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501 West 51st St, Manhattan

BBL 1-01080-0028

En español: 14 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 50 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 16 años abierta, desde el 23 de noviembre de 2009.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 16 years, since November 23, 2009.

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14 open Class C, a facade rated Unsafe, and a temporary certificate of occupancy. The oldest open HPD violation was filed November 23, 2009.

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DOB violations
6 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued February 12, 2026.
Housing court
2 open housing court cases, most of them heat and hot water cases. The newest opened April 10, 2026.
DOB complaints
2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed February 18, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed November 29, 2021 (inspection cycle 9). Need this filed?
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued September 10, 2026.
Certificate of occupancy
Temporary, issued December 11, 2018.
Local Law 97
On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
3 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on June 29. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 19, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened October 12, 2023, awarded for $295.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C14 open
Notice sent18613861CLINTON HDFC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18613859CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18594309CLINTON HDFC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18594308CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18594307CLINTON HDFC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18546576CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18479276CLINTON HDFC
Fire SafetyNotice sent16963184
Fire SafetyNotice sent16700834
Notice sent16617897
The report lists all 14, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B31 open
Notice sent19168458CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent19168457CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent19168455CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent19168454CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18613866CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18613865CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18613864CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18613863CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18613862CLINTON HDFC
Notice sent18594314CLINTON HDFC
The report lists all 31, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB5 open most often Elevators
Local Law, Class 2Decided by default37036540XCLINTON HDFC
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39150122P
Elevators, Class 2Decided by default39143250Y
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39129505X
Local Law, Class 2Decided by default37026518K

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Does 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan had 50 open violations on September 27, 2026: 45 from HPD and 5 from OATH/ECB. 14 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 16 years, since November 23, 2009.

Is 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 14 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 6 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued February 12, 2026. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 2 open housing court cases, most of them heat and hot water cases. The newest opened April 10, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 2 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed February 18, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened October 12, 2023, awarded for $295. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed November 29, 2021 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued September 10, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

Does 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is temporary, issued December 11, 2018. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.

When was the boiler at 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

It has 3 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on June 29. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 19, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1900 as the year 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an indoor public or cultural facility with 7 floors.

How many apartments does 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 22 residential units at 501 West 51 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, DOB certificates of occupancy, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 501 West 51st St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/501-west-51-street-manhattan

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