The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.5. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1984-05-09.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Encampment (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$9,000 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1901)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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)
502 W 47TH ST LLC
Head officer
FRANK A DEGUZMAN
Managing agent
REFCO MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC
Last registered
2025-08-21
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
$5,176,000
$2,329,200
2026
$4,771,000
$2,146,950
2027
$3,817,000
$1,717,650
The city's market estimate has fallen
26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
Getting around
Subway
50 St — C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 47 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
W 47 St & 10 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.
8 311 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: $140,000 on
1992-01-29 (lender: Rice, Jack Co-Admin and Rice, Marvin Co-Admin). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1992-01-29
Mortgage $140,000 — from GEOFFROY, JOHN to RICE, MARVIN CO-ADMIN; YELLEN, JOSPHINE EST/; RICE, JACK CO-ADMIN
$140,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
17
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
8
3
12
2018
0
0
3
2
5
2019
0
0
2
2
4
2020
0
0
3
1
4
2021
0
0
0
3
3
2022
0
0
10
7
17
2023
3
0
4
3
10
2024
0
1
3
5
9
2025
0
0
5
3
8
2026
0
0
0
2
2
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2024-03-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023
2023-12-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-12-27311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-06-13Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-06-13Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2023-06-11Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE. NO CHA$9,000
2022-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022-04-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-03-19311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-02-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-02-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-28311: Panhandling — N/A
2022-01-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-01-28311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-01-11311: Panhandling — N/A
2021
2021-08-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-07-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-06-24Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-06Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-09-02Boiler inspection
2019-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-10HPD 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
2018-09-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-22Boiler inspection
2018-02-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2005-10-11DEEDO — from GEOFFREY, JOHN to 502 W. 47TH ST.LLC
2004
2004-09-12DOB complaint, category ?
2004-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
2004-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-06-05Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER.
2001-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-09-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-08-09ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. DEFECT IS: IN THAT BRICKS ARE MISSING AND LOOSE AND BULLING AWAY FROM BUILDING. A PARA$350
1993-08-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ON 3RD FLOOR. REMEDY;STOP ALL WORK AND OBTAIN PERMIT.$350
1993-06-23Mortgage satisfied — from GEOFFROY, JOHN to YELLEN, JOSEPHINE EST/; RICE, JACK CO-ADMN; RICE, MARVIN CO-ADMN
1992
1992-01-29Mortgage $140,000 — from GEOFFROY, JOHN to RICE, MARVIN CO-ADMIN; YELLEN, JOSPHINE EST/; RICE, JACK CO-ADMIN$140,000
1992-01-29Deed — from YELLEN, JOSEPHINE EST/; RICE, JACK ADM; RICE, MARVIN ADM to GEOFFROY, JOHN
1992-01-29Mortgage assigned — from YELLEN, JOSEPHINE EST/; RICE, MARVINCO-ADM; RICE, JACK CO-ADM to JOREMI ENTERPRISES INC
1990
1990-04-02HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCKED PREVENTING ACCESS TO BELL FOR APT.
1984
1984-05-09HPD class A: SECTION 62 M/D LAW REARRANGE TELEVISION AND/OR RADIO ANTENNA TO BE AT LEAST 10 FEET ABOVE ROOF AND NOT ATTACHED TO ANY FIRE ESCAPE OR SOIL O
1967
1967-01-06Deed — from YELLEN, JACOB B to YELLEN, JOSEPHINE