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217 East 51 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1013250010 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,025,000 $2,261,250
2026$5,176,000 $2,329,200
2027$5,331,000 $2,398,950

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Carol's CafeAmericanA—

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).

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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 50 St / 3 Av — M50 · 450 ft
Citi BikeE 53 St & 3 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

217 East 51 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
8
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180022
20191405
20200000
20210202
20220101
20230404
20240617
20250628
20260112
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-09-01Restaurant inspection: CAROL'S CAFE — grade A
2026-01-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-11-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-01Restaurant inspection: CAROL'S CAFE — grade A
2026-01-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025
2025-11-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-09-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-09-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-05-15Restaurant inspection: CAROL'S CAFE — grade A
2025-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-01311: Consumer Complaint — Hotel or Motel
2024
2024-12-15311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-10-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-07-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-07-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-07-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023
2023-08-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-07-13311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023-07-11311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2023-06-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-10-10311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2021
2021-11-23311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2021-10-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019
2019-10-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-09-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-08-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-08-07311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Privately Owned Public Space/Non-Compliance
2019-03-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-01-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-04-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2016-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012
2012-09-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-05-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2008
2008-09-02Job filed: ERECT 8'-0' HIGH FENCE WITH 4'-0' DOOR ON EAST SIDE IN ORDER ETCH NAMES IN STONE WALL ON SIDEWALK.$4,000
2008-09-02Job filed: ERECT 8'-0" HIGH FENCE WITH 4'-0" DOOR ON EAST SIDE IN ORDER ETCH NAMES IN STONE WALL ON SIDEWALK.$4,000
2008-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-12-10Job filed: ERECT WOODEN 8'-0" HIGH FENCE WITH 4'-0' DOOR IN FRONT OF EXISTING IRON GATES SO GATES CAN BE REPAIRED, PARK WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, NO CHANGE I$2,000
1989
1989-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
1980
1980-10-27Agreement — from CONGREGATION BE ETALAKA; SUTTON PLACE SYNAGOGUE to FIRST FED S/L ASSN OF NY
1969
1969-02-28Deed — from LOW ASSOCIATES INC to GREENACRE FOUNDATION
1966
1966-02-21Deed — from AMCO ASSOC INC to LOW ASSOC INC
1966-02-17Mortgage — from AMCO ASSOC INC to MADISON INVEST CP
1966-02-17Mortgage assigned — from MADISON INVEST CP to ROENBERG NATHAN ETAL
1966-02-15Mortgage — from AMCO ASSOC INC to EDWARDS JACKSON A ETAL
1966-02-15Deed — from EDWARD JACKSON A ETAL to AMCO ASSOC INC

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