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4 West 28 Street

249Records
16City systems
20Open violations
170Penalty rate

249 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 311 service requests, 36 ECB/OATH violations, 34 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1862
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)MAS SPECIALTIES INC
BBL1008290044
BIN1015692

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 170. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1991-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$116,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$91,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1862)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MAS SPECIALTIES
Head officerMICHAEL J LANZETTA
Managing agentMAS SPECIALITES INC.
Last registered2025-07-10

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,197,000 $1,438,650
2026$3,269,000 $1,471,050
2027$2,841,000 $1,278,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
UlivoItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway28 St — R W · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 28 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 150 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 29 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

4 West 28 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,971,750 on 2026-02-04 (lender: Lanzetta, Adrienne). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-04Mortgage $1,971,750 — from M A S SPECIALTIES INC. to LANZETTA, ADRIENNE $1,971,750
2016-04-07Agreement $1,000,000 — from M A S SPECIALTIES INC; M A S SPECIALITIES INC to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2016-04-07Mortgage $890,893 — from M A S SPECIALITIES INC; M A S SPECIALTIES INC to ASTORIA BANK $890,893
2003-08-04Mortgage $499,900 — from M A S SPECIALTIES INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $499,900
1985-07-15Mortgage $485,000 — from MAS SPECIALITIES INC. to GOLDBERG, JOSEPH $485,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701250127
201800121114
2019104016
20200560112
20214570117
20220750113
20231850216
202431860330
2025006039
2026004116
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 17Health & systems 21

Every one of the 249 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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