843 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 289 311 service requests, 203 HPD complaints, 159 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 128.5. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · WATER LEAK (4) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · New Tree Request (2) · ELECTRIC (2).
$802,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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 owner(s) | 44 EAST 1ST LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,724,000 | $2,125,800 |
| 2026 | $5,300,000 | $2,385,000 |
| 2027 | $5,434,000 | $2,445,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Forsyth St — M15 M21 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 1 St & 1 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
44 East 1 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.
Managed by CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $827,604 on 2015-05-04 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-12 | Agreement $1,251,109 — from FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. to 158 AVENUE C REALTY, LLC; 228-230 E 32ND LLC; 7 EAST 75 LLC; 44 EAST 1ST LLC; 309 WEST 97 | $1,251,109 | |
| 2015-05-04 | Mortgage $827,605 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $827,605 | |
| 2015-05-04 | Agreement $2,800,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2015-05-04 | AL&R $2,800,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2015-04-28 | AL&R $350,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC to GHA HOLDINGS LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2015-04-28 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC to GHA HOLDINGS LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2011-02-24 | AL&R $350,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC, to GHA HOLDINGS LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2011-02-24 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC, to GHA HOLDINGS LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2011-02-16 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2011-02-16 | Deed $2,350,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST STREET REALTY CORP. to 44 EAST 1ST LLC | $2,350,000 | |
| 2011-02-16 | AL&R $1,750,000 — from 44 EAST 1ST LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,750,000 | |
| 2004-03-17 | AL&R $130,000 to 44 EAST 1ST STREET REALTY CORP. | $130,000 | |
| 2004-03-17 | Agreement $130,000 — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 44 EAST 1ST STREET REALTY CORP. | $130,000 | |
| 2004-03-17 | Mortgage $28,703 — from 44 EAST 1ST STREET REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $28,703 | |
| 1999-01-07 | Mortgage $19,173 — from 44 EAST 1ST STREET REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $19,173 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 62 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
Every one of the 843 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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