272 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 311 service requests, 46 HPD complaints, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 10017, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Elevator (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Water System (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 228 EAST 46TH STRRET HDFC |
| Head officer | DAVID G GREENFIELD |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY |
| Last registered | 2026-04-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,885,000 | $2,198,250 |
| 2026 | $5,193,000 | $2,336,850 |
| 2027 | $5,073,000 | $2,282,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 51 St — 6 E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 46 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 45 St & 3 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray 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.
228 East 46 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY — 19 buildings, 1,072 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2219 Givan Avenue | BX | 180 | A |
| 1180 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 122 | A |
| 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 122 | A |
| 99 Vandalia Avenue | BK | 121 | A |
| 155-25 71 Avenue | QN | 78 | A |
| 3915 Neptune Avenue | BK | 75 | A |
| 789 Co-op City Boulevard | BX | 70 | A |
| 351 East 61 Street | MN | 53 | B |
| 385 3 Avenue | MN | 49 | A |
| 3811 Surf Avenue | BK | 41 | B |
| 171 Lexington Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 334 East 92 Street | MN | 23 | B |
| 89 Carlton Avenue | BK | 22 | B |
| 141 East 23 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 228 East 46 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 332 East 22 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 231 East 77 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 351 East 54 Street | MN | 12 | C |
| 777 Co-op City Boulevard | BX | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $183,331 on 2008-01-22 (lender: Checkspring Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-22 | AL&R $13,300,000 — from EAST 46TH STREET DEVELOPMENT COMPANY; 228 E46 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to CHECKSPRING BANK | $13,300,000 | |
| 2008-01-22 | Mortgage $183,331 — from EAST 46TH STREET DEVELOPMENT COMPANY; 228 E46 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to CHECKSPRING BANK | $183,331 | |
| 2008-01-22 | Mortgage $6,132,215 — from EAST 46TH STREET DEVELOPMENT COMPANY; 228 E46 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to CHECKSPRING BANK | $6,132,215 | |
| 2008-01-22 | Mortgage $6,984,454 — from EAST 46TH STREET DEVELOPMENT COMPANY; 228 E46 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to CHECKSPRING BANK | $6,984,454 | |
| 2008-01-22 | Deed $7,727,500 — from HESSLEIN, DAVID to 228 E46 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA | $7,727,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Every one of the 272 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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