Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
85
out of 100
Heavier than 77% of buildings in Midtown-Times Square
14 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
48 WEST 55TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- M train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 14 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
14 violations the city still lists as unresolved
14 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Paint / plaster4
- Heat / hot water2
- Fire & life safety2
- Other2
- Disrepair2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 80% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-21 and remains open on HPD’s records.