534 West 50 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01078-0050BIN 1027036

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
021 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building22 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-12-105+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE 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 SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-12-105+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT VESTIBULE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2010-12-295+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE 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 PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 5CIssued 2014-04-105+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition9

Heat/Hot Water5

Flooring/Stairs2

Water Leak2

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-12-09 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-12-19 · closed

Flooring/StairsFloor2023-09-29 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

706

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential229

Street/Sidewalk203

Commercial116

Unspecified103

Vehicle41

Park7

Helicopter7

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

381

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony120

Misdemeanor197

Violation64

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2017-12-10

THE BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO REVOKE APPLICATION #121698476 DUE TO REVOCATION OF THE MASTER PLUMBER'S AND/OR FIRE SUPPRESSION LICENSE. ALL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN ORDERED STOPPED IMMEDIATELY

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2022-06-28Apt B1residential

2020-02-25Apt 3Cresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2010-07-15

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-10-08

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2008-10-24

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

JSS AVE LLC

Head officer

STEVEN OVED

Managing agent

AARON HOFFMAN

22 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

138 EAST 31 STREETMANHATTAN 143 EAST 30 STREETMANHATTAN 151 EAST HOUSTON STREETMANHATTAN 157 WEST 106 STREETMANHATTAN 170 DELANCEY STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2011-11-01 · $4,637,000

Most recent mortgage2016-09-26 · $1,150,898.32

Mortgage2016-09-26$1,150,898.32

borrower JSS AVE LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH, DIME COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-11-14$1,604,754.71

borrower JSS AVE LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Sale2011-11-01$4,637,000

534 WEST 50TH STREET REALTY LLC → JSS AVE LLC

Mortgage2008-06-05$3,820,000

borrower 534 W. 50TH STREET REALTY, LLC · lender BANK OF SMITHTOWN

Mortgage2008-06-05$2,180,000

borrower 534 W. 50TH STREET REALTY, LLC · lender BANK OF SMITHTOWN

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale