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454 West 46 Street

649Records
20City systems
12Open violations
1.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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649 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 110 DOB permits, 101 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)THE PIANO FACTORY CORP
BBL1010550001
BIN1083773

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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 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.9. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2004-07-13.

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

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Street Light Condition (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Street Condition (2) · Encampment (2).

Filed construction activity

$4,376,166 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (39 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)THE PIANO FACTORY CORPORATION
Head officerJAMES COLBY
Managing agentNEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,441,000 $4,698,450
2026$11,100,000 $4,995,000
2027$12,031,000 $5,413,950

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,076,600 a year ($34.61 per sq ft), operating expenses $848,400 ($14.14 per sq ft), net operating income $1,228,200. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 in the last three years).

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 45 St — M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 10 Ave · 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

454 West 46 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

30 311 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 NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 141 buildings, 8,387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
99-40 63 Road QN545 A
309 Lafayette Avenue BK326 B
3000 Bronx Park East BX297 A
300 West 135 Street MN170 A
1911 Madison Avenue MN155 A
80 John Street MN146 A
811 Walton Avenue BX145 B
80 Winthrop Street BK144 B
350 Richmond Terrace SI140 B
753 Classon Avenue BK137 C
84-70 129 Street QN131 B
84-51 Beverly Road QN130 A
1602 Avenue I BK129 C
1400 5 Avenue MN129 A
6485 Broadway BX128 A
64 East 111 Street MN122 A
35-35 75 Street QN114 A
90 William Street MN113 A
145 Wellington Court SI111 B
855 East 233 Street BX110 C
2121 Shore Parkway BK110 B
140 East 28 Street MN107 A
1099 Avenue K BK104 C
339 East 58 Street MN102 A
345 Montgomery Street BK102 B
9801 Shore Road BK99 A
8 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 A
130 Barrow Street MN95 A
1825 Madison Avenue MN92 A
301 West 118 Street MN91 A
39 Gramercy Park North MN90 A
74-02 43 Avenue QN90 A
94 Maspeth Avenue BK87 A
36 Dahill Road BK84 A
1275 Grant Avenue BX81 A
1259 Grant Avenue BX81 A
81 Ocean Parkway BK80 A
2190 Boston Road BX78 A
235 East 49 Street MN75 A
225 Ocean Parkway BK75 A
40 Tehama Street BK75 A
330 Wythe Avenue BK75 A
2250 Benson Avenue BK73 A
110-15 71 Road QN72 A
211 East 51 Street MN69 A
25 Murray Street MN69 A
161 East 110 Street MN68 A
482 Central Park West MN67 A
40-35 Ithaca Street QN65 B
125 Ocean Avenue BK65 A
541 Washington Avenue BK63 A
4 West 101 Street MN60 A
1155 Ocean Avenue BK59 B
78 8 Avenue BK58 A
152 East 118 Street MN58 A
3 Plaza St West BK57 A
258 Bedford Avenue BK57 B
2515 Glenwood Road BK55 B
29 West 65 Street MN54 A
415 Leonard Street BK54 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $742,663 on 2022-07-18 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-10RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from ESTATE OF MARGARET JO SHEPHERD; JOHN P. ENGEL, EXECUTOR to HUI, EDWARD; STEIN, JORDAN A $1,150,000
2026-07-30Sold for $1,150,000 $1,150,000 $23,958
2025-07-11RPTT&RET $1,355,000 — from BOGLE, RONALD E; FLANAGAN BOGLE, AMY C to KAPLAN, EVAN $1,355,000
2025-07-02Sold for $1,355,000 $1,355,000 $28,229
2024-03-21RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from HATSAV, FIA; PALUMBO, LEO to KRUGELIS, JUSTINAS A; LUPTON, MICHAEL CARLISLE $1,250,000
2024-03-19Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $26,042
2023-05-10RPTT&RET $1,295,000 — from ESTATE OF BARBARA GOODMAN; RICHARD B. SHAVELSON, AS EXECUTOR to VITALE, MATTHEW; HOFMANN, ERIC $1,295,000
2023-04-25Sold for $1,295,000 $1,295,000 $26,979
2022-07-18Mortgage $742,664 — from THE PIANO FACTORY CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $742,664
2022-07-18Agreement $1,400,000 — from THE PIANO FACTORY CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2021-10-06RPTT&RET $1,475,000 — from BERKOW, BONNIE REID to LACEY, MARGARET; HECK, WILLIAM N $1,475,000
2021-09-28Sold for $1,475,000 $1,475,000 $30,729
2021-05-26RPTT&RET $1,050,000 — from DENNIS A. ZAGROBA, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JUNE REIG MAXWELL to GERVAIS, MICHAEL; TRESE, DANIEL CONROY $1,050,000
2021-04-29Sold for $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $21,875
2021-03-29RPTT&RET $1,350,000 — from MALNATI, WILLIAM M to TERRY, WILLAM N; TERRY, TAI C; TERRY, FREDERICK DAVIS JR. $1,350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017193321138
2018185713851
20197220415
2020110104126
202183216240
20221203121257
20231632471262
202453134328
202500122317
20263074216
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The full timeline

Construction 202Enforcement 96Housing & tenants 165Ownership & money 120Health & systems 66

Every one of the 649 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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