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438 West 49 Street

235Records
15City systems
0Open violations
1.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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235 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 311 service requests, 21 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)438 W 49 ST OWNERS CORP
BBL1010580052
BIN1026621

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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 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 1.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Rodent (1) · Lead (1) · Non (1).

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 (1910)
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)438 WEST 49 ST OWNERS CORP
Head officerANTHONY ` STAUB
Managing agentMACK EDGE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,664,000 $1,198,800
2026$2,804,000 $1,261,800
2027$3,035,000 $1,365,750

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 $469,155 a year ($47.27 per sq ft), operating expenses $163,366 ($16.46 per sq ft), net operating income $305,789. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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 · 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 50 St & 10 Ave · 550 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

438 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

7 311 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 MACK EDGE MANAGEMENT LLC — 38 buildings, 575 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
840 St Marks Avenue BK54 B
952 St Marks Avenue BK40 A
315 East 12 Street MN36 A
321 East 12 Street MN36 A
221 West 14 Street MN34 A
1046 Amsterdam Avenue MN24 A
212 East 13 Street MN23 A
55 1/2 Downing Street MN20 A
51 Jane Street MN20 A
438 West 49 Street MN20 A
136 West 23 Street MN20 A
324 East 48 Street MN19 A
290 West 11 Street MN18 A
134 Grand Street MN17 A
398 Bleecker Street MN17 A
715 9 Avenue MN15 A
78 Charles Street MN15 A
48 Great Jones Street MN12 A
329 West 21 Street MN11 A
45 West 89 Street MN10 A
521 East 6 Street MN10 A
450 East 117 Street MN9 A
11 West 95 Street MN9 A
17 West 10 Street MN8 A
79 Decatur Street BK8 A
285 Bleecker Street MN8 A
171 Mac Dougal Street MN8 A
27 West 10 Street MN7 A
121 West 92 Street MN7 A
112 Greene Street MN6 A
716 Broadway MN5 D
3 Great Jones Street MN5 A
119 Spring Street MN4 A
431 West Broadway MN4 A
390 West Broadway MN4 A
427 West Broadway MN4 A
417 Lafayette Street MN4 A
76 Franklin Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2025-01-15 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-23RPTT&RET $380,000 — from GOLDENBERG, TRACY; GOLDENBERG, BETH to WALEED HASSEN, LINA; IBRAHIM HASSEN, HALAH $380,000
2025-10-21Sold for $380,000 $380,000 $19,000
2025-01-15Mortgage $800,000 — from 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORP; 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $800,000
2025-01-15Mortgage $100,000 — from 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORP.; 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $100,000
2025-01-15AL&R $100,000 — from 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION; 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $100,000
2025-01-15AL&R $800,000 — from 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION; 438 WEST 49TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $800,000
2024-09-24Sold for $200,000 $200,000 $10,000
2024-09-18RPTT&RET $200,000 — from SCHAUMBURG, CHRISTOPH HANAU; SCHAUMBURG, MAXIMILIAN HANAU; SCHAUMBURG, CANDACE HANAU to SCHAUMBURG, MAXIMILIAN HANAU $200,000
2022-05-12RPTT&RET $360,000 — from SCHAEFFER, ERIC to BOJDANI, ERMAL $360,000
2022-05-03Sold for $360,000 $360,000 $18,000
2021-09-29RPTT&RET $318,000 — from MCCONNELL, DIANE; MCCONNELL, ADMINISTRATOR, DIANE; ESTATE OF DANIEL MCCONNELL to SHAGAL, ALEKSANDRA; CASTILLO, ANTONIA $318,000
2021-09-09RPTT&RET $466,000 — from MARSZALEK, ADAM; MARSZALEK, ALINA; MARSZALEK, WIESLAW to GAMBLE, CHRISTINE $466,000
2021-08-31Sold for $318,000 $318,000 $15,900
2021-07-23Sold for $466,000 $466,000 $23,300
2021-05-17RPTT&RET $350,000 — from MIRANDA, BRYAN to HANAU SCHAUMBURG, CANDACE; HANAU SCHAUMBURG, CHRISTOPH; HANAU SCHAUMBURG, MAXIMILIAN $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712036
20182190223
20191122318
202002013
2021066214
202213239
202302024
202404239
20251416425
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 79Ownership & money 102Health & systems 31

Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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