1,202 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 419 311 service requests, 337 HPD complaints, 301 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 280.3. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 | 249 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 154 class B, 67 class A. Oldest open since 1996-01-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
47 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
195 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (35) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · FLOORING/STAIRS (21) · PLUMBING (17).
$94,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | TOM SHIMURA |
| Managing agent | AKARI SHIMURA |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,012,000 | $905,400 |
| 2026 | $2,257,000 | $1,015,650 |
| 2027 | $2,261,000 | $1,017,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.
| Subway | 34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 34 St / Dyer Av — M34-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 37 St & 10 Ave · 400 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.
454 West 36 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 |
195 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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: $1,358,734 on 2020-06-19 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-19 | Agreement $2,970,000 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $2,970,000 | |
| 2020-06-19 | Mortgage $1,358,735 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $1,358,735 | |
| 2015-06-11 | Mortgage $492,417 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $492,417 | |
| 2015-06-11 | Agreement $1,810,700 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,810,700 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Mortgage $215,965 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $215,965 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,400,000 | |
| 2006-06-20 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2006-06-20 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2006-06-20 | Mortgage $399,596 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $399,596 | |
| 2000-12-06 | Mortgage $709,229 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $709,229 | |
| 1998-07-22 | Mortgage $147,725 — from WESTWATER EQUITIES LLC to SYMRIK INC | $147,725 | |
| 1996-08-21 | Mortgage $300,000 — from SYMRIK, INC. to GREENPOINT BANK | $300,000 | |
| 1996-08-13 | Mortgage $200,000 — from SYMRIK, INC. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $200,000 | |
| 1990-05-25 | Mortgage $499,900 — from DEFILIPPIS/RLTY FNDETAL to PRIVATBANKEN AKTIESELSKA | $499,900 | |
| 1989-03-03 | Mortgage $1,875,000 — from DEFILIPPIS/RLTY FUNDETC to PRIVATBANKEN AKTIESELSKA | $1,875,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 131 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 88 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 104 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 176 | 0 | 4 | 188 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 3 | 1 | 200 |
Every one of the 1,202 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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