242 East 50 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10022

24 Units

Built in 1900

6 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
Building Report
Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.95 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
3
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jun 12, 2024: § 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder welded shoe needs to be bolted at drop ladder of fire escape at building front at fire escape
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Hazardous
19
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jun 18, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling and the east wall in the bathroom located at apt 1c, 1st story, 1st apartment from east at south
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Immediately hazardous
1
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
May 24, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 3rd room from north at east located at apt 5c, 5th story, 1st apartment from east at south
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
F
F-astroid 234e50-sat LLC
3.3(13)
Corporate Owner
4 Properties122 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
E
Empire Management
3.2(42)
Agent
15 Properties434 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 13
F
Fred Shalom
3.2(36)
Shareholder
Officer
10 Properties375 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
N
Ndok Pejay
3.2(7)
Site Manager
1 Property24 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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Building Ratings

Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
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Pest Control
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Renter Recommendations

--% of renters recommend this building

--% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews (7)

1 day ago
Great building to live in. Virtually no major issues or complaints!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice/ respectful neighbors, hallways and entrance cleaned once a month, no pests
Cons:
Laundry units in the basement would randomly break, not dry clothes, etc..
Advice to owner:
Being a bit more prompt when it comes to repairs
9 months ago
Unkept and Uncaring
Former Tenant
Pros:
Hot water is good and the location is good.
Cons:
There are a lot of bugs regardless of it the exterminator comes. The landlord and super will not respond unless you keep calling.
Advice to owner:
Clean up the place
Over 1 year ago
Nice and decent building but bad super/property owners
Former Tenant
Pros:
Superb location, elevator, nice apartment
Cons:
Unprofessional super, packages get stolen quite frequently
Advice to owner:
Change entrance lock system and set up cameras
Over 3 years ago
Roomy Apartment, Rude Super
Former Tenant
Pros:
- quiet if you have an apartment in the back
- lots of space
- updated appliances in kitchen including dishwasher
- hardwood floors
- good storage
- pretty good natural light
- laundry in building
Cons:
- no control over heat (even with radiators closed, apartment is so hot in winter)
- shower is temperamental (temperature extremes change while you’re in shower, pressure changes)
- toilet is a dinosaur, always running, need to hold for 5 seconds to flush
- no fan in bathroom so paint peels and mold forms on ceiling, even with window and door open
- wine bar right next to apartment is always SO LOUD
- wine bar always has some sort of construction going on, LOUD
- have had roaches and tried to contact exterminator but was a whole complicated process
- garbage area is always a wreck with mice and flies
-when we moved in, things weren’t working or set up correct
- doors don’t close very well (front door even with lock is loose, bedroom door locking issues)
- paint over outlets
- have shut off our water before with no heads up
Advice to owner:
Make updates to the bathroom that will last, hire a new super who will be communicative and kind and easy to contact, fix water issues and heaters
Over 3 years ago
Clean, but not worth dealing w property managers
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building was clean (I never saw a single bug), the location is incredible, there is an elevator, heat was perfect, shower + water pressure were great
Cons:
No fan in the bathroom, loud courtyard due to wine bar’s outdoor seating, the landlord is not responsive, and the property managers are impossible to get a hold of and it took months to get our deposit back after threatening with a lawyer
Advice to owner:
Get a responsive landlord and communicate better with your tenants.
Over 3 years ago
Decent super, slow and stupid landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building is decently maintained. My units gets lots of sun. Hot water and water pressure is good. Elevator and washer dryer are reliable. Super is decently reliable
Cons:
Windows facing into center of building have a restaurant courtyard to deal with. Is quite loud until 11pm when they close. The landlord is incredibly unresponsive. They will ignore several emails at a time.
Advice to owner:
Hire better property managers who actually respond to their email
Over 3 years ago
242 E 50
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location. Proximity to subways, bars
Cons:
Responsiveness. Not up to date
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