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36 West 48 Street

326Records
15City systems
11Open violations
7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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326 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 DOB violations, 62 311 service requests, 50 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units5
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)36 WEST 48TH STREET
BBL1012630057
BIN1034495

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 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 violations11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-09-09.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$473,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (5)
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)36 WEST 48 AR LLC
Head officerMARC KWESTEL
Managing agentEXTELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,300,000 $1,485,000
2026$3,150,000 $1,417,500
2027$3,529,000 $1,588,050

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Five Guys Famous Burgers and FriesHamburgersAMice evidence
Wu Liang YeChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
49 St — N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 47 St — M5 M7 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 48 St & Rockefeller Plaza · 200 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

36 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

7 311 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 EXTELL MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 21 buildings, 3,026 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
225 Cherry Street MN1021 B
551 10 Avenue MN598 A
138 Willoughby Street BK458 A
217 West 57th Street MN179 A
157 West 57 Street MN132 A
70 Charlton Street MN122 A
50 West 66th Street MN121 A
500 East 14 Street MN106 A
1681 3 Avenue MN105 A
680 Madison Avenue MN68 A
524 East 14 Street MN54 A
35 East 60 Street MN16 A
155 East 85 Street MN15 A
1651 1 Avenue MN14 A
39 East 60 Street MN6 A
36 West 48 Street MN5 B
37 East 60 Street MN3 C
34 East 61 Street MN2 B
1010 Park Avenue MN1 B
1015590104 — —
842 Seventh Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $46,542,495 on 2018-11-02 (lender: Bank Ozk), covering 6 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
2020-02-18Agreement $63,870,000 — from N47 ASSOCIATES LLC to BANK OZK $63,870,000
2018-11-02Mortgage $46,542,496 — from N47 ASSOCIATES LLC to BANK OZK $46,542,496
2018-11-02AL&R $63,870,000 — from N47 ASSOCIATES LLC to BANK OZK $63,870,000
2018-11-02Agreement $63,870,000 — from N47 ASSOCIATES LLC to BANK OZK $63,870,000
1991-10-23Mortgage $2,000,000 — from INTER-AIT REALTY CORP to PETROCELLI, ATTILIOF. $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170454013
20180039012
20194370014
2020205108
202160105122
2022104016
20232051715
2024403029
20250080210
2026200035
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The full timeline

Construction 76Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 42Health & systems 24

Every one of the 326 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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