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246 West 48 Street

264Records
13City systems
14Open violations
36.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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264 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 FDNY inspections, 48 DOB permits, 37 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)NORTHEAST VANTAGE, INC.
BBL1010190060
BIN1024766

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 36.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% 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 violations14 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1985-05-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Obstruction (1) · Noise (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$462,544 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1910)
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)NORTHEAST VANTAGE, INC
Head officerEDDIE SHIEH
Managing agent246 W48TH STREET LLC
Last registered2023-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,855,000 $834,750
2026$1,891,000 $850,950
2027$2,300,000 $1,035,000

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PS KitchenAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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

Subway50 St — C E · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
49 St — N R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 46 St — M20 M104 · 400 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 49 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

246 West 48 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

7 311 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: $1,950,000 on 2018-06-19 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-06-19Mortgage $1,950,000 — from NORTHEAST VANTAGE, INC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $1,950,000
2018-06-19AL&R $1,950,000 — from NORTHEAST VANTAGE, INC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $1,950,000
1984-10-01Mortgage $375,000 — from RAPPAPORT, SEYMOUR; MOVTADY, JACOB to RICCA, JOANN; RICCA, BERNARD JR. $375,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
35
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101700027
201831412020
201962270035
202014610021
20219740020
20221180010
20231470113
20245480320
2025023016
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 83Enforcement 101Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 13Health & systems 9

Every one of the 264 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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