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224 West 49 Street

504Records
19City systems
12Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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504 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 105 DOB violations, 80 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1927
Floors15
Res. units0
ClassHB
Owner (PLUTO)HOTEL FORREST AFFILIATES
BBL1010200051
BIN1024782

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-01.

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Patterns

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

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Green Taxi Complaint (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$37,800 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FORREST AFFILIATES
Head officerBERNARD SILLINS
Managing agentRIYAZ AKTHAR
Last registered2019-07-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$32,010,000 $14,404,500
2026$33,507,000 $15,078,150
2027$34,785,000 $15,653,250

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SerafinaItalianA—

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

Subway50 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
50 St — C E · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 8 Av — M50 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 48 St · 350 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

224 West 49 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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: $14,000,000 on 2020-02-13 (lender: Motcomb Estates Ltd.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-13Mortgage $14,000,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to MOTCOMB ESTATES LTD. $14,000,000
2020-02-13AL&R $48,000,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to MOTCOMB ESTATES LTD. $48,000,000
2020-02-13Agreement $48,000,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to MOTCOMB ESTATES LTD. $48,000,000
2018-07-24AL&R $34,000,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS REALTY OPERATING $34,000,000
2018-07-24Agreement $34,000,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS REALTY OPERATING $34,000,000
2015-07-06Agreement $4,413,290 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to TPG RE FINANCE TRUST CLO ISSUER, L.P.; DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS; GERMAN AMERIC $4,413,290
2015-07-06Agreement $7,586,710 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION ( GA; DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS; TPG RE FIN $7,586,710
2015-07-06Agreement $11,750,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION ( GA; TPG RE FINANCE TRUST CLO ISSUER, L.P.; DEUTSCHE $11,750,000
2015-07-06Agreement $7,336,710 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS; TPG RE FINANCE TRUST CLO ISSUER, L.P.; GERMAN AMERIC $7,336,710
2014-03-19Mortgage $250,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $250,000
2014-03-19Agreement $32,000,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $32,000,000
2014-03-19AL&R $32,000,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $32,000,000
2014-03-19Mortgage $11,750,000 — from CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $11,750,000
2014-03-14RPTT&RET $25,155,189 — from HAMPSHIRE HOTELS MANHATTAN LLC to CHATWAL FAMILY II, LLC $25,155,189
2006-03-02AL&R $55,000,000 — from LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. to CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC $55,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
2021
2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713901124
201801386431
201934310525
202010351120
20210640616
202200120416
20230940417
20240360211
20250690015
20260580922
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The full timeline

Construction 81Enforcement 149Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 110Health & systems 63

Every one of the 504 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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