572 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 285 HPD housing violations, 93 311 service requests, 90 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 964.1. In ZIP 11220, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 45 total — 36 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-07. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
$116,410 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 549 51st street LLC |
| Head officer | SEAN LEFKOWITZ |
| Managing agent | Lafayette management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,488,000 | $669,600 |
| 2026 | $1,586,000 | $713,700 |
| 2027 | $1,795,000 | $807,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 53 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 5 Av — B11 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | 52 St & 6 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 094 The Henry Longfellow. 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.
549 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 |
37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by LAFAYETTE MANAGEMENT LLC — 12 buildings, 91 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 338 East 13 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 426 61 Street | BK | 16 | F |
| 150 Martense Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 549 51 Street | BK | 8 | F |
| 565 49 Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 1018 Cypress Avenue | QN | 6 | B |
| 4422 3 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 719 Seneca Avenue | QN | 5 | C |
| 250 Schaefer Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 1102 Putnam Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 71-06 Fresh Pond Road | QN | 2 | A |
| 652 Grandview Avenue | QN | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,485,000 on 2017-07-27 (lender: First Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-27 | Deed $2,288,000 — from FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. to 549 51ST STREET LLC | $2,288,000 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $1,485,000 — from 549 51ST STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,485,000 | |
| 2017-07-27 | AL&R $1,485,000 — from 549 51ST STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,485,000 | |
| 2017-07-19 | Sold for $2,288,000 | $2,288,000 | $286,000 |
| 2013-02-19 | Mortgage $500,000 — from FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $500,000 | |
| 2013-02-19 | Agreement $500,000 — from FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $500,000 | |
| 2013-02-19 | Mortgage $38,101 — from FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $38,101 | |
| 2006-01-26 | Mortgage $91,945 — from FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $91,945 | |
| 2006-01-26 | Agreement $422,555 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. | $422,555 | |
| 2003-04-09 | Mortgage $434,000 — from FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. to CATHAY BANK | $434,000 | |
| 2003-04-09 | DEEDO $620,000 — from CHICO, MARIA DOLORES to FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. | $620,000 | |
| 2003-04-09 | AL&R $434,000 — from CATHAY BANK to FENGJI ENTERPRISE, INC. | $434,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 152 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 572 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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