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20 West 46 Street

139Records
14City systems
2Open violations
8.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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139 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 17 DOB permits, 14 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)MAY PLAZA ENTERPRISES INC
BBL1012610050
BIN1034257

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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 65% 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 8.3. 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-10-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Lead (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Noise (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$211,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)MAY PLAZA ENTERPRISES INC
Head officerCLAUDE HUBBARD
Managing agentMAY PLAZA ENTERPRISES
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,407,200 $1,083,240
2026$2,889,000 $1,300,050
2027$3,467,000 $1,560,150

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pave NYCBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr — B D F M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 46 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 5 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

20 West 46 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 1987-08-13 (lender: First Nationwide Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-08-13Mortgage $1,100,000 — from DAN-NY ASSOCIATES to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201800314
201900617
202000112
202100202
202240206
202300314
202400314
2025605112
2026425011
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 9Health & systems 10

Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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