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527 West 46 Street

650Records
17City systems
2Open violations
10.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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650 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 HPD complaints, 144 311 service requests, 84 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)RAMA & MANJULA, LLC
BBL1010750017
BIN1026963

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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 60% 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 10.2. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-01-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (9) · Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1901)
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)RAMA & MANJULA LLC
Head officerMANJULA MUKHOPADHYAY
Managing agentREM RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,647,000 $741,150
2026$1,825,000 $821,250
2027$1,893,000 $851,850

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-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 an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 11 Av / W 47 St — M12 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 47 St & 10 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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

527 West 46 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 1 Avenue MN484 A
681 West 193 Street MN125 F
2 West 120 Street MN106 D
11 Hillside Avenue MN90 C
281 Wadsworth Avenue MN84 C
20 East 68 Street MN83 A
87-50 Kingston Place QN77 A
4530 Broadway MN73 C
241 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
518 East 84 Street MN59 A
639 West 207 Street MN56 D
509 West 155 Street MN54 B
12-10 Astoria Park South QN54 A
412 West 148 Street MN48 D
155 Audubon Avenue MN48 C
402 West 148 Street MN48 C
176 West 86 Street MN47 A
536 Isham Street MN46 C
58 Elizabeth Street MN45 A
227 Riverside Drive MN39 B
35 Underhill Avenue BK39 A
196 South 1 Street BK32 A
245 East 110 Street MN30 F
373 South 5 Street BK30 C
233 East 77 Street MN24 B
514 Amsterdam Avenue MN23 B
2226 1 Avenue MN23 D
237 West 18 Street MN20 A
349 East 51 Street MN20 B
546 West 50 Street MN20 B
524 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 A
527 West 46 Street MN20 A
548 West 50 Street MN20 B
544 West 50 Street MN20 C
332 West 37 Street MN19 A
522 Metropolitan Avenue BK19 A
548 Driggs Avenue BK18 B
231 East 29 Street MN18 A
231 East 34 Street MN17 A
164 West 146 Street MN17 B
717 9 Avenue MN17 A
132 North 1 Street BK16 A
231 East 81 Street MN16 A
26 Bedford Street MN16 A
313 East 115 Street MN15 D
323 Park Avenue South MN14 A
8 Saint Marks Place BK14 A
552 Driggs Avenue BK13 B
2400 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
320 West 108 Street MN12 A
323 West 42 Street MN12 B
325 West 42 Street MN12 D
41-25 48 Street QN12 A
10-09 34 Avenue QN12 A
251 East Broadway MN11 C
107 Berry Street BK11 B
127 Mercer Street MN10 A
116 West 69 Street MN10 A
131 East 110 Street MN9 B
133 East 110 Street MN9 B

showing 60 of 138 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,073,006 on 2014-12-18 (lender: Customers Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-20AL&R $3,075,000 — from RAMA & MANJULA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,075,000
2019-11-20M&CON $3,075,000 — from RAMA & MANJULA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,075,000
2014-12-18AL&R $3,200,000 — from RAMA & MANJULA, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,200,000
2014-12-18Agreement $3,200,000 — from RAMA & MANJULA, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,200,000
2014-12-18Mortgage $1,073,007 — from RAMA & MANJULA, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,073,007
2009-05-18Mortgage $1,322,342 — from RAMA & MANJULA, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,322,342
2009-05-18Deed $4,747,000 — from JACOBS, JONATHAN to RAMA & MANJULA, LLC $4,747,000
2009-05-18Agreement $2,300,000 — from RAMA & MANJULA, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,300,000
2006-10-13Mortgage $700,000 — from JACOBS, JONATHAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $700,000
2006-10-13Mortgage $57,103 — from JACOBS, JONATHAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $57,103
2006-10-13Agreement $1,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to JACOBS, JONATHAN $1,000,000
2005-06-20Agreement $1,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to JACOBS, JONATHAN $1,000,000
2005-06-20Mortgage $342,153 — from JACOBS, JONATHAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $342,153
1999-11-09Mortgage $508,677 — from JACOBS, JONATHAN to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $508,677
1997-01-03Mortgage $210,000 — from JACOBS, JONATHAN to NEW JERSEY MORTGAGEAND INVESTMENT CORP. $210,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170390214
201800190423
20190394218
2020004015
20210080311
202200140317
2023024028
202420102317
202503160221
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 478Ownership & money 40Health & systems 34

Every one of the 650 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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