A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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
Open HPD violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1985-08-13.
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
$333,400 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
No
421-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)
351 E. 50 APT., INC.
Head officer
AMIN TAURAN
Managing agent
IMPACT REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-10-03
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
$4,695,600
$2,113,020
2026
$5,009,000
$2,254,050
2027
$4,007,000
$1,803,150
The city's market estimate has fallen
15% 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
51 St — 6 E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / Mitchell Pl — M15 M15-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
E 51 St & 1 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.
3 311 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: $300,000 on
2019-12-31 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-04-11
RPTT&RET $2,352,000 — from MESSINEO, MERYL J; MESSINEO, ROBERT L to ZUCKER, ALLISON BROOKE; BETTELHEIM, EMANUEL
$2,352,000
2022-04-01
Sold for $2,352,000
$2,352,000
$470,400
2022-03-07
RPTT&RET $1,475,000 — from VASSEL, GARETT MATTHEW to PEREZ, LUIS; PEREZ, MARIA
$1,475,000
2022-02-14
Sold for $1,475,000
$1,475,000
$295,000
2021-09-14
RPTT&RET $1,255,000 — from KURC, JULIA; KURC, MICHEL; KURC, TANIA to MCPHILLIPS, JAMES; MCPHILLIPS, JENNIFER
$1,255,000
2021-08-20
Sold for $1,255,000
$1,255,000
$251,000
2019-12-31
AL&R $300,000 — from 351 E 50 APT., INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$300,000
2019-12-31
Mortgage $300,000 — from 351 E 50 APT., INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$300,000
2017-11-06
AL&R $850,000 — from 351 E 50APT, INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$850,000
2017-11-06
Agreement $850,000 — from 351 E 50APT, INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$850,000
2017-11-06
Mortgage $611,408 — from 351 E 50APT, INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$611,408
2016-03-31
RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from BAEZA, PEDRO A to VASSEL, GARETT MATTHEW
$1,250,000
2016-03-28
Sold for $1,250,000
$1,250,000
$250,000
2003-10-15
AL&R $325,000 — from 351 E 50 APT., INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$325,000
2003-10-15
Mortgage $82,993 — from 351 EAST 50 APT., INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
$82,993
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
17
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
2
3
3
2
14
2018
9
2
1
2
3
17
2019
0
1
1
2
2
6
2020
0
0
0
0
1
1
2021
0
0
4
2
2
8
2022
1
0
2
4
3
10
2023
1
0
3
0
2
6
2024
0
1
3
0
2
6
2025
0
1
2
0
2
5
2026
0
0
2
0
1
3
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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
2023-03-15HPD 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
2022-12-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2022-04-11RPTT&RET $2,352,000 — from MESSINEO, MERYL J; MESSINEO, ROBERT L to ZUCKER, ALLISON BROOKE; BETTELHEIM, EMANUEL$2,352,000
2022-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-01Sold for $2,352,000$2,352,000
2022-03-07RPTT&RET $1,475,000 — from VASSEL, GARETT MATTHEW to PEREZ, LUIS; PEREZ, MARIA$1,475,000
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021-09-14RPTT&RET $1,255,000 — from KURC, JULIA; KURC, MICHEL; KURC, TANIA to MCPHILLIPS, JAMES; MCPHILLIPS, JENNIFER$1,255,000
2021-08-20Sold for $1,255,000$1,255,000
2021-05-24Elevator permit: To comply with ASME A17.3 of 2002, as modified by Chapter K3 of Appendix K Section 3.10.12 of the New York City Building Code. -$15,500
2021-04-15Boiler inspection
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 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
2020
2020-09-03Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-31AL&R $300,000 — from 351 E 50 APT., INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$300,000
2019-12-31Mortgage $300,000 — from 351 E 50 APT., INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$300,000
2019-10-25HPD 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
2019-09-30Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-09DOB violation E:
2018
2018-12-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-11-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-05HPD 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
2018-09-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PROJECT INFORMATION PANEL/SIDEWALK SHED PARAPET PANEL NOT PROVIDED AT TIME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED WITHOUT THE PROP$3,125
2018-07-23Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF MECHANICAL CONDENSING UNITS AND AIR HANDLERS WITH DUCTWORK AND RELATED MECHANICAL PIPING, INSTALLATION OF TOILER EXHAUST.$165,700
2018-07-23Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF MECHANICAL CONDENSING UNITS AND AIR HANDLERS WITH DUCTWORK AND RELATED MECHANICAL PIPING, INSTALLATION OF TOILER EXHAUST.$165,700
2018-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-05-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-04-30Job filed: ALT1 FILED TO RECORD UPDATED C OF O EFFECTED BY COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS ON THE 3RD, 4TH, AND PENT HOUSE FLOORS CREATING TRIPLEX UNIT.$1,000
2018-04-30Job filed: ALT1 FILED TO RECORD UPDATED C OF O EFFECTED BY COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS ON THE 3RD, 4TH, AND PENT HOUSE FLOORS CREATING TRIPLEX UNIT.$1,000
2018-01-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-01-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-18RPTT&RET — from ESTATE OF ALICE DRUMMOND; JUNE GABLE AS EXECUTRIX to GABLE, JUNE
2018-01-08Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017
2017-11-06AL&R $850,000 — from 351 E 50APT, INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$850,000
2017-11-06Agreement $850,000 — from 351 E 50APT, INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$850,000
2017-11-06Mortgage $611,408 — from 351 E 50APT, INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$611,408
2017-11-06HPD 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
2017-10-20Boiler inspection
2017-10-13FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2017-06-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-06-08Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-06-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-06-06Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-04-18DOB violation E:
2017-03-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-22311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2016-12-22Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2016-06-01DOB violation EVCAT5: FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
2016-03-31RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from BAEZA, PEDRO A to VASSEL, GARETT MATTHEW$1,250,000
2016-03-28Sold for $1,250,000$1,250,000
2016-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-04-06DOB violation E:
2015-03-15311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2015-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-02-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-09311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2015-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-09311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2015-01-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2015-01-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2015-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2012-10-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011
2011-08-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-27DOB violation E:
2010
2010-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-14RPTT&RET — from KURC, MICHEL; KURC, TANIA to MANELA KURC, JULIA; KURC, MICHEL; KURC, TANIA
2009-09-28DOB violation E:
2008
2008-12-16DOB violation E:
2008-10-01DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE/POST SIGN AT JOB SITE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION. NOTEDNO CONTRACTOR SIGN ON JOB SITE. REMEDY: PROVIDE CONTRACTOR S$800
2008-09-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PERMIT HOLDER SHALL POST A READILY VISIBLE SIGN ON THE SIDEWALK SHED. NOTED: NO SIGN ON SIDEWALK SHED. REMEDY: COMPLY WITH CODE.
