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318 West 49 Street

1,501Records
18City systems
26Open violations
573.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,501 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 491 311 service requests, 437 HPD complaints, 364 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)HP WEST 49TH STREET PORTFOLIO HOUSING DE VELOPMENT
BBL1010390045
BIN1025149

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 573.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations26 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2009-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

110 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 78 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

78
’23–24
22
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

193 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (49) · GENERAL (27) · PLUMBING (23) · DOOR/WINDOW (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14).

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)
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)318 W 49, LLC
Head officerMATTHEW KELLER
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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$2,838,000 $1,277,100
2026$3,392,000 $1,526,400
2027$2,967,000 $1,335,150

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 8 Av — M50 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 49 St & 8 Ave · 100 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

318 West 49 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

193 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 49 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2700 Bronx Park East BX716 D
2800 Bronx Park East BX680 D
81-10 135 Street QN189 D
222 Lenox Road BK160 D
80-08 135 Street QN139 D
2400 Nostrand Avenue BK133 D
225 Parkside Avenue BK126 F
18-70 Troutman Street QN125 C
996 Ocean Parkway BK119 D
68-64 Yellowstone Blvd QN112 B
470 Ocean Avenue BK110 F
815 Gravesend Neck Road BK100 C
176 Clarkson Avenue BK91 C
459 Schenectady Avenue BK89 C
330 East 19 Street BK85 C
240 East 18 Street BK83 D
187-04 120 Avenue QN77 A
1296 Pacific Street BK76 D
2102 Beverley Road BK75 C
1554 Ocean Avenue BK73 B
85 Clarkson Avenue BK71 D
991 Carroll Street BK70 F
426 East 22 Street BK66 D
1280 Ocean Avenue BK66 C
405 East 16 Street BK62 D
681 Ocean Avenue BK60 D
115 East 21 Street BK59 D
916 Carroll Street BK58 C
926 Carroll Street BK58 B
303 West 154 Street MN54 C
794 Madison Avenue MN53 B
988 Montgomery Street BK53 C
419 Vanderbilt Avenue BK49 B
706 Lefferts Avenue BK49 C
40 Argyle Road BK49 C
529 East 22 Street BK48 C
1362 Ocean Avenue BK48 F
246 Bradhurst Avenue MN47 C
1535 Ocean Avenue BK44 D
1820 Cortelyou Road BK42 C
2513 Newkirk Avenue BK42 C
3301 Farragut Road BK42 B
1171 President Street BK40 D
915 Washington Avenue BK37 B
1060 Union Street BK35 D
242 Bradhurst Avenue MN35 B
186-08 120 Road QN34 A
121-30 Farmers Boulevard QN34 A
619 Rugby Road BK32 D
28 Argyle Road BK31 B
1617 President Street BK28 D
223 West 109 Street MN25 C
211 West 109 Street MN25 C
206 West 109 Street MN25 C
307 12 Street BK25 D
233 West 109 Street MN25 C
416 West 23 Street MN24 B
2232 Adam C Powell Blvd MN24 F
1038 Union Street BK23 C
367 Edgecombe Avenue MN23 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,200,000 on 2018-06-20 (lender: Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.), covering 14 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-06-20Agreement $95,000,000 — from 320 W 49 LLC; 308 W 49 LLC; 326 W 49 LLC; 338 W 49 LLC; 330 W 49 LLC; 336 W 49 LLC; 340 W to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $95,000,000
2018-06-20Mortgage $20,200,000 — from 330 W 49 LLC; 308 W 49 LLC; 310 W 49 LLC; 326 W 49 LLC; 320 W 49 LLC; 340 W 49 LLC; 322 W to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $20,200,000
2018-06-20AL&R $95,000,000 — from 338 W 49 LLC; 320 W 49 LLC; 336 W 49 LLC; 334 W 49 LLC; 318 W 49 LLC; 326 W 49 LLC; 324 W to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $95,000,000
2016-08-11Deed $8,250,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 318 LLC to 318 W 49 LLC $8,250,000
2016-08-11AL&R $5,575,000 — from 318 W 49 LLC to BANKUNITED, N. A. $5,575,000
2016-08-11Mortgage $5,575,000 — from 318 W 49 LLC to BANKUNITED, N. A. $5,575,000
2016-08-11Agreement $48,400,000 — from 340 W 49 LLC; 322 W 49 LLC; 338 W 49 LLC; 320 W 49 LLC; 318 W 49 LLC; 310 W 49 LLC; 308 W to BANKUNITED, N.A. $48,400,000
2016-07-28Sold for $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $412,500
2013-05-07Mortgage $7,390,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 324-326 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 320-322 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 340 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,390,000
2013-05-07Agreement $52,000,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 308-310 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 318 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 328-332 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $52,000,000
2011-01-12Deed $5,030,769 — from LIGHTHOUSE 49 318 LLC to LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 318 LLC $5,030,769
2011-01-12ASPM $44,610,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE 49 324-326 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE 49 318 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 328-332 LLC; LIGHTHOU to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $44,610,000
2011-01-12AL&R $44,610,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 318 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 324-326 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE WEST 49 336-338 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $44,610,000
2008-07-25Agreement $48,610,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LIGHTHOUSE 49 318 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE 49 340 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE 49 320-322 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE 49 328 $48,610,000
2008-07-25AL&R $48,610,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE 49 324-326 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE 49 318 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE 49 320-322 LLC; LIGHTHOUSE 49 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $48,610,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170180422
201806211679
201935901072
20202255133
20214370344
20222920397
2023237505382
2024322202227
2025122803232
20261740176
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 1,320Ownership & money 76Health & systems 43

Every one of the 1,501 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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