1,636 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 466 311 service requests, 422 HPD complaints, 147 DOB complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.3. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 52 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2001-04-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2026–27: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$51,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Consumer Complaint (6) · PLUMBING (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · WATER LEAK (4).
$2,242,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (127) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | WEST 34TH APTS. CORP. |
| Head officer | CHAIM BABAD |
| Managing agent | CHAIM BABAD |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,747,000 | $10,236,150 |
| 2026 | $21,783,000 | $9,802,350 |
| 2027 | $21,986,000 | $9,893,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 34 St / Dyer Av — M34-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 10 Ave & W 34 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe 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.
455 West 34 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $21,264,833 on 2019-03-11 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-11 | Mortgage $21,264,833 — from WEST 34TH APTS. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $21,264,833 | |
| 2019-03-11 | Agreement $26,950,000 — from WEST 34TH APTS. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,950,000 | |
| 2004-12-27 | Mortgage $5,388,910 — from WEST 34TH APTS. CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $5,388,910 | |
| 2004-12-27 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from WEST 34TH APTS. CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2004-12-27 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to WEST 34TH APTS. CORP. | $8,000,000 | |
| 1993-10-15 | Mortgage $103,713 — from WEST 34TH APTS., CORP. to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK | $103,713 | |
| 1993-03-12 | Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 455 WEST 34TH ASSOC to CONGREGATION KAHAL ETC | $1,250,000 | |
| 1993-03-12 | Mortgage $2,609,392 — from 455 WEST 34TH ASSOCIATES to CONGREGATION KAHAL ETC | $2,609,392 | |
| 1988-07-18 | Mortgage $750,000 — from 455 WEST 34TH ASSOC to L & L REALTY CO | $750,000 | |
| 1987-01-15 | Mortgage $4,000,000 — from 455 WEST 34 ASSOCIATES to FIRST NATIONWIDE SAVINGS | $4,000,000 | |
| 1987-01-15 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 455 WEST 34 ASSOCIATES to WOLOWITZ, HERBERT; CHERNOFF, EDWARD R. | $1,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 83 |
| 2018 | 5 | 11 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 143 |
| 2019 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 64 |
| 2020 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2021 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 67 |
| 2022 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2024 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 80 |
| 2025 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 63 |
| 2026 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 107 |
Every one of the 1,636 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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