The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 94% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 0.4. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 17,252 25-99-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
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
Filed construction activity
$1,000 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 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (27)
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)
242-244 WEST 61ST STREET
Head officer
LAURENCE T GINSBERG
Managing agent
ALGIN MANAGEMENT CO., LLC
Last registered
2026-07-20
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
$6,301,000
$2,835,450
2026
$6,615,000
$2,976,750
2027
$6,802,000
$3,060,900
The city's market estimate has risen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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
66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: West End Av / W 61 St — M57 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
West End Ave & W 60 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.
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: $650,000 on
2005-03-14 (lender: Seventh Frogmouth Corp.), covering 2 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
2007-12-21
Deed $8,400,000 — from MCI REALTY, LLC to 242-244 WEST 61ST STREET CO., LLC
$8,400,000
2005-07-25
DEVR $792,500 — from MCI REALTY LLC to WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC; WEST END ENTERPRISES, LLC
$792,500
2005-03-14
Mortgage $650,000 — from MCI REALTY LLC to SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP.
$650,000
2005-03-14
Deed $5,600,000 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to MCI REALTY
$5,600,000
2001-06-27
Mortgage $1,179,828 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$1,179,828
1999-05-14
Mortgage $621,539 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
$621,539
1988-10-11
Mortgage $77,448 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK
$77,448
1985-10-17
Mortgage $420,504 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to EAST NY SAVINGS BANK
$420,504
1984-06-22
Mortgage $700,000 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK
$700,000
1983-09-06
Mortgage $400,000 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A.
$400,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
12
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
2
3
6
2018
0
0
1
2
3
2019
0
1
5
3
9
2020
0
0
7
1
8
2021
0
0
8
1
9
2022
0
5
5
2
12
2023
0
0
5
3
8
2024
0
1
5
2
8
2025
2
0
1
3
6
2026
0
0
1
0
1
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2025-08-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF STEEL PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2025-08-19Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2025-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-04-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-17Boiler inspection
2024-04-01HPD 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
2023-03-16HPD 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
2023-03-16HPD 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
2023-03-02Boiler inspection
2022
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
2022-09-17311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2022-09-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-09-13FDNY inspection (FPS-OOS)
2022-08-16FDNY inspection (FPS-OOS)
2022-08-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-06-15Boiler inspection
2022-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-01-17311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2021
2021-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-22Boiler inspection
2021-09-29311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2021-09-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-20311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
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
2021-04-01HPD 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
2020
2020-12-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2012-06-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012-05-22311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012-04-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-06Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2012-03-05311: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-03-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2012-02-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-02-05311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-02-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-29DOB violation E:
2011-10-31311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-10-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-10-18311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2011-09-12311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2011-08-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-07-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A SCAFFOLD APPROXIMATELY 95'-160' HIGH @ ROOF LEVEL AS PER PLANS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPAN
2011-06-17Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FILED FOR A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT FOR A SALES OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION AC 28-111 AND BUILDINGS BULLETIN 2010-002. SALES OFFICE T$1,000
2011-06-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK SHED TYPE OVERHEAD PROTECTION AT GRADE LEVEL AS PER PLANS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCC
2010-12-28Job filed: HEREWITH SUBMITTING UNDERPINNING DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2010-12-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-09-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-08-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF DEBRIS CHUTE AS PER PLAN AT 244 WEST 61 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIR, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANG
2010-08-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2010-07-26Job filed: ERECT, MAINTAIN AND DISMANTLE OF A PIPE FRAME SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. SCAFFOLD BEING ERECTED TO PERFORM FACADE RESTORATION. NO CHANGE TO
2010-07-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-07-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-07-20Job filed: ERECT, MAINTAIN AND DISMANTLE OF A PIPE FRAME SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. SCAFFOLD BEING ERECTED TO PERFORM FACADE RESTORATION. NO CHANGE TO
2010-07-20Job filed: ERECT, MAINTAIN AND DISMANTLE OF A PIPE FRAME SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. SCAFFOLD BEING ERECTED TO PERFORM FACADE RESTORATION. NO CHANGE TO
2010-07-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-29Job filed: ERECT CHUTE AS PER PLAN AT 242 WEST 61 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIR, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS
2010-06-22311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2010-06-22311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2010-06-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.IN FIVE STORY BUILDING,GAS PIPING,WATER AND SANITARY PIPING AND STORM PIPING WERE REMOVED WITHOUT ANY PLUMBI$1,600
