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439 West 48 Street

1,135Records
13City systems
64Open violations
363.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,135 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 393 HPD complaints, 367 311 service requests, 219 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1010580011
BIN1026589

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 363.3. 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

Open HPD violations64 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1986-11-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

111 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 110).

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

137 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (52) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · DOOR/WINDOW (17) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · GENERAL (6) · PLUMBING (5).

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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerSORABH MAHESHWARI
Managing agentLivingston Management Services
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,122,000 $504,900
2026$1,406,000 $632,700
2027$1,459,000 $656,550

The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 10 Av — M50 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 10 Ave · 450 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

439 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

137 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 52 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,270,783 on 2018-05-15 (lender: Pembrook West 48th Street LLC), covering 3 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
2018-05-15Agreement $11,375,000 — from WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC to PEMBROOK WEST 48TH STREET LLC $11,375,000
2018-05-15AL&R $11,375,000 — from WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC to PEMBROOK WEST 48TH STREET LLC $11,375,000
2018-05-15Mortgage $4,270,784 — from WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC to PEMBROOK WEST 48TH STREET LLC $4,270,784
2017-07-06Deed $12,400,000 — from YARON, LLC to WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC $12,400,000
2017-07-06Mortgage $7,200,000 — from WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,200,000
2017-07-06AL&R $7,200,000 — from WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,200,000
2000-05-31Mortgage $144,110 — from NSR, LLC; NAOR, LLC; YARON LLC to GAMO REALTY CO. $144,110

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
161
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174254235
201810408159
20191561123
202003003
20219460358
20220300737
20230290231
2024315107161
2025114201144
20260451147
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The full timeline

Enforcement 76Housing & tenants 999Ownership & money 29Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,135 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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