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28 West 48 Street

402Records
16City systems
0Open violations
60Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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402 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 76 HPD housing violations, 44 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)28 WEST 48 LLC
BBL1012630054
BIN1034492

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (4) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Illegal Posting (2) · Building/Use (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,293,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)28 WEST 48 LLC
Head officerSAMUEL W ROSENBLATT
Managing agentOLMSTEAD PROPERTIES, INC
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,458,000 $2,006,100
2026$4,046,000 $1,820,700
2027$4,279,000 $1,925,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Starbucks CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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

Subway47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr — B D F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/53 St — E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 47 St — M1 M2 M3 Q32 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 48 St & Rockefeller Plaza · 100 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

28 West 48 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

18 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by OLMSTEAD PROPERTIES, INC — 2 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
17 East 64 Street MN6 A
28 West 48 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,328 on 1982-05-14 (lender: Wacht, Rennold). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-06EASE $6,654,952 — from 28 WEST 48 LLC to N47 ASSOCIATES LLC $6,654,952
1982-05-14Mortgage $62,328 — from ROSENBLATT, JOSEPH B. to WACHT, RENNOLD $62,328

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177060114
2018003014
2019104016
20200090312
20211159319
202220150421
20236180217
20241490115
2025027009
20260190111
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The full timeline

Construction 87Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 209Ownership & money 26Health & systems 22

Every one of the 402 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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