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144 East 48 Street

563Records
18City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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563 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 82 DOB permits, 70 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1931
Floors17
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)48TH STREET HOTEL LLC
BBL1013020043
BIN1036218

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$3,025 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (36) · Noise (5) · Blocked Driveway (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Street Condition (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,949,865 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)E 48TH HOTEL OWNER LLC
Head officerSTEVEN SECHKO
Managing agentGREG DIETL
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$40,437,000 $18,196,650
2026$42,710,000 $19,219,500
2027$58,894,000 $26,502,300

The city's market estimate has risen 46% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Residence Inn BY Marriott Manhattan MidtownAmericanA—

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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 47 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 48 St & 3 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

144 East 48 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

52 311 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: $50,000,000 on 2026-04-10 (lender: BMO Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-10AL&R $50,000,000 — from E 48TH HOTEL OWNER LLC; E 48TH HOTEL OPERATOR LLC to BMO BANK N.A. $50,000,000
2026-04-10Mortgage $50,000,000 — from E 48TH HOTEL OWNER LLC; E 48TH HOTEL OPERATOR LLC to BMO BANK N.A. $50,000,000
2021-06-16ASSTO $49,850,834 — from RIH-SB PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to E 48TH HOTEL OWNER LLC $49,850,834
2019-11-20Agreement $45,000,000 — from RIH-SB PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK $45,000,000
2019-11-20AL&R $45,000,000 — from RIH-SB PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK $45,000,000
2016-07-26DEVR $10,336,067 — from 143 EAST 47TH STREET LLC; 48TH STREET HOTEL LLC to LEX 47TH DEVELOPMENT LLC $10,336,067
2014-08-19AL&R $57,000,000 — from RIH-SB PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $57,000,000
2014-08-19AL&R $57,000,000 — from RIH-SB PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $57,000,000
2014-08-19ASSTO $89,600,000 — from P6 SBCO 48 ST NYC LODGING LLC to RIH-SB PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC $89,600,000
2014-08-19Mortgage $57,000,000 — from RIH-SB PROPERTY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $57,000,000
2011-02-23MLEA $60,240,000 — from TOWNAN REALTY LLC to P6 SBCO 48 ST NYC LODGING LLC $60,240,000
2009-10-14RPTT&RET $5,200,000 — from SCHNEIDER, IRVING to J2009 INVESTMENT TRUST; THE EAST 48TH STREET COMPANY LLC; S2009 INVESTMENT TRUST $5,200,000
2009-10-13RPTT&RET $41,600,000 — from THE ESTATE OF LEONA M. HELMSLEY to J2009 INVESTMENT TRUST; THE EAST 48TH STREET COMPANY LLC; S2009 INVESTMENT TRUST $41,600,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174440214
20185470319
201917244330
202091170330
20219293225
2022136140033
2023102170231
2024126150942
202540230330
202641142122
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The full timeline

Construction 193Enforcement 125Housing & tenants 178Ownership & money 34Health & systems 33

Every one of the 563 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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