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531 West 48 Street

1,160Records
16City systems
2Open violations
23.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,160 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 465 HPD complaints, 251 311 service requests, 234 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)531 WEST 48TH STREET
BBL1010770015
BIN1027009

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23.4. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$4,100 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · GENERAL (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Consumer Complaint (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 (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)531 WEST 48TH STREET LLC
Head officerGIDEON NAIM
Managing agentMIGDAL MANAGEMENT 2010 LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,317,000 $1,042,650
2026$2,672,000 $1,202,400
2027$3,046,000 $1,370,700

The city's market estimate has risen 31% 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 $427,147 a year ($43.90 per sq ft), operating expenses $119,484 ($12.28 per sq ft), net operating income $307,663. 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).

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

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 · 0.4 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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 11 Av / W 47 St — M12 · 550 ft
Citi BikeW 50 St & 10 Ave · 600 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

531 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

36 311 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 MIGDAL MANAGEMENT 2010 LLC — 41 buildings, 490 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C4 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
244 East 75 Street MN24 B
324 West 43 Street MN20 A
531 West 48 Street MN20 A
515 West 48 Street MN20 A
51 Monroe Street MN20 B
408 West 39 Street MN18 B
53 Monroe Street MN17 B
345 East 78 Street MN17 A
315 East 78 Street MN17 A
347 East 78 Street MN17 A
317 East 78 Street MN16 A
448 East 78 Street MN16 B
241 East 24 Street MN16 A
1597 York Avenue MN16 A
318 East 9 Street MN16 B
335 East 22 Street MN15 A
340 East 105 Street MN14 C
319 East 14 Street MN13 A
5 East 115 Street MN13 A
317 East 14 Street MN12 B
334 East 105 Street MN11 B
171 East 105 Street MN10 B
809 9 Avenue MN10 B
1119 Carroll Street BK8 D
439 Jefferson Avenue BK8 C
825 St Marks Avenue BK8 B
307 East 104 Street MN8 A
1567 York Avenue MN8 B
1571 York Avenue MN8 B
377 South 1 Street BK8 D
53 Hart Street BK7 D
308 Stanhope Street BK6 D
2032 2 Avenue MN6 B
232 Stanhope Street BK6 C
2135 1 Avenue MN6 B
323 Stanhope Street BK6 B
291 Stanhope Street BK6 A
82 St Nicholas Avenue BK6 B
231 Stanhope Street BK6 B
46 Irving Avenue BK6 C
24-20 Ditmars Boulevard QN5 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $93,088 on 2015-07-02 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-02AL&R $1,000,000 — from 531 WEST 48TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,000,000
2015-07-02Mortgage $93,088 — from 531 WEST 48TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $93,088
2015-07-02Agreement $1,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 531 WEST 48TH STREET LLC $1,000,000
2010-07-15Agreement $1,012,851 — from 531 WEST 48TH STREET LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $1,012,851
2002-05-21Mortgage $861,709 — from 531 WEST 48TH STREETLLC to M&T REAL ESTATE INC. $861,709
1993-07-28Mortgage $375,000 — from 531 WEST 48TH ST LP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK $375,000
1986-07-14Mortgage $400,000 — from KOUTSOURADES, HELEN to DIME SAVGS BK/WILLIAMBGH $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702035
2018914503157
20194600266
202032016
2021092112
20220130114
202305016
202404026
20250240125
20266370245
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 120Housing & tenants 965Ownership & money 30Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,160 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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