253 West 51 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1010230104
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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units
on record) — the report below covers its full public record.
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
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (2) · Food Establishment (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
Filed construction activity
$50,820 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.
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,240,000
$1,008,000
2026
$2,284,000
$1,027,800
2027
$2,396,000
$1,078,200
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Sign) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
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 — C E · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 50 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
8 Ave & W 52 St · 300 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.
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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,579,750 on
2017-12-15 (lender: Eastbank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2017-12-15
Mortgage $1,579,751 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A.
$1,579,751
2017-12-15
AL&R $3,000,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A.
$3,000,000
2017-12-15
Agreement $3,000,000 — from EASTBANK, N.A. to CHAN'S REALTY, INC.
$3,000,000
2015-09-16
Mortgage $20,304,264 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
$20,304,264
2015-09-16
Agreement $45,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
$45,000,000
2015-09-16
AL&R $45,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
$45,000,000
2011-11-17
Agreement $1,800,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A.
$1,800,000
2011-11-17
Mortgage $1,505,007 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A.
$1,505,007
2011-11-17
AL&R $1,800,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A.
$1,800,000
2005-08-17
Agreement $20,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION
$20,000,000
2005-08-17
Mortgage $1,851,468 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION
$1,851,468
2004-05-18
Mortgage $55,837 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK
$55,837
2004-05-18
AL&R $980,000 — from SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK to CHAN'S REALTY, INC.
$980,000
2004-05-18
Agreement $980,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK
$980,000
1999-09-07
Mortgage $302,988 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
$302,988
Ten-year activity
1050
10
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
6
4
0
10
2018
0
0
3
0
0
3
2019
0
0
5
0
1
6
2020
0
0
8
0
0
8
2021
0
2
4
0
0
6
2022
0
3
4
0
1
8
2023
0
0
6
0
2
8
2024
2
0
3
0
1
6
2025
0
0
0
0
1
1
2026
0
0
2
0
0
2
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2019-09-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-08-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-07-31Elevator permit: Furnish and install components and software providing Door Monitor Circuitry to existing controller. All work to comply with ASME$15,833
2019-02-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018
2018-05-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017
2017-12-15Mortgage $1,579,751 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A.$1,579,751
2017-12-15TL&R — from EASTBANK, N.A. to CHAN'S REALTY, INC.
2017-12-15AL&R $3,000,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to EASTBANK, N.A.$3,000,000
2017-12-15Agreement $3,000,000 — from EASTBANK, N.A. to CHAN'S REALTY, INC.$3,000,000
2008-04-22CERT — from FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY O
2008-04-04DOB violation E:
2007
2007-04-05DOB violation E:
2006
2006-09-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-20Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE, REMOVE MINOR PARTITION PER PLAN, INSTALL NEW STOREFRONT AND REPAIR THE FLOOR TILE AT FRONT OF STORE TO MATCH WITH EXISTI$20,000
2005
2005-08-17Mortgage assigned — from M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION to FERERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE
2005-08-17Agreement $20,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION$20,000,000
2005-08-17Mortgage $1,851,468 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION$1,851,468
2005-08-17Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION
2005-04-28DOB violation E:
2004
2004-05-18Mortgage $55,837 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $55,837
2004-05-18Mortgage assigned — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED, NEW YORK to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A.
