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353 West 46 Street

312Records
15City systems
0Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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312 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 52 DOB permits, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)353 WEST 46TH OWNER LLC
BBL1010370109
BIN1025082

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

120 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (60) · Homeless Person Assistance (50) · Non (6) · Dirty Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$350,000 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 (1)
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)353 WEST 46TH OWNER LLC
Head officerXIAOFENG CHEN
Managing agentJAMES CHAU
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,985,000 $893,250
2026$2,255,000 $1,014,750
2027$2,381,000 $1,071,450

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mountain HouseChineseAMice evidence
S&F Szechuan INCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 46 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 9 Ave · 300 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

353 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

120 311 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: $1,800,000 on 2001-12-13 (lender: First Union Nationalbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-08-22Deed $8,171,775 — from 353 WEST 46TH STREET, L.L.C. to 353 WEST 46TH OWNER LLC $8,171,775
2017-08-17Sold for $8,171,775 $8,171,775 $8,171,775
2001-12-13Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 353 WEST 46TH STREET, L.L.C. to FIRST UNION NATIONALBANK $1,800,000
1991-08-27Mortgage $25,000 — from LIBONATI, EDWARD to MANHATTAN CHESS ETC; AMERICAN CHESS ETC $25,000
1989-12-01Mortgage $200,000 — from LIBONATI, ED to DUPONT EQUITY CORP. $200,000
1986-01-02Mortgage $650,000 — from LIBONATI, ED to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BK $650,000
1982-03-01Mortgage $373,621 — from LIBONATI, ED to 353 ENTERPRISES INC. $373,621

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005229
201810340219
20195040514
2020314019
2021101024
20224140413
202303440148
202421730177
2025104027
2026033017
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The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 154Ownership & money 38Health & systems 26

Every one of the 312 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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