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420 West 49 Street

616Records
15City systems
46Open violations
302.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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616 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 136 HPD housing violations, 116 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BRA REAL ESTATE INC
BBL1010580043
BIN1026614

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 302.4. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations46 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-11-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$6,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

111 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Real Time Enforcement (16) · PLUMBING (15) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (7).

Filed construction activity

$221,140 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)B R A REAL ESTATE
Head officerJERRY EDELMAN
Managing agentJ&M REALTY SERVICES CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,325,200 $1,496,340
2026$3,990,000 $1,795,500
2027$4,788,000 $2,154,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ponche TaqueriaMexicanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 0.2 mi 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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 50 St & 9 Ave · 400 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

420 West 49 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

111 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by J & M REALTY SERVICES CORP — 31 buildings, 595 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B9 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
210 East 58 Street MN105 A
474 West 158 Street MN72 A
452 Ft Washington Avenue MN57 B
155 East 55 Street MN56 A
803 West 180 Street MN36 B
113 West 17 Street MN35 A
217 East 27 Street MN24 B
434 East 83 Street MN21 A
146 West 17 Street MN15 A
131 Perry Street MN14 A
144 West 17 Street MN14 A
135 West 17 Street MN14 A
705 9 Avenue MN14 B
148 West 17 Street MN13 A
481 Columbus Avenue MN11 B
142 West 17 Street MN11 A
420 West 49 Street MN9 C
68 Perry Street MN9 A
57 Halsey Street BK8 A
114 West 76 Street MN8 A
1727 Harman Street QN6 A
1829 Madison Street QN6 B
401 Himrod Street BK6 B
1680 Woodbine Street QN6 B
308 West 78 Street MN5 B
505 Throop Avenue BK4 C
224 East 14 Street MN4 C
178 Spring Street MN4 C
1022 Lexington Avenue MN4 D
237 East 31 Street MN4 D
104 Franklin Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 1986-11-05 (lender: Ame. Comrc'l Cap. Corp.), covering 5 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
1986-11-05Mortgage $450,000 — from 418 W 49TH ST RLTY.CORP to AME. COMRC'L CAP. CORP. $450,000
1983-03-02Mortgage $275,000 — from 418 W.49 ST.REALTY CORP. to AMEV CAPITAL CORPORATION $275,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700361046
20180029130
201910416
202000819
20212442149
2022009312
202300628
20243161002121
20257151312155
20265314325
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 464Ownership & money 14Health & systems 40

Every one of the 616 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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