221 East 50th Street
An 8-story building with 47 apartments, built in 1957, in Manhattan, NY 10022.
Addresses on the lot: 217 to 221 East 50th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 221 East 50th Street. Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 221 EAST 50TH STREET OWNERS INC. 2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022.
Does 221 East 50th Street have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 221 East 50th Street as of October 27, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 8 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 4 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 221 East 50th Street?
221 East 50th Street is registered with HPD to 221 EAST 50TH STREET OWNERS INC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10022 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 221 East 50th Street rent stabilized?
2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022. That’s 2 of the building’s 47 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 223 East 50th Street24 apartments, built 1928
- 227 East 50th Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 214 East 51st Street65 apartments, built 1927
- 231 East 50th Street21 apartments, built 1950
- 224 East 51st Street26 apartments, built 1901
- 230 East 50th Street43 apartments, built 1927
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01324-0009.