The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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 violations
28 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1976-12-27.
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.
What 311 hears from this address
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (2) · Noise (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$198,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
No
421-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)
348-50 W 48TH ST HDFC
Head officer
CHRISTANO LACHANAS
Managing agent
MERLOT MGMT
Last registered
2025-09-19
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$4,780,000
$2,151,000
2026
$4,577,000
$2,059,650
2027
$4,826,000
$2,171,700
The city's market estimate has risen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
50 St — C E · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
W 47 St & 9 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
7 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $522,864 on
1994-11-14 (lender: N.y.s. Division Of Housing And Community Renewal), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-01-17
RPTT&RET $450,000 — from ESTATEOF EDWIN ROSAS to KWON, SOWON; TCHELISTCHEFF, SUNE
$450,000
2024-09-10
Sold for $450,000
$450,000
$45,000
2022-10-24
RPTT&RET $545,000 — from JOHNSON, NILDA; JOHNSON, RONALD to TODD, LAURA
$545,000
2022-10-19
Sold for $545,000
$545,000
$54,500
2022-01-06
RPTT&RET $575,000 — from GONZALEZ, CHRISTOPHER to NAIR, VINITHA
$575,000
2021-12-16
Sold for $575,000
$575,000
$57,500
2016-05-27
RPTT&RET $465,000 — from FOX, MARY E to RUIZ, GINA
$465,000
2016-04-26
Sold for $465,000
$465,000
$46,500
2014-05-06
RPTT&RET $510,000 — from FRINGS, RICHARD P; LOFTUS, DOUGLAS P to COWLING, GARY
$510,000
1994-11-14
Mortgage $522,864 — from 348-50 WEST 48 STREET HDFC to N.Y.S. DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
$522,864
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
12
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
1
0
3
7
2018
0
2
1
0
1
4
2019
0
0
4
0
1
5
2020
0
0
1
0
1
2
2021
0
0
6
3
3
12
2022
0
0
2
3
2
7
2023
0
0
1
2
1
4
2024
0
0
4
1
1
6
2025
4
1
3
1
1
10
2026
0
0
2
0
1
3
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2025-08-28Job filed: Plumbing work file in conjunction with renovation of apartment# 2W on the second floor.$28,000
2025-08-14Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-10311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2025-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-30Job filed: Renovation of an existing apartment #2W on the second floor. work to include non-structural demolition and general construction work as per plans file$170,000
2025-01-17RPTT&RET $450,000 — from ESTATEOF EDWIN ROSAS to KWON, SOWON; TCHELISTCHEFF, SUNE$450,000
2024
2024-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-05311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2024-11-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-10-09311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-09-10Sold for $450,000$450,000
2024-07-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-27RPTT&RET — from NANCY L. WILLIAMS, AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF GARY LAWRENCE COWLING to CLARKE, JUDITH
2023-11-07Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-06-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-24RPTT&RET $545,000 — from JOHNSON, NILDA; JOHNSON, RONALD to TODD, LAURA$545,000
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-07-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019
2019-12-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-11311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2019-09-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2019-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-08-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONRS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35261999H ISSUED ON 11/20/17 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICA$625
2018-08-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-03-13311: DRIE — TAC Report
2017
2017-11-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO CONDUCT/FILE FINAL INSPECTION FOR COMPLETED WORK WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PERMIT EXPIRATION. ALT IIJOB# 120333793 WHICH PERMI$800
2017-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-10311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-05-27RPTT&RET $465,000 — from FOX, MARY E to RUIZ, GINA$465,000
2016-04-26Sold for $465,000$465,000
2016-03-31311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2016-02-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-07-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-05-06RPTT&RET $510,000 — from FRINGS, RICHARD P; LOFTUS, DOUGLAS P to COWLING, GARY$510,000
2013
2013-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-05-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012
2012-12-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-12-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-11-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-10-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-06-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-06-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-06-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-04-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011
2011-05-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-03-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010
2010-06-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-05-24Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 24 LINEAR FEET BY 48 FEET APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF TUBULAR STEEL SCAFFOLD SRUCTURE, PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-36
2010-05-24Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 24 LINEAR FEET BY 48 FEET APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF TUBULAR STEEL SCAFFOLD SRUCTURE, PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-36
2010-05-24Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 24 LINEAR FEET BY 48 FEET APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF TUBULAR STEEL SCAFFOLD SRUCTURE, PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-36
2010-05-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-04Job filed: FACADE RESTORATION PROJECT AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$75,000
2010-05-04Job filed: FACADE RESTORATION PROJECT AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$75,000
2010-03-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-01-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009
2009-05-27HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED
2009-05-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWERR POTS AT
2009-05-27HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNE
2009-01-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008
2008-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007
2007-11-21City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc # 20080000809 (eastern analyt.svc.,inc), perform total lead analysis of 08 dust wipe sample(s) via environment$48
2007-10-12City emergency repair (HWO): (local law# 1 violation - clean only). thoroughly re-clean the following areas as per new york city administrative code $235
2007-10-02City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc # 20080000809 (eastern analyt.svc.,inc), perform total lead analysis of 20 dust wipe sample(s) via environment$119
2007-08-20HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-08-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLOPPING WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATE
2007-08-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC WALL TILES AT EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE BAT
2007-08-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLOPPING WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATE
2007-08-20HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-08-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5E
2007-08-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STOR
2007-08-20HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-08-20HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-08-20HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-08-20HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-08-20HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2007-08-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SLOPPING WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATE
2007-08-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-08-14Job filed: ERECT A TOTAL OF 25 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED, PER DRAWINGS, RATED FOR 300 LBS PER SQUARE FOOT. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-
2007-08-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-08-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-08-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-08-07Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-06-15City emergency repair (HWO): local law #1 violation : as per hpd's abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all l
2007-02-28HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK
2003
2003-03-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-03-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-02-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-02-25HPD class C: § 27-2056.5 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING
2003-02-25HPD class C: § 27-2056.5 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING
2003-02-25HPD class C: § 27-2056.5 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING
2003-02-25HPD class C: § 27-2056.5 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE ON WOOD TRI
2003-02-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1994-11-14Mortgage $522,864 — from 348-50 WEST 48 STREET HDFC to N.Y.S. DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY$522,864
1990
1990-05-16HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AT REAR ALL STYS.
1990-05-16HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TY
1990-05-16HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
1990-05-16HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING,CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1988
1988-08-16Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 348-50 W 48 ST HSG DEV
1988-08-16Agreement — from 348-50 WEST 48 ST ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1977-04-27Deed — from FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY; FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1977-04-27Deed — from FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY; FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1976
1976-12-27HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TY
1976-12-27HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT METAL CEILING 3RD STY WEST APT 3W BATHROOM. LOCATED
1976-12-27HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE FLOOR OF CELLAR FRONT CENTER AT ENTRANCE DOOR.
1976-12-27HPD class A: D26-16.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PROPER SCREW CAP FOR THE CLEANOUT OF TRAP WASTE LINE CELLAR AT FRONT.
1975
1975-03-18Deed — from AREALTY CORP to DEN-ROY REALTY CORP
1967
1967-04-12Mortgage — from AREALTY CORP. to SENTRY NORDEN OIL
1967-04-12Mortgage — from AREALTY CORP. to HEATING CO. INC; SENTRY NORDEN OIL
1967-04-12Mortgage assigned — from SENRITY NORDEN OIL to MANUFACTURES HANOVER
1967-04-12Mortgage assigned — from SENTRY NORDEN OIL to MANUFACTURERS HNVN TR CP