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308 West 48 Street

228Records
14City systems
9Open violations
126.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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228 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC
BBL1010380137
BIN1025124

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 126.7. 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

Open HPD violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1976-06-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
7
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)BIG PROPERTIES HANA LLC
Head officerDamon Bae
Managing agentPyrus Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,358,000 $321,480
2026$6,542,000 $392,520
2027$8,387,000 $503,220

The city's market estimate has risen 57% 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 8 Av — M50 · 400 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 49 St · 400 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

308 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

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 PYRUS MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 111 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
390 South 2 Street BK19 A
306 West 22 Street MN12 A
2707 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN12 A
110 West 87 Street MN9 A
2709 8 Avenue MN9 B
1464 St Nicholas Avenue MN8 C
2155 2 Avenue MN8 C
2027 1 Avenue MN7 A
1071 1 Avenue MN5 C
181 East 117 Street MN4 C
366 West 46 Street MN4 B
2153 2 Avenue MN3 C
209 East 117 Street MN3 D
364 West 46 Street MN3 C
207 East 117 Street MN3 B
308 West 48 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,061,610 on 2015-02-17 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-21Agreement $60,000,000 — from 306 WEST 48TH MANHATTAN LP to TD BANK, N.A. $60,000,000
2015-02-17AL&R $2,250,000 — from BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $2,250,000
2015-02-17Agreement $2,250,000 — from BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $2,250,000
2015-02-17Mortgage $1,061,610 — from BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,061,610
2012-10-31AL&R $1,250,000 — from BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,250,000
2012-10-31Mortgage $1,250,000 — from BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC to ASIA BANK, N.A. $1,250,000
2012-10-31Deed $2,100,000 — from GLADYS L. ADAMS, AS EXECUTOR; DERRICK A. HUMPHRIES, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ROQUEL BILLY DA to BIG PROPERTIES HANA, LLC $2,100,000
2012-08-17Agreement $60,000,000 — from 306 WEST 48TH MANHATTAN LP to TD BANK, N.A. $60,000,000
2007-02-07Mortgage $49,591,000 — from 785 PARTNERS LLC to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIV $49,591,000
2007-02-07Mortgage $20,621,506 — from 785 PARTNERS LLC to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIV $20,621,506
2007-02-07Agreement $14,000,000 — from 785 PARTNERS LLC to PB CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIV $14,000,000
2007-02-06RPTT&RET $500,000 — from THOMAS, DEANE; THOMAS, DONALD E to THE ESTATE OF ROQUEL BILLY DAVIS $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017750214
201813015
20190110112
20201450046
20210171220
20222140218
20230200121
202405016
2025090110
2026190111
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 150Ownership & money 28Health & systems 16

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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