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48 West 56 Street

382Records
17City systems
0Open violations
29.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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382 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 311 service requests, 39 DOB complaints, 36 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units17
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BLDG 48-52 WEST 56TH STREET LLC
BBL1012710064
BIN1034850, 1085108, 1085109

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 29.6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9).

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Elevator (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$894,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (17)
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)BLDG 48-52 WEST 56TH STREET LLC
Head officerMARIA PLATIS
Managing agentBLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC.
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,067,000 $3,180,150
2026$7,154,000 $3,219,300
2027$7,592,000 $3,416,400

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Corporate Chef Cafe & CateringSandwichesA—
Xi'an Famous FoodsNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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

Subway57 St — M · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/53 St — E F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 6 Av — M31 M57 SIM1C SIM3 +3 more · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 6 Ave · 150 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

48 West 56 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-02 Orchard Street QN824 A
222 East 44th Street MN429 A
245-10 Grnd Cntrl Pkwy SR S QN240 B
1493 York Avenue MN233 A
137 4 Avenue MN209 A
210 East 68 Street MN200 A
330 Bleecker Street MN200 A
333 East 49 Street MN196 A
220 East 63 Street MN193 A
224 East 39 Street MN191 A
162 2 Avenue MN159 B
2380 Broadway MN156 C
236 East 36 Street MN145 A
850 Amsterdam Avenue MN119 A
141 East 56 Street MN113 A
930 Grand Concourse BX108 C
144-74 Northern Blvd QN103 B
412 East 55 Street MN86 A
305 West 45 Street MN85 A
15O East 84 Street MN64 A
4041 Broadway MN60 A
124 East 24 Street MN60 A
147 West 79 Street MN59 A
4051 Broadway MN59 B
117 West 13 Street MN58 A
53 West 72 Street MN57 A
34-56 74 Street QN55 A
115 East 92 Street MN54 A
25 East 10 Street MN53 A
1271 3 Avenue MN46 A
310 East 91 Street MN46 A
11 Avenue C MN45 A
201 West 11 Street MN42 A
523 West 187 Street MN42 B
115 Greenwich Avenue MN37 A
48 West 73 Street MN36 A
51 West 55 Street MN36 A
340 Bleecker Street MN35 A
656 West 204 Street MN35 A
229 East 12 Street MN35 A
46 West 73 Street MN34 A
107 East 80 Street MN33 A
516 East 80 Street MN30 A
207 West 11 Street MN25 A
150 East 84 Street MN22 A
17 East 67 Street MN21 A
123 East 82 Street MN20 B
117 East 89 Street MN20 A
711 2 Avenue MN18 A
48 West 56 Street MN17 B
707 2 Avenue MN16 A
241 East 38 Street MN16 B
212 Grand Street MN15 A
17 Greenwich Avenue MN11 A
283 Mott Street MN10 A
273 Mott Street MN10 A
275 Mott Street MN9 A
279 Mott Street MN9 A
450 Broome Street MN8 A
475 West Broadway MN8 B

showing 60 of 76 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-11RPTT&RET $16,500,000 — from IGD CORP.; GOLDMAN, DORIAN S; GOLDMAN, LLOYD; GOLDMAN, KATJA B to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC $16,500,000
2024-01-11RPTT&RET $16,500,000 — from IGD CORP.; GOLDMAN, DORIAN S; GOLDMAN, LLOYD; GOLDMAN, KATJA B to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC $16,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017034007
201833200026
201974180130
202007130020
2021007007
20220450110
202312161222
2024003306
20255071417
20266880022
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 16Health & systems 14

Every one of the 382 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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