2010-06-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.IN FIVE STORIES BUILDING GAS PIPING, WATER AND SANITARY PIPING AND STORM PIPING WERE REMOVED WITHOUT ANY PLU$1,600
2010-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2010-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-25311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2010-05-25311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2010-05-13311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2010-05-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-05-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: NO CHUTE PERMIT. UPON INSPECTION AS NOTED ON ACTIVEALTERATION SITE THERE WAS A DEBRIS CHUTE MOUNTED ON THE PIPE$800
2010-05-11DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2010-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-04-28Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2010-03-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-03-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-03-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-03-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-05-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-19Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 242 WEST 61 STREET. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2009-05-19Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 244 WEST 61 STREET. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2009-05-19Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 242 WEST 61 STREET. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2009-05-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 38 L.F. AS PER PLAN AT 242 W. 61 STREET. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO
2009-05-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 30 L.F. AS PER PLAN AT 244 WEST 61 STREET. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. N
2009-05-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-03-13Job filed: SPRINKLER ALARM SYSTEM FOR RENOVATED APARTMENT BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2009-03-13Job filed: SPRINKLER ALARM SYSTEM FOR RENOVATED APARTMENT BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2009-03-13Job filed: SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR RENOVATED APARTMENT BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$805,000
2009-03-13Job filed: SPRINKLER ALARM SYSTEM FOR RENOVATED APARTMENT BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2009-03-13Job filed: SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR RENOVATED APARTMENT BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$805,000
2009-02-11Job filed: COMPLETE GUT RENOVATION OF TWO EXISTING 5 STORY OLD LAW TENEMENT BUILDINGS. THE TWO BUILDINGS (242 & 244 WEST 61ST STREET) WILL BE COMBINED INTO $11,185,000
2009-02-11Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK
2009-02-11Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK
2009-02-11Job filed: COMPLETE GUT RENOVATION OF TWO EXISTING 5 STORY OLD LAW TENEMENT BUILDINGS. THE TWO BUILDINGS (242 & 244 WEST 61ST STREET) WILL BE COMBINED INTO $11,185,000
2009-02-11Job filed: STRUCTURAL/FOUNDATION WORK
2009-02-11Job filed: COMPLETE GUT RENOVATION OF TWO EXISTING 5 STORY OLD LAW TENEMENT BUILDINGS. THE TWO BUILDINGS (242 & 244 WEST 61ST STREET) WILL BE COMBINED INTO $11,185,000
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-12-21Deed $8,400,000 — from MCI REALTY, LLC to 242-244 WEST 61ST STREET CO., LLC$8,400,000
2007-11-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-09-16Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-03-30DECL — from FANNIE MAE
2007-03-15DECL — from WEST END ENTERPRISES, LLC; WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to MCI REALTY LLC
2006
2006-09-19DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-12-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2005-07-25DEVR $792,500 — from MCI REALTY LLC to WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC; WEST END ENTERPRISES, LLC$792,500
2005-03-14Mortgage $650,000 — from MCI REALTY LLC to SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP.$650,000
2005-03-14ASPM — from MCI REALTY LLC to FANNIE MAE
2005-03-14Deed $5,600,000 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to MCI REALTY$5,600,000
2004
2004-09-30DECL — from FANNIE MAE
2004-09-30DEVR — from MCI REALTY LLC to LHL REALTY CO., LLC
2004-09-30SMIS to MCI REALTY LLC
2004-09-30DECL — from LHL REALTY CO., LLC to MCI REALTY LLC
2004-09-30CERT — from COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPAN
2004-09-30SUBM — from FANNIE MAE to MCI REALTY, LLC
2001
2001-06-27Agreement — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2001-06-27Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2001-06-27Mortgage $1,179,828 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$1,179,828
2001-06-27Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2001-06-27SAGE — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
2001-06-27SAGE — from M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
2001-06-27Mortgage assigned — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2001-06-27Mortgage assigned — from M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
1999
1999-05-14Mortgage assigned — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999-05-14Agreement — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to M&T REAL STATE, INC.
1999-05-14Mortgage assigned — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999-05-14Mortgage $621,539 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.$621,539
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-10-11Mortgage $77,448 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK$77,448
1988-10-11Agreement — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK
1988-10-11Mortgage assigned — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK
1985
1985-10-17Mortgage $420,504 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP to EAST NY SAVINGS BANK$420,504
1985-10-17Agreement — from EAST NY SAVINGS BK to SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP
1984
1984-06-22Mortgage $700,000 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK$700,000
1984-06-22Mortgage assigned — from CITIBANK, N.A. to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK
1984-06-14Mortgage satisfied — from 244 WEST 61 STREET CP. to CITY OF NEW YORK
1983
1983-09-06Deed — from 244 W.61 ST.CORP. to SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP.
1983-09-06Mortgage $400,000 — from SEVENTH FROGMOUTH CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A.$400,000
1978
1978-03-09Deed — from 244 WEST 61 STREET CORP to SEVENTH FRAGMOUTH CORP
1977
1977-11-29Mortgage — from 244 WEST 61 STREET CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1977-11-29Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 244 WEST 61 STREET CORP
1976
1976-04-30Deed — from FINANCE ADMINS CITYNY to CITY OF NEW YORK
1972
1972-10-19Mortgage assigned — from BOARD REALTY CORPORATION to ELLIS, SAM DECD EX OF
1972-10-19Deed — from MILWEST 61ST STREETINC to HOF, HENRY JR; GREATER VILLAGE CORP
1972-07-31Deed — from 61ST ST ASSOCIATES to MILWEST 61ST STREETINC
1966
1966-08-04Mortgage assigned — from ELLIS, SAM EX to ELLIS, IDA