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44 Downing Street

235Records
13City systems
3Open violations
14.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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235 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 44 HPD housing violations, 34 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1891
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)44 DOWNING ST HDFC
BBL1005280033
BIN1008416

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 14.6. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-09-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Blocked Driveway (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1891)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)44 DOWNING STREET H.D.F.C
Head officerAARON WEBER
Managing agentWEBER REALTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,441,000 $1,548,450
2026$3,415,000 $1,536,750
2027$3,272,000 $1,472,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $593,977 a year ($41.75 per sq ft), operating expenses $175,988 ($12.37 per sq ft), net operating income $417,989. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayHouston St — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Spring St — C E · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Varick St — M21 · 200 ft
Citi BikeKing St & Varick St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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 Downing 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 WEBER REALTY — 49 buildings, 606 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B13 · C5 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
414 West 121 Street MN55 A
1834 2 Avenue MN29 A
1105 Cortelyou Road BK29 A
362 West 23 Street MN25 A
69 South Oxford Street BK22 A
44 Downing Street MN20 A
174 West 89 Street MN20 B
170 West 89 Street MN20 B
344 East 65 Street MN20 A
346 East 65 Street MN20 B
325 West 4 Street MN18 B
226 West 113 Street MN18 A
175 East 93 Street MN16 A
111 Greenwich Avenue MN15 A
328 East 48 Street MN15 A
168 8 Avenue MN14 B
143 West 27 Street MN14 A
2077 5 Avenue MN13 B
117 Waverly Place MN12 A
580 Van Siclen Avenue BK12 C
496 La Guardia Place MN11 A
748 Beck Street BX11 B
13 East 131 Street MN10 A
208 5 Avenue MN10 A
313 West 14 Street MN9 A
206 9 Avenue MN9 B
1993 Lexington Avenue MN9 B
322 West 47 Street MN9 B
168 Sterling Place BK8 A
348 West 23 Street MN8 B
118 East 18 Street MN8 C
170 8 Avenue MN8 A
11 8 Avenue MN8 A
47 East 67 Street MN8 A
330 East 48 Street MN7 A
17 Orchard Street MN7 A
278 West 19 Street MN7 A
317 Greenwich Street MN7 C
14 East 74 Street MN6 B
314 West 92 Street MN5 D
50 1 Place BK5 A
328 Grand Street MN5 C
28 West 12 Street MN5 C
315 Greenwich Street MN5 A
679 Greenwich Street MN4 A
538 Henry Street BK4 B
360 West 23 Street MN4 D
172 8 Avenue MN2 A
286 8 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1993-07-06 (lender: City Of New York Hpd), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22RPTT&RET $275,000 — from THE ESTATE OF ANNA SCALABRELLI; JERRY DIGRAZIA, AS ADMINISTRATOR to NAGLE, JAMES $275,000
2026-09-17Sold for $275,000 $275,000 $13,750
2022-10-14RPTT&RET $315,000 — from AIRE-SPENCER, JANE to SETHI, FLORENCE $315,000
2022-10-06Sold for $315,000 $315,000 $15,750
1984-02-08Mortgage $219,000 — from 42 DOWNING REALTY CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK $219,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701067
2018160714
2019080614
202003227
202106129
2022092415
2023480315
202405027
202543029
2026092112
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 149Ownership & money 14Health & systems 44

Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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