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453 West 48 Street

443Records
17City systems
6Open violations
136.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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443 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 HPD housing violations, 101 311 service requests, 79 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)453 WEST 48SG LLC
BBL1010580104
BIN1026633

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 136.2. 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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
10
’24–25

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Noise (4) · Building/Use (2) · GENERAL (2) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

$561,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)453 WEST 48SG LLC
Head officerTadashi Ishibashi
Managing agentRialto Management Corp.
Last registered2025-06-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,419,000 $638,550
2026$1,477,000 $664,650
2027$1,546,000 $695,700

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 10 Av — M50 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 10 Ave · 350 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

453 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

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP. — 78 buildings, 1,253 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B12 · C6 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
518 East 80 Street MN103 A
128 7 Avenue MN61 A
1469 Lexington Avenue MN59 A
125 96 Street BK58 B
146 2 Avenue MN53 A
1473 2 Avenue MN42 A
434 Amsterdam Avenue MN37 A
437 East 80 Street MN31 A
119 East 97 Street MN26 A
224 East 51 Street MN26 A
337 East 49 Street MN25 B
121 East 97 Street MN24 A
19 Christopher Street MN22 A
309 East 9 Street MN20 A
236 East 82 Street MN20 A
319 East 75 Street MN20 B
509 East 88 Street MN20 A
419 East 72 Street MN20 A
93 Clinton Street MN20 A
512 East 88 Street MN20 A
57 East 72 Street MN19 A
308 East 80 Street MN19 B
91 Clinton Street MN18 A
412 East 78 Street MN18 A
101 Clinton Street MN18 A
1322 2 Avenue MN17 A
165 Stanton Street MN16 B
306 East 80 Street MN15 A
220 East 85 Street MN15 A
340 West 48 Street MN15 C
16 West 69 Street MN14 A
222 East 85 Street MN13 A
49 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
45 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
1378 3 Avenue MN12 A
337 East 88 Street MN11 A
333 East 88 Street MN11 A
104 East 35 Street MN11 A
335 East 88 Street MN11 A
453 West 48 Street MN11 C
143 East 97 Street MN10 A
25 West 89 Street MN10 A
147 East 97 Street MN10 A
120 West 74 Street MN10 A
24 Henry Street MN10 A
149 East 97 Street MN10 B
314 West 51 Street MN10 B
305 East 70 Street MN10 A
55 West 82 Street MN10 A
145 East 97 Street MN10 A
307 East 70 Street MN9 A
72 West 82 Street MN9 A
51 Greenwich Avenue MN8 A
3 Doyers Street MN8 A
30 East 70 Street MN8 A
129 West 56 Street MN8 A
872 Madison Avenue MN8 A
186 2 Avenue MN8 B
1135 1 Avenue MN8 B
53 West 94 Street MN7 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $708,433 on 2021-07-21 (lender: 453 Funding LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-26Deed $3,530,000 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to 453 WEST 48SG LLC $3,530,000
2022-08-11Sold for $3,530,000 $3,530,000 $320,909
2021-07-21Mortgage $708,433 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to 453 FUNDING LLC $708,433
2021-07-21Agreement $2,300,000 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to 453 FUNDING LLC $2,300,000
2015-05-28AL&R $1,800,000 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,800,000
2015-05-28Agreement $1,800,000 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,800,000
2015-05-28Mortgage $536,644 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $536,644
2014-01-15Agreement $1,318,111 — from MIDHATTAN TREALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,318,111
2009-06-08AL&R $1,350,000 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,350,000
2009-06-08Agreement $1,350,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP $1,350,000
2009-06-08Mortgage $991,348 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $991,348
2004-07-04Agreement $409,996 — from NORTH FORK BANK to MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. $409,996
1999-08-19Mortgage $170,453 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to RELIANCE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $170,453
1994-10-06Mortgage $300,000 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $300,000
1987-07-29Mortgage $12,106 — from MIDHATTAN REALTY CORP to ROGENSTEIN, BERNARD; EQUITIES PENSION ETAL; ROSENBERG, ROBERT TR $12,106

Ten-year activity

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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700460450
201800450449
201904300236
202000130114
202100155222
20220044412
202331560666
2024124260547
202500150419
20260080311
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 314Ownership & money 50Health & systems 47

Every one of the 443 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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