214 West 50 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1010210048
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Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-04-29.
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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (1) · Panhandling (1).
Filed construction activity
$230,200 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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.
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
C,A,F BWAY,INC FRANK,CO INC
Head officer
CHESTER,A FRANK
Managing agent
CHESTER,A FRANK
Last registered
1993-04-01
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,073,000
$932,850
2026
$2,083,000
$937,350
2027
$2,146,000
$965,700
The city's market estimate has risen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
Getting around
Subway
50 St — 1 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none 50 St — C E · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 7 Av — M50 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Broadway & W 48 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
2 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on
1982-04-02 (lender: Sills, Philip and Sobota, Leo). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1982-04-02
Mortgage $150,000 — from C.A.F.BROADWAY,INC. to SOBOTA, LEO; SILLS, PHILIP
$150,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
10
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
1
0
2
2018
0
1
1
1
3
2019
0
2
1
1
4
2020
2
0
0
1
3
2021
1
0
0
1
2
2022
0
0
1
1
2
2023
0
0
0
2
2
2024
6
0
1
3
10
2025
0
0
1
3
4
2026
0
0
0
4
4
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2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-07-05311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2015
2015-10-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-02-03HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-06-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O PERMIT. (OBSERVED AT 12:05PM ELECTRICAL WIRING INSTALLED FOR SCROLLING MARQUEE SIGN IN FRONT OF STORE. (SUBAWA$4,000
2014-06-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT. (OBSERVED AT 12:05PM 1 ELECTRIC SIGN INSTALLED SCROLLING MARQUEE SIGN IN FRONT OF STORE) ELECTRICAL $4,000
2014-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-05-04311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2013-01-29311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012
2012-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-11311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2011
2011-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-11-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-11-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-11-13Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 20 FT LONG AT 214 WEST 50 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE,
2006-11-13Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 20 FT LONG AT 214 WEST 50 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE,
2006-11-13Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR A TOTAL OF 6 FT LONG BY 40 FT HIGH AT 214 WEST 50 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIR- WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO CHANGE I
2006-11-13Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR A TOTAL OF 6 FT LONG BY 40 FT HIGH AT 214 WEST 50 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIR- WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO CHANGE I
2004
2004-05-07Permit SG — ISSUED
2004-04-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-04-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-26Job filed: It is proposed to renovate existing store on 1st floor. Install partition, plumbing fixtures and HVAC unit. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$62,500
2004-03-26Job filed: It is proposed to renovate existing store on 1st floor. Install partition, plumbing fixtures and HVAC unit. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$62,500
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-05-19DOB complaint, category ?
2000-05-18DOB violation C:
2000-05-07HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1999
1999-12-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
1999-09-02ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: AT SOUTH ELEVATION 1ST & 2ND FLOOR (REAR) WOOD STUDS AND CHIP BOARD INSTALLED TO FORM ADDITION - WORK
1999-09-02DOB violation ES:
1999-09-02DOB complaint, category ?
1999-05-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-02-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-07-09Deed — from C.A.F. BROADWAY, INC. to 214 WEST 50TH STREET, L.L.C.
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-11-06HPD class A: § 27-2098 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR BUILDING.
1995
1995-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-04-11DOB violation C:
1993
1993-08-19DOB violation C:
1993-04-29HPD class C: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS CELLAR FRONT.
1989
1989-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from C.A.F.BROADWAY INC to SILLS, PHILIP; SOBOTA, LEO
1982
1982-04-02Deed — from LESJON REALTIES, INC. to C.A.F.BROADWAY, INC.
1982-04-02Mortgage $150,000 — from C.A.F.BROADWAY,INC. to SOBOTA, LEO; SILLS, PHILIP$150,000
1974
1974-05-02Mortgage assigned — from 214 WEST 50TH ST REALTY to SELMAN, RUTH L
1970
1970-11-02Mortgage assigned — from JAEGAR, FRANK E.; LEVY, MEVILLE L. to 10-42 CORPORATION
1970-11-02Mortgage assigned — from 10-42 CORPORATION to SILLS, PHILIP
1966
1966-04-06Deed — from 214 REALTY CORP. to LESJON REALTIES INC.