The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-02-22.
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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$499,860 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1901)
Yes
Six or more residential units (9)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
WEST 50TH STREET, HDFC
Head officer
CHRISTOPHER HANKE
Managing agent
HSC MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered
2025-08-05
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
$3,831,000
$1,723,950
2026
$4,597,000
$2,068,650
2027
$4,847,000
$2,181,150
The city's market estimate has risen
27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 50 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 9 Av — M50 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
W 50 St & 9 Ave · 200 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.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $180,900 on
1986-09-16 (lender: City Of New York), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1986-09-16
Mortgage $180,900 — from WEST 50TH HSNG DVLPETC to CITY OF NEW YORK
$180,900
1984-05-22
Mortgage $843,916 — from WEST 50TH ST HOUSG ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK
$843,916
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
23
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
7
2
9
2018
0
0
2
2
4
2019
2
0
2
2
6
2020
1
0
0
1
2
2021
0
0
5
2
7
2022
0
0
2
5
7
2023
0
0
5
2
7
2024
0
1
2
2
5
2025
8
8
1
6
23
2026
0
0
4
3
7
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2025-08-25Job filed: REPLACE THREE (3) GAS-FIRED BOILERS WITH TWO (2) GAS-FIRED BOILERS AND TWO (2) HOT WATER STORAGE TANKS AS PER PLANS. NOTE: ONE (1) NEW GAS-FIRED BOILE$90,000
2025-08-25Job filed: CONNECT TO EXISTING GAS PIPING FOR TWO (2) REPLACEMENT GAS-FIRED BOILERS. INSTALL TWO (2) HOT WATER STORAGE TANKS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE$25,000
2025-08-25Job filed: REPLACE THREE (3) GAS-FIRED BOILERS WITH TWO (2) GAS-FIRED BOILERS AND TWO (2) HOT WATER STORAGE TANKS AS PER PLANS. NOTE: ONE (1) REPLACEMENT GAS-FIR$90,000
2025-08-25Job filed: INSTALL NEW CHIMNEY LINER IN EXISTING MASONRY CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS. INSTALL NEW BOILER FEED UNIT AND HEAT EXCHANGER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EG$54,000
2025-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-12Boiler inspection
2025-04-04Boiler inspection — defects found
2024
2024-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-15Boiler inspection
2024-01-06FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-03311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2023-03-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-01-27Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-02HPD 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
2022-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-09Boiler inspection
2022-02-09Boiler inspection
2022-01-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-11Boiler inspection — defects found
2021
2021-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-24Boiler inspection
2020
2020-06-25Boiler inspection
2020-02-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2019
2019-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-02-21Job filed: COURTYARD LEVEL REPAIR PROGRAM TO INCLUDE REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT OF FOUNDATION WALL SECTIONS AND DEFECTIVE BRICKWORK INVOLVING TEMPORARY SHORING; NO CHAN$240,860
2019-02-05Boiler inspection
2019-01-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-06311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018-04-02311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2018-01-24Boiler inspection
2017
2017-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2014-12-13311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2014-11-21Job filed: SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2014-11-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-09-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-04-25311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2013
2013-10-02311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2013-05-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-10-25Job filed: CELLAR LEVEL STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; REPAIR DAMAGED JOISTS/GIRDERS/BEAMS AND COLUMN ASSEMBLIES; PERFORM MASONRY REPAIRS. NO CHANGE TO USE,$28,320
2012-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-22DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2012-02-07311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2011
2011-12-08311: Construction Safety Enforcement — SST Tracking Complaint
2011-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2011-11-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: LICENSED RIGGER FAILED TO ENSURE SCAFFOLD WORKER MET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. ONE WORKER ON SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD WITHOUTA A CERTIFICATE$400
2011-10-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-10-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH C
2011-10-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH C
2011-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from WEST 50TH STREET HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2010
2010-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from WEST 50TH STREET TENANTS CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
1996-10-18SMIS — from NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK to WEST 50TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN
1992
1992-08-10Agreement — from STATE/NEW YORK DIVIETC; CITY/NEW YORK DEPT HPD to WEST 50TH STREET HDFC
1992-08-07Agreement — from WEST 50TH STREET HSGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1992-04-17Agreement — from WEST 50TH HSG DEVELETC to STATE/NEW YORK DIVISETC
1992-04-17Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL CNSMR COOPBANK to STATE OF NEW YORK ETC
1988
1988-02-22HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSE WIRE CIRCUIT BREAKER MAIN BOX CELLAR.
1988-02-22HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 2 STY FRONT APT 2F. LOCATED AT APT 2F
1988-02-22HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES 4 STY BALCONY REAR ST
1988-02-22HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL COVER JUNCTION BOX CEILING CELLAR.
1988-02-22HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 3 STY REAR APT 3R. LOCATED AT APT 3R
1986
1986-09-16Agreement — from WEST 50TH ST.HOUSINGETC to CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-09-16Mortgage $180,900 — from WEST 50TH HSNG DVLPETC to CITY OF NEW YORK$180,900
1984
1984-05-22Agreement — from WEST 50 ST HOUSING ETC. to NATIONAL CNSMR CPTVBK
1984-05-22Mortgage $843,916 — from WEST 50TH ST HOUSG ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK$843,916
1984-05-21Deed — from WEST 50 ST TENANTS CORP. to WEST 50 ST HOUSING ETC.
1981
1981-05-07Mortgage — from WEST 50TH ST TENANTS to NATIONAL CNSMR CPRTVBK
1981-05-07Deed — from BECK, WALTER S DECD; SALMAN, ROBERT R EX to WEST 50TH ST TENANTS
1981-05-07Deed — from RAPPAPORT, IRVING to WEST 50TH ST TENANTS