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44 Grand Street

1,055Records
17City systems
10Open violations
122.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
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1,055 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 330 311 service requests, 197 HPD housing violations, 173 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)42 GRAND LLC
BBL1004760085
BIN1077729, 1077738

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 122.4. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-01.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
11
’24–25
5
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · GENERAL (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · Noise (5).

Filed construction activity

$939,936 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (42 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 (16)
No421-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)42 GRAND LLC
Head officerSTEVEN GAUTIER
Managing agentWILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,292,000 $1,031,400
2026$2,437,000 $1,096,650
2027$3,086,000 $1,388,700

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayCanal St — A C E · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Canal St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Grand St — M55 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW Broadway & Watts St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

44 Grand 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 WILLOWICK PROPERTIES LLC — 14 buildings, 218 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
277 West 11 Street MN36 B
119 West 15 Street MN28 B
388 Broome Street MN26 A
59 East 7 Street MN24 B
57 West 10 Street MN22 B
44 Grand Street MN16 C
117 West 15 Street MN12 B
207 8 Avenue MN12 A
9 Charles Street MN10 A
205 8 Avenue MN10 A
24 East 73 Street MN7 A
630 Hudson Street MN6 A
52 Bond Street MN5 B
332 Bowery MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,800,000 on 2016-08-11 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-23Agreement $430,000 — from 42 GRAND LLC to 30 THOMPSON OWNER LLC $430,000
2019-07-22AL&R $5,500,000 — from 42 GRAND LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $5,500,000
2019-07-22Agreement $5,500,000 — from 42 GRAND LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $5,500,000
2016-08-11Mortgage $5,800,000 — from 42 GRAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,800,000
2016-08-11Deed $12,100,000 — from 42-44 GRAND LLC to 42 GRAND LLC $12,100,000
2016-08-11AL&R $5,800,000 — from 42 GRAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,800,000
2016-07-08Sold for $12,100,000 $12,100,000 $756,250

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017414021905305
201820299904152
201902510342134
20200550010
20210076013
20220680620
202387610480
202466840298
202510439154
202620102014
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The full timeline

Construction 112Enforcement 150Housing & tenants 732Ownership & money 29Health & systems 32

Every one of the 1,055 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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