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540 West 50th St

Manhattan, NY 10021BBL 1-01078-00BIN 1027038
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

540 WEST 50TH ST is a property located at 540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. There are 17 building permits on record (17 active). There are 12 violations on record (1 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

91records on file
71Energy Star

The lot at 540 West 50TH St holds its ground over New York. In the 34 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 91 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 33 of its 91 records, fully 36%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (29) and permit (17) trail well behind. 1 violation stands open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 1992.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 71, with a site energy-use intensity of 83.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 166 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 36% complaint, 34 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

91 filings. 34 years. One address.

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Property Details

Address540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-01078-00
1027038

Building Permits

17 on record · 17 active
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 11, 2016Job #122166556-01-02

PL

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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 21, 2015Job #140404113-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 31, 2015Job #122493211-01-01

EQ

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 28, 2015Job #122166556-01-01

PL

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed May 19, 2015Job #140325244-01-01

FS

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Violations

12 on record · 1 open
ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Jul 7, 1992#34073139N

ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ALT#1396/87 REMEDY: OBTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 17 building permits on record, with 17 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Plumbing (ISSUED) filed Jul 11, 2016.

Does 540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 12 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB, 11 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 540 WEST 50TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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