212 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 42 HPD housing violations, 36 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.5. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · PLUMBING (1) · GENERAL (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
$36,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 306 EAST 51 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL RETEK |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $424,000 | $190,800 |
| 2026 | $509,000 | $229,050 |
| 2027 | $483,000 | $217,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Linden Blvd — B46 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 51 St & Linden Blvd · 200 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.
306 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 |
10 311 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 WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $108,000 on 2021-04-09 (lender: Connectone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-09 | AL&R $1,023,000 — from 306 E 51ST STREET LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $1,023,000 | |
| 2021-04-09 | Agreement $1,023,000 — from 306 E 51ST STREET LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $1,023,000 | |
| 2021-04-09 | Mortgage $108,000 — from 306 E 51ST STREET LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $108,000 | |
| 2019-04-03 | Deed $805,000 — from SMALL, CHERYL; SMALL, ALPHONSO to 306 E 51ST STREET LLC | $805,000 | |
| 2019-04-03 | Mortgage $915,000 — from 306 E 51ST STREET LLC to GRATITUDE CAPITAL LLC | $915,000 | |
| 2019-03-27 | Sold for $805,000 | $805,000 | $201,250 |
| 2015-03-16 | Agreement $327,519 — from SMALL, ALPHONSO; SMALL, CHERYL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $327,519 | |
| 2015-03-16 | Mortgage $123,167 — from SMALL, CHERYL; SMALL, ALPHONSO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $123,167 | |
| 2001-03-22 | Mortgage $256,500 — from SMALL, MAJORIE; SMALL, ALPHANSO to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA | $256,500 | |
| 1994-05-17 | Mortgage $150,000 — from MAITLAND, LENNA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $150,000 | |
| 1994-05-17 | Mortgage $40,000 — from MAITLAND, LENNA to TAYLOR, ROSABELL | $40,000 | |
| 1988-11-04 | Mortgage $145,000 — from TAYLOR, ROSABELL to AMERICAN MTG BANKINGLTD | $145,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every one of the 212 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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