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37 West 46 Street

566Records
17City systems
82Open violations
76.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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566 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 85 HPD housing violations, 76 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)FRANCO REALTY LLC
BBL1012620020
BIN1034323

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 76.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations82 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 1981-08-03.

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.

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (8) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Illegal Posting (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Air Quality (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,183,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (40 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)37 WEST 46TH STREET REALTY CORP
Head officerPAULA B LEE
Managing agentPAULA B LEE
Last registered2017-01-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,845,000 $1,280,250
2026$2,980,000 $1,341,000
2027$3,767,000 $1,695,150

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mitr ThaiThaiB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Letter Grading) · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 46 St — M4 M5 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 48 St & Rockefeller Plaza · 450 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

37 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

19 311 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: $3,500,000 on 2021-05-12 (lender: Bnb Bank and Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-12AL&R $3,500,000 — from FRANCO REALTY LLC to BNB BANK; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2021-05-12Mortgage $3,500,000 — from FRANCO REALTY LLC to BNB BANK; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2020-11-17Mortgage $3,500,000 — from FRANCO REALTY LLC to BNB BANK $3,500,000
2020-10-29Deed $6,000,000 — from 37 WEST 46TH REALTY CORPORATION to FRANCO REALTY LLC $6,000,000
2020-10-26Sold for $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $3,000,000
2016-06-03Agreement $2,000,000 — from 37 WEST 46TH STREET REALTY CORP. to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $2,000,000
2016-06-03Mortgage $748,910 — from 37 WEST 46TH STREET REALTY CORP. to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $748,910
2016-06-03AL&R $2,000,000 — from 37 WEST 46TH STREET REALTY CORP. to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $2,000,000
2014-12-01Agreement $500,000 — from EXTELL GT LLC to INTERNATIONAL GEM TOWER FUND LLC $500,000
2014-12-01Agreement $9,500,000 — from EXTELL GT LLC to INTERNATIONAL GEM TOWER FUND LLC $9,500,000
2014-12-01Agreement $15,000,000 — from EXTELL GT LLC to INTERNATIONAL GEM TOWER FUND LLC $15,000,000
2014-12-01Agreement $4,000,000 — from EXTELL GT LLC to INTERNATIONAL GEM TOWER FUND LLC $4,000,000
2014-12-01Agreement $9,500,000 — from EXTELL GT LLC to INTERNATIONAL GEM TOWER FUND LLC $9,500,000
2014-12-01Agreement $18,000,000 — from EXTELL GT LLC to INTERNATIONAL GEM TOWER FUND LLC $18,000,000
2014-12-01Agreement $18,500,000 — from EXTELL GT LLC to INTERNATIONAL GEM TOWER FUND LLC $18,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712150018
201867100124
20192360011
2020020316
202129932144
202219330025
20232570115
20240540312
2025014005
2026012130227
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The full timeline

Construction 146Enforcement 124Housing & tenants 163Ownership & money 121Health & systems 12

Every one of the 566 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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