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331 West 51 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1010420018 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$319,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)331 WEST 51 ST NY LLC
Head officerMAXINE HOURIZADEH
Managing agentDAMO REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,588,000 $714,600
2026$1,821,000 $819,450
2027$1,840,000 $828,000

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CarlaMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway50 St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 500 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
Middle: M.S. 297. 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.

Report a problem to 311

331 West 51 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DAMO REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 4 buildings, 11 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
201 Cornelia Street BK3 C
451 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
728 Avenue P BK3 C
331 West 51 Street MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2023-06-28 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-28Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 331 WEST 51ST NY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2023-06-28AL&R $2,000,000 — from 331 WEST 51ST NY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2021-06-17Deed $3,010,000 — from ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 331, LLC to 331 WEST 51 ST NY LLC $3,010,000
2021-05-18Sold for $3,010,000 $3,010,000 $1,505,000
2005-04-04AL&R $750,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI $750,000
2005-04-04Mortgage $750,000 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $750,000
1989-05-23Mortgage $200,000 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI to SHEARING, ANNA Y(CUST); SHEARING,GEOFFREY M(CS/O; SHEARING, JOHN A(CUST); SHEARING, JAMES $200,000
1985-11-22Mortgage $400,000 — from MASSO REALTY CORPORATION to UNITED JERSEY BK/NORTHWT $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173310310
2018012014
2019020114
2020000000
2021302218
2022105028
2023006219
2024001012
2025002013
2026003025
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-09-29Restaurant inspection: CARLA — grade A
2026-06-23311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-06-09311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-14311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-29Restaurant inspection: CARLA — grade A
2026-06-23311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-06-09311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-14311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-07-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-28Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 331 WEST 51ST NY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$2,000,000
2023-06-28AL&R $2,000,000 — from 331 WEST 51ST NY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$2,000,000
2023-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-18311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-18311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-18311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-18311: Encampment — N/A
2022-02-15311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-13Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021
2021-12-27311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-11-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2021-10-26Job filed: Proposed Mechanical Wall mounted units & ceiling cassette at 2nd , 3rd floor .This application is conjunction with bis job#120038351. No change in u$24,000
2021-10-26Job filed: Interior Work, Replace bathroom & Kitchen Fixtures on existing roughing in the 2nd & 3rd floor. This application is conjunction with bis job#12003835$24,000
2021-08-19Job filed: Proposed Mechanical Wall mounted units & ceiling cassette at 2nd , 3rd floor .This application is conjunction with bis job#120038351. No change in u$24,000
2021-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-17Deed $3,010,000 — from ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 331, LLC to 331 WEST 51 ST NY LLC$3,010,000
2021-05-18Sold for $3,010,000$3,010,000
2019
2019-07-09Deed — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI to ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 331 LLC
2019-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-20DOB violation EVCAT5: FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
2019-04-05DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST
2018
2018-09-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-11311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2018-03-05DOB violation E:
2017
2017-09-15DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST
2017-08-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-06-13Job filed: MODIFYING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2017-05-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-04-28Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$5,000
2017-04-19Eviction executed
2017-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-07DOB violation E:
2017-01-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2016
2016-12-01DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST
2016-11-24311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2016-10-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF 2 STORY RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$100,000
2016-09-19Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF 2 STORY RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS, NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$100,000
2016-09-19Job filed: PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH INTERIOR RENOVATION OF 2-STORY RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$40,000
2016-04-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-02-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-12311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2015
2015-06-10DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2014 INSPECTION/TEST
2014
2014-10-31DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST
2014-03-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-22311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2013
2013-12-10311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2013-11-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2013-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-10-31311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2013-09-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-08-28TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2013-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2013-07-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2013-06-07DOB complaint, category ?
2013-06-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2013-04-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-04-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-03-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-11-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-09-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2012-08-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-01-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2011
2011-10-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-09-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-10-08DOB violation VCAT1:
2010-07-20311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010-06-28311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2010-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2010-02-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2010-02-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2009
2009-08-17DOB complaint, category ?
2009-07-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-18Job filed: REMOVE PARTITIONS, CEILING AND VINYL TILE AND INSTALL NEW PARTITIONS, SHEETROCK CEILING FOR EXISTING DWELLING ON 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR. REPLACE BATHROOM A$48,000
2008
2008-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-02Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2005
2005-04-04AL&R $750,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI$750,000
2005-04-04Mortgage $750,000 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$750,000
2005-03-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-02-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-22Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AT THE CELLAR, BASEMENT, AND FIRST FLOORS AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS INCLUDING PLUMBING WORK. N$98,000
2005-02-22Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AT THE CELLAR, BASEMENT, AND FIRST FLOORS AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS INCLUDING PLUMBING WORK. N$98,000
2004
2004-09-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-08-13Job filed: REMOVAL OF MISCELLANEOUS INTERIOR NON-BEARING PARTITIONS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$12,000
2001
2001-02-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-10-03Permit SG — ISSUED
2000-09-26Permit SG — ISSUED
2000-08-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-07-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-07-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-07-11Job filed: RELOCATE EXISTING SPRINKLER AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2000-06-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-05-24Job filed: CHANGE USE FROM RADIO REPAIR SHOP (U.G. 8) AND OFFICE (U.G.6) TO EATING DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON BASEMENT AND 1 ST FLOOR. OBTAIN NEW C/O. NO WORK TO
2000-05-22Job filed: CHANGE USE FROM RADIO REPAIR SHOP (U.G. 8) AND OFFICE (U.G.6) TO EATING OR DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR. OBTAIN NEW C/O. NO WORK T
2000-05-22Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR KITCHEN HOOD IN BASEMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$2,200
2000-01-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-01-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-01-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-12-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: REMOVAL OF THREE INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND BATHROOM TILE WALL AND DUMP WAITER REAR OF FIRST WITHO
1999-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
1999-06-02DOB complaint, category ?
1999-06-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
1990
1990-09-12Mortgage satisfied — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI; MASO RLTY CORP. to SHEARING,GEOFFREY CST/OF; UNITED JERSEY BANK ETC.; SHEARING, JOHN A. CUST; SHEARING,JAMES
1989
1989-05-23Agreement — from SHEARING,GEOFFREY M(CST/; SHEARING, JAMES G(CST/OF; SHEARING, JOHN A(CUST) to WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI
1989-05-23Mortgage $200,000 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI to SHEARING, ANNA Y(CUST); SHEARING,GEOFFREY M(CS/O; SHEARING, JOHN A(CUST); SHEARING, JAMES $200,000
1989-05-23Mortgage assigned — from UNITED JERSEY BANK/N.W to SHERING, JAMES G(CUST/OF; SHEARING,GEOFFREY M(CST/; SHEARING, ANNA Y(CUST); SHEARING, JOHN
1989-05-23Deed — from SHEARING, JOHN A(CUST); SHEARING, JAMES G(CST/OF; SHEARING,GEOFFREY M(CS/O; SHEARING, ANNA to WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI
1989-05-23Deed — from MASSO REALTY CP to SHEARING, JAMES G(CST/OF; SHEARING, JOHN A(CUST); SHEARING,GEOFFREY M(CS/O; SHEARING, ANNA
1989-05-23Deed — from MASSO REALTY CP to WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI
1985
1985-11-22Mortgage $400,000 — from MASSO REALTY CORPORATION to UNITED JERSEY BK/NORTHWT$400,000

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