398 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 174 HPD housing violations, 93 HPD complaints, 82 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 66.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 22 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-28. |
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.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (6) |
| 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) | 249 EAST 51 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | Flavia Verzivolli |
| Managing agent | HOULIHAN-PARNES PROPERTIES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $803,000 | $361,350 |
| 2026 | $964,000 | $433,800 |
| 2027 | $771,000 | $346,950 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Lenox Rd — B46 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Clarkson Ave & Utica Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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.
249 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 |
1 311 service request 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 HOULIHAN-PARNES PROPERTIES — 24 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B6 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3210 Arlington Avenue | BX | 67 | A |
| 1910 McGraw Avenue | BX | 52 | A |
| 57 Park Terrace West | MN | 51 | A |
| 25 Indian Road | MN | 50 | A |
| 270 Seaman Avenue | MN | 49 | A |
| 575 Riverside Drive | MN | 42 | A |
| 213 West 105 Street | MN | 32 | A |
| 640 West 171 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 632 West 171 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 1724 2 Avenue | MN | 26 | A |
| 236 East 78 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 512 East 82 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 624 West 207 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 48 Pinehurst Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
| 1143 1 Avenue | MN | 17 | A |
| 1038 Southern Boulevard | BX | 16 | B |
| 1758 1 Avenue | MN | 13 | B |
| 921 East 179 Street | BX | 12 | A |
| 226 Richardson Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 522 East 82 Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 249 East 51 Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 824 Howard Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1331 Noble Avenue | BX | 4 | C |
| 2115 Davidson Avenue | BX | 3 | D |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2018 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 114 |
| 2020 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 398 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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