2008-09-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-09-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-08-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 24' LONG DURING EXTERIOR MASONRY REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/99. NO CHANGE IN U
2008-08-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. APPL #110168808. NOTED: DURING REPLACEMENT/ENLARG
2008-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-05-12Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT ON THE 4TH FLOOR AND PENTHOUSE. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRES$32,000
2008-05-12Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT ON THE 4TH FLOOR AND PENTHOUSE. ARCHITECTURAL WORK. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$80,000
2008-05-12Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT ON THE 4TH FLOOR AND PENTHOUSE. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$4,000
2008-05-12Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT ON THE 4TH FLOOR AND PENTHOUSE. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRES$32,000
2008-05-12Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT ON THE 4TH FLOOR AND PENTHOUSE. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$4,000
2008-03-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-02-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT 5TH FL ROOF LEVEL FRONT SOUTH OF BLDG. VERTICAL ENLARGEMENT (PENTHOUSE) APPROX. 20' W X 15'D X 8$500
2006-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-26DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-25DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2005-05-17DOB complaint, category ?
2005-05-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-05-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-05-16Job filed: REPLACE LOW PRESSURE GAS FIRED BOILER. I NSTALL (2) NEW GAS FIREWD HW HE TERS, NEW GAS PIPING AND CONNECT TO EXIS TING GAS PIPING. NO CHANGE IN USE, E$13,500
2003
2003-10-15AL&R $325,000 — from 351 E 50 APT., INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$325,000
2003-10-15Mortgage $82,993 — from 351 EAST 50 APT., INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$82,993
2003-07-16DOB violation E:
2003-05-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-05-15Job filed: Filing herewith for installation of sidewalk shed 20' long. No change in use, egress or occupancy.
2002
2002-07-01DOB violation E: 1P31456
2000
2000-11-01DOB violation E: 1P31456
1998
1998-07-09Mortgage assigned — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP.
1998-07-09Agreement — from 351 E. 50 APT. INC
1998-07-09Mortgage $19,034 — from 351 EAST 50TH APT. INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$19,034
1998-07-09Mortgage assigned — from 351 E. 50 APT., INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
1987-12-23Agreement — from 351 EAST 50 APT INC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
1987-10-07Mortgage $123,296 — from 351 EAST 50 APT INC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$123,296
1985
1985-08-13HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION BULKHEAD DOOR AT STAIRS TO ROOF.
1985-08-13HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD AT STAIRS TO ROOF.
1981
1981-06-15Mortgage assigned — from KALANTARI & ASSOCIATES to CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
1981-06-15CERT — from 351 E 50T APT INC
1980
1980-07-11Mortgage — from 351 E 50 APT INC to KALANTARI & ASSOCIATES 1
1980-07-11Deed — from KALANTARI & ASSOCIATES 1 to 351 E 50 APT INC
1980-07-11Mortgage assigned — from STERLING NATL BK & TR NY to NATHANSON, JOSEPH K
1979
1979-11-01Mortgage assigned — from NATHANSON, JOSEPH to STERLING NATL BK & TRUST
1979-09-04Mortgage — from KALANTANI & ASSOC #1 to NATHANSON, JOSEPH M
1978
1978-10-13Deed — from KATZENSTEIN, SYLVIAI to KALANTARI & ASSOC #1
1978-10-06Mortgage — from KALANTARI & ASSOC #1 to KATZENSTEIN, SYLVIAI
1967
1967-12-27Deed — from KATZENSTEIN STANLEYS. to KATZSTEIN SYLVIA S.
1966
1966-08-01Deed — from BRAND LEO (EXS OF) to KATZENSEIN STANLEY S.
1966-06-20Deed — from 351 E. 50TH ST INC. to BRAND LEO (EXRS OF)