439 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 99 HPD housing violations, 87 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.1. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Unleashed Dog (5) · GENERAL (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Rodent (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MHK ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL CHANG |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,776,000 | $1,249,200 |
| 2026 | $3,084,000 | $1,387,800 |
| 2027 | $3,507,000 | $1,578,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $482,154 a year ($47.27 per sq ft), operating expenses $167,892 ($16.46 per sq ft), net operating income $314,262. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 50 St — C E · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 47 St & 9 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.
409 West 48 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,950,000 on 2015-12-18 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-18 | Mortgage $4,950,000 — from MHK ASSOCIATES, LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,950,000 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Deed $16,750,000 — from WEST 48TH STREET LLC; RR RE INVESTORS LLC; WM RE INVESTORS LLC; MNC HOLDINGS LLC; LB RETA to MHK ASSOCIATES, LLC | $16,750,000 | |
| 2004-09-07 | Mortgage $537,374 — from WEST 48TH STREET, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $537,375 | |
| 2001-05-24 | Mortgage $1,297,078 — from WEST 48TH STREET, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $1,297,078 | |
| 1998-07-21 | Mortgage $527,191 — from WEST 48TH STREET, LLC to CFS BANK | $527,191 | |
| 1986-08-19 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 409-411 WEST 48TH STASC to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 2018 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 42 |
| 2019 | 13 | 58 | 2 | 73 |
| 2020 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 34 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 48 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
Every one of the 439 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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