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144 Ludlow Street

672Records
16City systems
17Open violations
26.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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672 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 316 311 service requests, 64 rodent inspections, 59 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units52
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)5502 LUDLOW STREET 144-150 MANHATTAN LLC
BBL1004110045
BIN1005371, 1005372, 1077106, 1077107, 1077108, 1077109

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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 52% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 26.9. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (74) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · GENERAL (4) · ELECTRIC (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,050,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (52)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)5502 LUDLOW STREET 144-150 MANHATTAN LLC
Head officerKIMIYA KHOSRAVANI
Managing agentAKELIUS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,008,000 $3,153,600
2026$7,931,000 $3,568,950
2027$7,676,000 $3,454,200

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · 400 ft
Citi BikeStanton St & Norfolk St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

144 Ludlow 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

115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 AKELIUS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC — 31 buildings, 1,707 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B12 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
362 2 Avenue MN203 B
805 St Marks Avenue BK200 C
225 West 23 Street MN127 A
93 Linden Boulevard BK120 D
220 West 24 Street MN118 B
321 East 22 Street MN115 A
379 Washington Avenue BK86 B
832 West End Avenue MN68 A
777 St Marks Avenue BK68 A
130 Martense Street BK66 B
1274 5 Avenue MN54 B
144 Ludlow Street MN52 A
64 Linden Boulevard BK47 B
409 14 Street BK44 A
345 Lefferts Avenue BK43 B
40 Linden Boulevard BK36 B
1500 Carroll Street BK35 A
286 Clinton Avenue BK35 A
415 Washington Avenue BK24 A
336 West 95 Street MN24 A
1153 President Street BK20 A
1159 President Street BK20 A
181 Prospect Park West BK17 B
182 Prospect Park West BK17 A
427 Dean Street BK17 C
433 Dean Street BK16 B
185 Prospect Park West BK9 B
519 5 Street BK8 B
69 Clifton Place BK7 A
67 Clifton Place BK7 A
70 Clifton Place BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,300,000 on 2013-04-18 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-22Deed $24,000,000 — from FM LUDLOW II LLC; FRED MAROLDA, LLC; LM LUDLOW LLC; WILLIAM MAROLDA. LLC; WM LUDLOW II LLC to 5502 LUDLOW STREET 144-150 MANHATTAN LLC $24,000,000
2013-04-18Mortgage $3,300,000 — from FRED MAROLDA LLC; WILLIAM MAROLDA LLC; 144-50 LUDLOW LLC; LM LUDLOW LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,300,000
2013-04-18AL&R $8,900,000 — from WILLIAM MAROLDA LLC; LM LUDLOW LLC; FRED MAROLDA LLC; 144-50 LUDLOW LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,900,000
2013-04-18Agreement $8,900,000 — from FRED MAROLDA LLC; LM LUDLOW LLC; WILLIAM MAROLDA LLC; 144-50 LUDLOW LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,900,000
2013-04-03Deed $11,850,000 — from LUDLOW STREET ASSOCIATES to 145 AVENUE C, LLC; FRED MAROLDA, LLC; WILLIAM MAROLDA, LLC; LM LUDLOW, LLC $11,850,000
2013-04-03Mortgage $5,600,000 — from 145 AVENUE C, LLC; LM LUDLOW, LLC; WILLIAM MAROLDA, LLC to XYSTON GROUP LLC $5,600,000
1999-05-27Mortgage $190,000 — from LUDLOW STREET ASSOCIATES to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $190,000
1991-07-10Mortgage $700,000 — from LUDLOW STREET ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY DEPT HPD $700,000
1991-07-10Mortgage $3,120,000 — from LUDLOW STREET ASSOCIATES to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $3,120,000
1991-07-10Mortgage $1,217,000 — from LUDLOW STREET ASSOCIATES to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $1,217,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171126937
20180115824
2019307717
20200318425
202101401354
202200481462
20230027633
20240367676
2025309210105
20266224234
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 439Ownership & money 38Health & systems 95

Every one of the 672 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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