Newly built Midtown East rental where early operations face active work-site noise and block-level air quality calls.
A brand-new 83-unit rental completed in 2025 on East 51st Street, managed under officer Scott Shnay. Building systems are brand new, but heavy local site work and street-level air signals frame the immediate block. Three things to know:
Off-hours work and site equipment dominate early complaints at the address. 85 noise complaints logged against this specific address, heavily concentrated in spring 2026 and driven by off-hours construction, manufacturing noise, and early-morning equipment. Within three blocks, another 130 construction and equipment noise calls hit the record over the last year.
Block-level restaurant venting and indoor air calls warrant checking riser proximity. 14 air quality and food establishment complaints logged within three blocks over the last year, including 5 indoor air quality calls and 9 commercial kitchen complaints. In new construction, street-level venting and shared air shafts can bleed smells into living spaces long before issues show on building logs.
Two open administrative violations stem from missed annual reporting deadlines. The address carries 2 open Class A violations on file from June 2025 and April 2026, both for missing the annual bedbug report filing. While these are administrative paperwork notices rather than active infestation citations, they remain open on the record until submitted.
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401 East 51st Street is a 83-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013630001). This building is associated with 51st Street Fee Owner LLC. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 2025, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on May 22, 2025, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 72/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 5H at 401 East 51st Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($20K, latest 2013).
Unit 6A at 401 East 51st Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($10K, latest 2009).
Unit 5A at 401 East 51st Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($10K, latest 2009).
Unit 4B at 401 East 51st Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($10K, latest 2009).
Unit 4C at 401 East 51st Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($10K, latest 2009).
Unit 5G at 401 East 51st Street has no violations, 1 permit filed ($5K, latest 2008).
Unit 6D at 401 East 51st Street has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 3E at 401 East 51st Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
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