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356 West 48 Street

421Records
14City systems
0Open violations
7.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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421 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 311 service requests, 71 rodent inspections, 62 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)ZC AURORA LLC
BBL1010380060
BIN1025118

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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 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 7.3. 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

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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Residential Disposal Complaint (7) · Rodent (5) · Dirty Condition (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,724,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)ZC Aurora LLC
Head officerDylan Pichulik
Managing agentXL Real Property Management
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,829,000 $1,273,050
2026$3,163,000 $1,423,350
2027$3,379,000 $1,520,550

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

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 · 700 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 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 9 Ave · 200 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

356 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

40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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 XL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 99 buildings, 536 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B29 · C22 · D9 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
124 East 61st Street MN43 A
225 East 25 Street MN21 A
356 West 48 Street MN20 A
322 East 93 Street MN20 A
51 West 11 Street MN19 A
11 East 78 Street MN16 A
122 East 61 Street MN10 A
120 East 19 Street MN10 A
25 East 7 Street MN10 A
70 West 82 Street MN10 B
203 West 80 Street MN10 B
168 Suffolk Street MN9 A
152 West 44 Street MN8 B
167 West 87 Street MN8 A
45 Beekman Street MN8 C
16 East 18 Street MN8 B
477 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C
352 East 19 Street MN8 A
36 East 81 Street MN7 A
81 Charles Street MN7 A
38 East 81 Street MN7 A
16 West 122 Street MN7 A
167 West 72 Street MN7 B
142 West 76 Street MN7 A
182 Waverly Place MN7 A
264 East 10 Street MN7 B
465 Avenue of the Americas MN6 A
137 West 77 Street MN6 A
1028 2 Avenue MN6 B
100 2 Avenue MN6 A
73 Perry Street MN6 A
9 East 9 Street MN5 B
169 Suffolk Street MN5 B
338 West 72 Street MN5 F
34 West 9 Street MN5 C
313 West 48 Street MN5 A
307 East 10 Street MN5 D
184 Waverly Place MN5 C
5 Monroe Place BK5 D
106 Franklin Street MN5 A
8 East 76 Street MN5 B
49 St Marks Place MN5 B
64 West 84 Street MN5 C
135 Reade Street MN4 D
331 West 19 Street MN4 C
58 West 83 Street MN4 A
141 West 94 Street MN4 A
59 Duffield Street BK4 B
104 West 113 Street MN4 C
115 West 11 Street MN4 C
330 West 11 Street MN4 A
572 Pacific Street BK4 A
78 Grand Street MN4 D
57 Duffield Street BK4 C
48 West 91 Street MN4 C
22 Gramercy Park South MN3 D
242 West 101 Street MN3 C
136 West 121 Street MN3 A
736 St Nicholas Avenue MN3 C
315 Adelphi Street BK3 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,896,665 on 2024-12-17 (lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-17Mortgage $2,896,665 — from ZC AURORA LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $2,896,665
2024-12-17Agreement $8,487,000 — from ZC AURORA LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $8,487,000
2024-12-17Deed $11,800,000 — from 356 WEST 48TH LLC; ALPHA 356 WEST 48 LLC; 3503 DITMARS BLVD LLC; KC 110 LLC; 356 WEST 48TH to ZC AURORA LLC $11,800,000
2024-12-06Sold for $11,800,000 $11,800,000 $590,000
2022-12-27AL&R $5,800,000 — from 356 WEST 48TH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,800,000
2022-12-27Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 356 WEST 48TH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500,000
2022-12-27Mortgage $3,300,000 — from 356 WEST 48TH LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,300,000
2022-12-27Deed $4,650,000 — from HEARTLAND 1 LLC; SEACOVE 1 LLC; QUEENS 1 LLC; 356 HK LLC to 356 WEST 48TH LLC $4,650,000
2022-12-12Sold for $4,650,000 $4,650,000 $232,500
2021-10-29Deed $2,650,000 — from 356 WEST 48TH STREET REALTY, LLC to HEARTLAND 1 LLC; 356 HK LLC; SEACOVE 1 LLC; QUEENS 1 LLC $2,650,000
2021-10-20Sold for $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $132,500
1998-01-15Mortgage $275,000 — from C & J PARKING INC.; F.T.C. REALTY CO., INC. to SOMERSET INVESTPORSCORP. $275,000
1996-05-30Mortgage $725,000 — from AMONG F.T.C. REALTYCO., INC.; MAZZELLA, JANET; MAZZELLA, CARL; C & J PARKING, INC. to SOMERSET INVESTORS CORP $725,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201709901634
2018422019
2019113027
20200060511
202102182729
202210169733
2023144132134
2024012412744
20250080311
202683130226
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 58Health & systems 71

Every one of the 421 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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