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448 East 79 Street

180Records
15City systems
7Open violations
16.3Penalty rate

180 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)448 EAST LLC
BBL1014730129
BIN1046040

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 16.3. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

Open HPD violations7 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-26.

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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)448 EAST LLC
Head officerNATHAN BENELYAHOU
Managing agentNJB MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,260,000 $1,467,000
2026$3,912,000 $1,760,400
2027$3,449,000 $1,552,050

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / York Av — M79-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 81 St & York Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

448 East 79 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

5 311 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 NJB MANAGEMENT CORP. — 12 buildings, 247 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
92 Nagle Avenue MN68 B
226 West 97 Street MN34 A
2568 Broadway MN31 A
511 West 181 Street MN28 B
544 West 49 Street MN20 C
2794 Broadway MN13 B
123 West 81 Street MN10 B
31-18 31st Street QN10 A
61 East 75 Street MN9 A
142 East 117 Street MN8 B
448 East 79 Street MN8 A
1743 Lexington Avenue MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,033 on 1992-04-22 (lender: Korea Commerical Bk/ny). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-02Deed $1,950,000 — from THE ESTATE OF SARA KIM; DAVID KIM, AS EXECUTOR to 448 EAST LLC $1,950,000
2025-06-20Sold for $1,950,000 $1,950,000 $243,750
1992-04-22Mortgage $7,033 — from KIM, SARA; KIM, HYUNG SOON to KOREA COMMERICAL BK/NY $7,033
1989-02-06Mortgage $100,000 — from KIM, HYUNG SOON; KIM, SARA to BROADWAY NATIONAL BK $100,000
1986-12-09Mortgage $241,425 — from KIM, HYUNG S.; KIM, SARA to CROSSLAND SAVINGS, FSB $241,425
1983-09-02Mortgage $285,199 — from KIM, SARA; KIM, HYUNG SOON to TRUCE REAL ESTATE LTD. $285,199
1983-09-02Mortgage $34,299 — from KIM, HYUNG SOON; KIM, SARA to CLEEMAN, PAUL; MILTENBERG, BRUCE; ABRAMSON, DAMIEL $34,299

Ten-year activity

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70
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702024
201800011
20192650370
202001012
202123016
202235019
202313026
202400011
2025452213
202604004
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 31Health & systems 19

Every one of the 180 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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