344 East 50th Street
344 East 50th Street in Turtle Bay, Manhattan, has 3 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 1 of 15 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).
Condo · Multi-family walk-up · 15 units · Built 1920
A condominium: each apartment has its own owner, so the landlord is an individual unit owner, and the building's record mixes many owners. Condo units are not rent-stabilized.
StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)
- 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
- No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- 1 of 15 units are rent-stabilized; 4 on the 2007 tax bill.
- Repairs: Medium (3 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 (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
3 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 138 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-01-29. Newest violation issued 2025-06-04.
HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.
- Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT BOILER ROOM DOOR AT CELLAR, issued 2017-12-26. HPD violation 12156264
- Class C: No hot water, bathroom, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2B), issued 2014-01-29. HPD violation 10112343
- Class B: Electrical defect, north wall. SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES AT THE ELECTRICAL BOX AT THE NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2014-01-29. HPD violation 10112351
311 housing complaints
0 in the last 12 months, 1 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: 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)
No open DOB violations. 0 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
1 of 15 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: 1 in 2024, 4 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.
Owner and management
Owner: THE BEEKMAN CONDOMINIUM. Head officer: COBI BABCHUK. Managing agent: TIME EQUITIES,INC. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Sep 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 1013427503, HPD building ID 14017. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Lexington Av/53 St (E, F), 5 min walk
- 51 St (6), 7 min walk
- Grand Central-42 St (7), 10 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 3 open (2 class C, 1 class B) | −18 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | None | 0 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | None | 0 |
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.