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520 West 48 Street

705Records
17City systems
4Open violations
12.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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705 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 316 311 service requests, 112 HPD complaints, 45 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built2002
Floors7
Res. units109
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)HBA CLINTO ASSOCIATES
BBL1010760043
BIN1087113

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.1. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 36 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
36
’24–25
3
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (63) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Encampment (5) · GENERAL (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$481,800 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2002)
YesSix or more residential units (109)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)HAB CLINTON ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerDAVID KRAMER
Managing agentLISA MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,640,000 $6,138,000
2026$14,050,000 $6,322,500
2027$14,282,000 $6,426,900

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR PLUS 15 YR EXT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 a 10-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: 10 Av / W 47 St — M11 · 450 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

520 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

134 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 LISA MANAGEMENT INC. — 77 buildings, 2,719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B20 · C21 · D14 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
626 Flatbush Avenue BK254 A
318 Clarkson Avenue BK250 A
783 Eldert Lane BK180 B
8 Fountain Avenue BK173 B
310 Clarkson Avenue BK170 A
417 Hicks Street BK116 A
520 West 48 Street MN109 B
67 Hanson Place BK103 C
94 North 3 Street BK75 A
134-17 Cherry Avenue QN75 B
22 Caton Place BK73 A
439 Hicks Street BK72 A
340 St Johns Place BK58 D
221 Port Richmont Avenue SI48 A
135 Chrystie Street MN44 C
736 Willoughby Avenue BK36 B
261 Buffalo Avenue BK36 B
784 Marcy Avenue BK36 B
29 Patchen Avenue BK32 C
268 Buffalo Avenue BK32 B
1430 Bedford Avenue BK30 C
1234 Lincoln Place BK27 C
985 Park Place BK26 D
230 East 27 Street MN25 A
1073 East 73 Street BK24 A
1086 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
71-21 65 Street QN24 C
1070 Bergen Avenue BK24 A
1491 Lincoln Place BK24 C
1089 East 73 Street BK24 A
1054 Bergen Avenue BK24 B
71-27 65 Street QN24 B
71-15 65 Street QN24 C
East 73rd Street BK24 A
16 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
165 Van Buren Street BK20 B
4 Vernon Avenue BK20 C
12 Vernon Avenue BK20 D
171 Van Buren Street BK18 D
718 St Marks Avenue BK18 B
354 41 Street BK16 B
358 41 Street BK16 C
162 Albany Avenue BK16 A
8 Vernon Avenue BK16 D
1347 Eastern Parkway BK15 B
1057 Bergen Street BK12 C
164 Albany Avenue BK12 A
152 Albany Avenue BK12 C
118 Fenimore Street BK11 B
1458 Bedford Avenue BK8 C
643 Willoughby Avenue BK8 B
645 Franklin Avenue BK8 D
262 St Marks Avenue BK8 B
555 49 Street BK8 D
782 Franklin Avenue BK8 C
75 Hanson Place BK8 B
264 St Marks Avenue BK8 A
1447 Bedford Avenue BK8 D
738 St Johns Place BK8 D
19 Patchen Avenue BK7 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,500,000 on 2001-07-25 (lender: Fannie Mae), covering 3 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
2019-12-11Agreement $14,800,000 — from HAB CLINTON ASSOCIATES LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $14,800,000
2001-07-25Mortgage $22,500,000 — from HAB CLINTON ASSOCIATES LLC to FANNIE MAE $22,500,000
2001-07-25Mortgage $22,500,000 — from HAB CLINTON ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $22,500,000
1988-02-03Mortgage $70,000 — from CLINTON 48 ASSOCS to MCNAMARA, JOSEPH H $70,000
1982-04-05Mortgage $415,000 — from MCNAMARA, JOSEPH H. to DUHL, BENJAMIN $415,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
112
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017014027
201802220428
201911116625
20206190218
202123110218
202222470455
202371750487
20241397110112
2025124301258
202621490961
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 483Ownership & money 30Health & systems 69

Every one of the 705 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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