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252 West 46 Street

149Records
13City systems
0Open violations
36.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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149 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)PONSOLLE, JEAN CHRISTIAN
BBL1010170057
BIN1024729

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,612,089 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,803,000 $811,350
2026$1,946,000 $875,700
2027$2,153,000 $968,850

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blake's Tavern NYCAmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: No Permit or License, Plumbing, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 46 St — M20 M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 45 St & 8 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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

252 West 46 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

14 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-26Agreement $7,627,213 — from AMBASSADOR THEATRE LLC to 726 EIGHTH LLC $7,627,213
2021-08-31DEVR $6,000,000 — from PONSOLLE, JEAN CHRISTIAN; PONSOLLE, LAURENT to 726 EIGHTH LLC $6,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
2024
37
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017300014
2018211015
2019210519
2020000011
2021000617
20222190113
20232170111
20240243110
202517881337
20269020213
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 40Ownership & money 27Health & systems 17

Every one of the 149 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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