2004-05-18TL&R — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED, NEW YORK
2004-05-18Agreement — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK
2004-05-18AL&R $980,000 — from SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK to CHAN'S REALTY, INC.$980,000
2004-05-18Mortgage assigned — from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A.) N.A. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK
2004-05-18Agreement $980,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK $980,000
2004-01-02DOB violation E:
2000
2000-04-10DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-09-07Mortgage $302,988 — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.$302,988
1999-09-07SAGE — from HSBC BANK USA
1999-09-07Mortgage assigned — from HSBC BANK USA to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
1999-09-07Mortgage assigned — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
1996
1996-05-06Mortgage $1,372,513 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to FLEET BANK$1,372,513
1996-01-09Mortgage $155,635 — from CHAN'S REALTY INC. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK$155,635
1996-01-09Mortgage assigned — from CHAN'S REALTY INC. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK
1996-01-09Agreement — from CHAN'S REALTY INC. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK
1993
1993-10-22Mortgage $13,500,000 — from ROSLINEGATE COMPANY to FLEET BVANK$13,500,000
1993-10-22Mortgage assigned — from NYC HOUSING DEVLPMTCORP to FLEET BANK
1992
1992-06-10Agreement — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to NEW YORK CITY HDC
1992-06-10Agreement — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to NEW YORK CITY HDC
1992-06-10SMIS — from NEW YORK CITY HDC to BANK OF TOKYO TRUSTCO
1992-06-10SMTG — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to ROSLINGATE COMPANY
1992-04-13CERT — from CHAN'S REALTY, INC
1992-04-13CERT — from CHAN'S REALTY INC
1992-04-13Mortgage assigned — from 253 W 51 PARTNERS to HONGKONG & SHANGHAIETC
1992-04-13Mortgage $24,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY INC to HONGKONG & SHANGAI ETC$24,000
1992-04-13Mortgage assigned — from CHAN'S REALTY INC to HONGKONG & SHANGHAIETC
1992-04-13Mortgage assigned — from BANCO SATANDER ETC to HONGKONG & SHANGHAIETC.
1992-04-13Agreement — from CHAN'S REALTY INC to HONGKONG & SHANGHAIETC
1992-04-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-03-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1991
1991-12-31Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-09-12Permit NB — ISSUED
1991-09-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-09-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTOR SIGN: AT TIME OF INSPECTION NO CONTRACTOR SIGN WAS POSTED ON PREMISES.REMED: POST CONTRACTO
1991-08-16Permit NB — ISSUED
1991-08-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-06-12Permit NB — ISSUED
1991-06-12Permit NB — ISSUED
1991-06-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
1991-04-24Mortgage $430,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY INC to 253 W. 51 PARTNERS$430,000
1991-04-24Mortgage $400,000 — from CHAN'S REALTY INC to BANCO SANTANDER PR$400,000
1991-04-24Deed — from 253 W. 51 PARTNERS to CHAN'S REALTY INC
1991-03-13SAGE — from COMMONWEALTH LAND ETC
1991-03-13SAGE — from CHAN'S REALTY INC
1990
1990-11-16SAGE — from 253 W 51 PARTNERS; ROSLINGATE COMPANY
1990-11-13SAGE — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY; 253 W 51 PARTNERS
1987
1987-12-15EASE — from ROSLINGATE CO to 253 W. 51 PARTNERS
1987-01-12Deed — from 253 W. 51 CORP to 253 W. 51 PARTNERS
1987-01-12DECL — from 253 W. 51 CORP; ROSLINGTON COMPANY; 253 W. 51 PARTNERS
1987-01-12CERT — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY
1985
1985-10-21SAGE — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY
1982
1982-01-05Mortgage assigned — from KONIKOFF, HARRY DEC'D; KONIKOFF, MARY to MEYER, RIVA; ROTHKOPF, ESTHER
1970
1970-10-08Mortgage assigned — from KOWAR REALTY CO. to LEPORDORF, SYLVIA
1970-10-08Mortgage assigned — from KONWAR REALTY CO. to KONIKOFF, ROBERT H.
1970-10-08Mortgage assigned — from KONWOR REALTY CO. to KONIKOFF MARY; KONIKOFF HARRY
1968
1968-03-04Mortgage assigned — from KONWAR REALTY CORP. to KONWAR REALTY CO.
1967
1967-02-05Deed — from KONIVAR RLTY CORP to ROSEN PHILIP
1967-02-05Mortgage — from ROSEN PHILIP to KNOWAR REALTY CORP