522 West 50th Street

522 West 50th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Co-op · Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1901

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 10 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• Had 2 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

• Repairs: Medium (10 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 116 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-12-01. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 8 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st window from the west. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER AT 1ST WINDOW FROM WEST AT 2ND STY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2018-07-09. HPD violation 12465471
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 2nd window from the west. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER AT 2ND WINDOW FROM WEST AT 3RD STY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2018-07-09. HPD violation 12465472
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 1st window from the west. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER AT 1ST WINDOW FROM WEST AT 5TH STY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2018-07-09. HPD violation 12465475
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D3, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt D3), issued 2011-10-04. HPD violation 9137583
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITIONORS PROTRUDING BEYOND WINDOW SILLS AT 4 & 5 STY ,FRONT NORTH PARTY WALL BALCONY, issued 2011-10-04. HPD violation 9137618
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D3, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt D3), issued 2011-10-04. HPD violation 9137580
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-05-29. HPD violation 2949514
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE DOOR 5TH STY NORTHEAST APT 2E. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2E), issued 2008-05-29. HPD violation 2949530

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 5 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 520 WEST 50TH STREET INC. Head officer: Joshua Rosenzweig. Managing agent: MERLOT MGMT. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1010780046, HPD building ID 33835. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 50 St (C, E), 8 min walk
• 50 St (1), 11 min walk
• 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal (A, C, E), 11 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.