Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

439 W 48 St

built 1901 · 5 stories · 12 apartments

Apartments named in these records

8 of this building’s 12 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2024) · 41 complaints, 2025–2026
What has happened here
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
Show 47 more
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5E class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4W class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3W complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5A complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2W class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2W class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1RE complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1RW complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1RE complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5E complaint
2024 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 1RW class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class B · HPD violation
2009 Feb
Boilers class - 3 · never closed · DOB violation
Heat and hot water complaints

51 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsno recordNo boiler filings under this building's ID
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2024) · 3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 2 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2024) · 2 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2025

Electrical

Issues on record, most recently 2024

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-17
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

53 open: 53 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (21), pests (6), smoke or CO detectors (6), fire safety (4); 7 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 11 older records from 1986–2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 219 violations on record in all, 1986–2026 — the 112 most recent are listed here

2026 Apr
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Apr
Fire safety class B · closed
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2026 Feb
Other conditions class A · closed
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 2E class B · closed
2026 Jan
Doors and windowsApt 2E class B · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 5E class C · closed
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C · closed
Show 42 more
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4W class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2W class C · closed
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2W class C · closed
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4W class B · closed
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4W class B · closed
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E class C · closed
2025 Oct
Fire safetyApt 5E class C · closed
2025 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 2E class C
2025 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2E class C · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2025 Jan
Fire safetyApt 2E class C · closed
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · closed
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class A · closed
2025 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class A · closed
2024 Oct
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
2024 Sep
PestsApt 1RW class B
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1RW class B
2024 Sep
PestsApt 1RW class C
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1RW class B
2024 Sep
LeaksApt 1RW class B
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1RW class B
2024 Sep
Heat or hot waterApt 1RW class B
2024 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1RW class B
2024 Sep
PestsApt 1RW class C
2024 Sep
PestsApt 1RW class C
2024 Sep
Fire safety class B
2024 Aug
LeaksApt 1RW class B
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1RW class B
2024 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1RW class B
2024 Aug
Fire safetyApt 1RW class C
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1RW class A
2024 Aug
Doors and windowsApt 2E class B
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class A
2024 Aug
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2E class A
2024 Aug
ElectricalApt 2E class B
2024 Aug
Heat or hot waterApt 2E class B
2024 Aug
ElectricalApt 2E class B
2024 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B
and 14 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

42 heat or hot water, 11 doors or windows, 2 leaks, 2 paint or plaster, 2 unsanitary conditions, 1 general repairs, 1 plumbing

2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Jan
Paint or plaster, doors or windows, leaksApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
Show 69 more
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2E
2026 Jan
Unsanitary conditionsApt 2E
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water, doors or windowsApt 2E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water, doors or windowsApt 2E
2025 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 2E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3W
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 2E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
LeaksApt 1RE
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5A
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1RE
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1RW
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1RE
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4W
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 5E
2025 Sep
General repairsApt 3W
2025 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5E
2025 Feb
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2E
2025 Jan
PlumbingApt 2E
2024 Oct
Mold, paint or plaster, pestsApt 1RW
2024 Oct
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Oct
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Sep
Leaks, doors or windows, electrical, floors or stairs, general repairs, mold, pestsApt 1RW
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, general repairs, leaks, paint or plasterApt 1RE
2024 Sep
MoldApt 2E
2024 Aug
Electrical, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, general repairs, doors or windows, pestsApt 2E
2024 Aug
Paint or plaster, moldApt 2E
2024 Aug
MoldApt 1RW
2024 Aug
Electrical, paint or plaster, floors or stairs, doors or windows, moldApt 2E
2024 Aug
PestsApt 2E
2024 Aug
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Apr
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Mar
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Mar
General repairsApt 2E
2024 Mar
MoldApt 2E
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 2E
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 2E
2024 Feb
General repairsApt 2E
2024 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 2E
2024 Feb
MoldApt 2E
2023 Nov
Mold, plumbing, paint or plasterApt 2E
2023 Oct
MoldApt 2E
2023 Oct
Plumbing, moldApt 2E
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-17 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Everything else on record
2026 Feb
Other conditions class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jan
Paint or plaster, doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2026 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
Show 23 more
2025 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4W class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4W class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Sep
General repairsApt 3W complaint
2025 Feb
Paint or plasterApt 5E complaint
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · closed · HPD violation
2025 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2024 Oct
Paint or plasterApt 1RW complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairsApt 1RW complaint
2024 Sep
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 1RE complaint
2024 Aug
Other conditionsApt 1RW class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Paint or plaster, general repairs, doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2024 Aug
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2E class B · HPD violation
2024 Aug
Paint or plasterApt 2E complaint
2024 Aug
Paint or plaster, floors or stairs, doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2024 Mar
General repairsApt 2E complaint
2024 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2024 Feb
General repairsApt 2E complaint
2024 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 2E complaint
2023 Nov
Paint or plasterApt 2E complaint
2019 Feb
Quality of Life class - 1 · DOB violation
  • Permit historyno record0 permits since 1990

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

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