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148 West 49 Street

168Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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168 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 39 DOB permits, 22 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)BENYETTA 148 LLC
BBL1010010157
BIN1022698

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Street Condition (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$29,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)BENYETTA 148 LLC
Head officerBENNETT A BRODIE
Managing agentBENNETT A BRODIE
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,249,000 $1,912,050
2026$3,823,000 $1,720,350
2027$3,634,000 $1,635,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Quick Pho Vietnamese CuisineAsian/Asian FusionA—
ToastiesAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated, Pet/Animal), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway49 St — N R W · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
50 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 49 St — M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 48 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

148 West 49 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $40,000 on 1985-04-29 (lender: United States Of America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-04-29Mortgage $40,000 — from YETTABEN REALTY COMPANY to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $40,000
1985-03-27Mortgage $1,200,000 — from YETTABEN REALTY CO. to U.S. ATTORNEY/THE ETC. $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700415
201800617
2019414110
20202010113
2021217111
202200819
202300516
202400527
2025207514
202620226
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 73Ownership & money 8Health & systems 19

Every one of the 168 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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