year ($42.82 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,836,500 ($18.30 per sq ft), net operating income $3,800,600. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
| Subway | 51 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 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / Mitchell Pl — M15 M15-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 51 St & 1 Ave · 300 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.
420 East 51 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 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.
Managed by BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 160 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,078,065 on 2021-04-30 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | RPTT&RET $620,000 — from MARTINEZ, LARRY R; ALBANESE, PASQUALE S to EASTERLING-FREIFELDER, ANNE E; FREIFELDER, LEONARD R | $620,000 | |
| 2026-08-27 | Sold for $620,000 | $620,000 | $5,636 |
| 2026-07-20 | RPTT&RET $490,000 — from PEGUERO, ERIC; GIBSON, JON to BALDINUCCI, JOYCE | $490,000 | |
| 2026-07-09 | Sold for $490,000 | $490,000 | $4,455 |
| 2026-06-12 | RPTT&RET $544,764 — from AP RESIDENTIAL REALTY, INC. to FOUTERMANN, HUGO; FOUTERMANN, CATHERINE | $544,764 | |
| 2026-05-27 | Sold for $544,764 | $544,764 | $4,952 |
| 2025-11-03 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from ARONSON, SAMUEL H to DIMARIA, JOSEPH F | $525,000 | |
| 2025-10-27 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $4,773 |
| 2025-10-08 | RPTT&RET $685,000 — from MATLUCK, SHARI; COLTON, ERIC to CONTI, ANTHONY; BREEN, BRIAN P | $685,000 | |
| 2025-10-08 | RPTT&RET $335,000 — from KUNG DREYFUS, AS ADMINISTRATOR, JESSICA; ESTATE OF ANN-LEE CHEN to LAKIN, MARALYN ANN; LAKIN, KENNETH SCOTT | $335,000 | |
| 2025-10-06 | Sold for $335,000 | $335,000 | $3,045 |
| 2025-09-24 | Sold for $685,000 | $685,000 | $6,227 |
| 2025-09-11 | RPTT&RET $1,427,226 — from WIESTER, LEIGH-ANNE; VON ZELOWITZ, NILS to AP RESIDENTIAL REALTY INC. | $1,427,226 | |
| 2025-08-25 | Sold for $1,427,226 | $1,427,226 | $12,975 |
| 2025-06-06 | RPTT&RET $555,000 — from YADGAROFF, MARK E to DEITCHER, DEBORAH; MATTE, THOMAS | $555,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 31 |
| 2019 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 39 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 39 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
Every one of the 663 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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