242 East 50th Street

242 East 50th Street in Turtle Bay, Manhattan, has 32 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 5 of 24 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 24 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 17 buildings' registrations; 11 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 5 of 24 units are rent-stabilized; 6 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (32 open, 2 class C), 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 (1 open DOB violation), 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)

32 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 7 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 130 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-01-07. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt APT1B), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19167546
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 5th floor. 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 (apt 5C), issued 2024-05-28. HPD violation 17000865
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, north wall, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT APT1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt APT1B), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19167545
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. , 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 (apt 1C), issued 2024-06-20. HPD violation 17042680
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2024-06-20. HPD violation 17042681
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK FROM CEILING TO NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2024-06-17. HPD violation 17042668
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2024-06-17. HPD violation 17042669
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window frame on the north wall, 2nd room from the north, 1st floor. HMC: REFIT WINDOW FRAME AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1C), issued 2024-06-13. HPD violation 17042666

311 housing complaints

3 in the last 12 months, 20 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (1), Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 9 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

5 of 24 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: F-ASTROID 234E50-SAT LLC. Head officer: RAMIN SHALOM. Managing agent: EMPIRE MANAGEMENT. This owner has 17 buildings on record, 11 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1013230030, HPD building ID 13986. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Lexington Av/53 St (E, F), 4 min walk
• 51 St (6), 4 min walk
• Grand Central-42 St (7), 9 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.