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249 East 48 Street

2,566Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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2,566 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,951 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 224 311 service requests, 108 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1959
Floors21
Res. units162
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)TURTLE BAY HOUSE CONDO
BBL1013227501
BIN1038044

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 96% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.1. In ZIP 10017, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2026–27: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Water System (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Food Establishment (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,927,808 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (162)
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)Turtle Bay House Condominium
Head officerHank Kimmel
Managing agentMetro Hudson Property Mgt Group LLC
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$276,709 $124,519
2026$129,684 $58,358
2027$461,769 $207,796

The city's market estimate has risen 67% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $8,563,970 a year ($50.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,479,166 ($20.39 per sq ft), net operating income $5,084,804. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 49 St / 2 Av — M50 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 47 St & 2 Ave · 350 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

249 East 48 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 METRO HUDSON PROPERTY MGT GROUP LLC — 5 buildings, 456 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
249 East 48 Street MN162 A
225 East 46 Street MN129 A
580 Columbus Avenue MN108 A
32 Washington Square W MN32 A
246 Withers Street BK25 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-25Mortgage $328,150 — from ACULOVA, CRISTINA to MERS $328,150
2026-04-06Deed $2,650,000 — from COLLIER, TIMOTHY E; COLLIER, JENNIFER C to SCHWARTZ, ALEXANDER; SCHWARTZ, TESS $2,650,000
2026-04-06Mortgage $2,120,000 — from SCHWARTZ, TESS; SCHWARTZ, ALEXANDER to MERS $2,120,000
2026-04-06Deed $2,650,000 — from COLLIER, TIMOTHY E; COLLIER, JENNIFER C to SCHWARTZ, ALEXANDER; SCHWARTZ, TESS $2,650,000
2026-04-06Deed $2,650,000 — from COLLIER, TIMOTHY E; COLLIER, JENNIFER C to SCHWARTZ, ALEXANDER; SCHWARTZ, TESS $2,650,000
2026-04-06Mortgage $2,120,000 — from SCHWARTZ, TESS; SCHWARTZ, ALEXANDER to MERS $2,120,000
2026-04-06Mortgage $2,120,000 — from SCHWARTZ, TESS; SCHWARTZ, ALEXANDER to MERS $2,120,000
2026-03-30Sold for $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $16,358
2026-03-30Sold for $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $16,358
2026-03-30Sold for $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $16,358
2025-12-18Deed $822,500 — from TURTLE BAY HOUSE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA to GEORGE, AMANDA ANN $822,500
2025-12-18Mortgage $658,000 — from GEORGE, AMANDA ANN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $658,000
2025-12-04Deed $1,500,000 — from TURTLE BAY HOUSE LLC to SAUNDERS, BETH A $1,500,000
2025-12-04Mortgage $1,200,000 — from SAUNDERS, BETH A to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $1,200,000
2025-12-04Sold for $822,500 $822,500 $5,077

Ten-year activity

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2018
88
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017115817142
20181111315444
201912104220488
2020402114443
202123159332
2022601313234
20231011923255
20241432227470
2025403427368
2026301520240
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The full timeline

Construction 173Enforcement 108Housing & tenants 251Ownership & money 1,998Health & systems 36

Every one of the 2,566 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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