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344 West 48 Street

378Records
17City systems
98Open violations
6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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378 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 311 service requests, 101 HPD housing violations, 43 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)344 WEST 48 STREET HD
BBL1010380054
BIN1025112

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations98 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 1976-03-10.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)344 WEST 48TH STREET, HDFC
Head officerMARGARITA HERNANDEZ
Managing agentHSC MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,163,000 $973,350
2026$2,300,000 $1,035,000
2027$2,525,000 $1,136,250

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $406,892 a year ($45.11 per sq ft), operating expenses $154,603 ($17.14 per sq ft), net operating income $252,289. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 550 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

344 West 48 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HSC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 117 buildings, 2,929 units. Grades across the portfolio: A72 · B24 · C18 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
920 Metcalf Avenue BX239 B
208 West 119 Street MN158 B
1075 Grand Concourse BX108 C
2860 Bailey Avenue BX78 A
2750 Johnson Avenue BX75 A
325 East 201 Street BX73 A
2187 Holland Avenue BX73 B
738 East 243 Street BX72 C
515 East 88 Street MN69 A
2440 Amsterdam Avenue MN69 A
40 Delancey Street MN55 A
133 West 140 Street MN54 A
3123 Bailey Avenue BX53 A
710 East 243 Street BX50 C
3215 Netherland Avenue BX49 A
3184 Grand Concourse BX49 A
80 St Nicholas Avenue MN48 A
1704 Seddon Street BX46 B
1007 East 174 Street BX44 B
1185 Fulton Avenue BX42 A
2001 Grand Concourse BX41 B
239 West 230 Street BX38 B
724 East 187 Street BX36 B
22 Grove Street MN35 A
1592 University Avenue BX32 B
1600 University Avenue BX32 A
10 West 107 Street MN30 B
204 East 90 Street MN30 A
416 West 129 Street MN29 A
5804 Tyndall Avenue BX29 A
224 Riverside Drive MN29 A
330 East 109 Street MN28 A
24 Cooper Street MN27 A
755 Oakland Place BX26 B
1801 Adam C Powell Blvd MN25 A
962 East 172 Street BX25 B
616 West 137 Street MN25 A
401 West 115 Street MN24 A
71 Sullivan Street MN21 A
950 Hoe Avenue BX20 B
812 10 Avenue MN20 A
327 West 85 Street MN20 A
479 Van Buren Street BK20 C
551 West 160 Street MN20 A
535 West 160 Street MN20 A
946 Hoe Avenue BX20 A
67 Hudson Street MN20 A
511 Van Siclen Avenue BK20 B
25 Mac Donough Street BK19 C
2805A Creston Avenue BX18 A
342 West 48 Street MN18 A
153 Clinton Avenue BK16 A
483 Van Buren Street BK16 D
149 Clinton Avenue BK16 A
167 West 133 Street MN16 B
699 10 Avenue MN16 A
133 Essex Street MN16 A
860 9 Avenue MN16 A
2114 Belmont Avenue BX16 A
190 Fordham Street BX16 B

showing 60 of 117 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1993-01-29 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-16RPTT&RET $260,000 — from BENAVIDES, CHRISTINA to BECK, DIANA $260,000
2026-05-29Sold for $260,000 $260,000 $17,333
2022-05-02RPTT&RET $380,000 — from LOPEZ CASTRO, LYRA to DUSSADEEVUTIKUL, USAMA $380,000
2022-04-20Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $25,333
2019-05-31RPTT&RET $485,000 — from KATZMAN, EVAN R to MCALLISTER, GWYN $485,000
2019-05-23Sold for $485,000 $485,000 $32,333
2009-02-06RETT $80,000 — from 344 WEST 48 STREET HDFC to FAIRBANKS, DONALD $80,000
2008-09-11RPTT&RET $18,000 — from SAHL, BENJAMIN to 344 WEST 48 STREET HDFC $18,000
2005-04-27RPTT $80,000 — from 344 WEST 48 STREET HDFC to FAIRBANKS, DONALD $80,000
2005-01-11RPTT&RET $80,000 — from 344 WEST 48 STREET HDFC to BENAVIDES, CHRISTINA $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017160411
201801023
20190112215
2020090514
20212190526
20221652876
20230120517
202402024
202510045
20260421016
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 265Ownership & money 25Health & systems 57

Every one of the 378 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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