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445 West 36 Street

269Records
16City systems
1Open violations
7.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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269 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)KATE JAMES VUONG LLC
BBL1007340009
BIN1012887

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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 66% 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 7.8. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-09-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Rodent (6) · Encampment (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)Kate James Vuong LLC
Head officerHung Vuong
Managing agentAKME PM LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,086,000 $1,388,700
2026$3,218,000 $1,448,100
2027$3,353,000 $1,508,850

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-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
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 37 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 10 Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

445 West 36 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

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 AKME PM LLC — 23 buildings, 288 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B3 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
102 West 80 Street MN65 A
3536 Cambridge Avenue BX31 A
11 West 116th Street MN30 A
445 West 36 Street MN24 A
170 West 109 Street MN15 C
172 West 109 Street MN15 A
27 Prince Street MN14 A
211 West 85 Street MN13 B
4612 6 Avenue BK12 A
107 1 Avenue MN8 C
109 1 Avenue MN8 C
625 West End Avenue MN8 B
231 West 26 Street MN7 A
334 West 89 Street MN7 A
23 East 81 Street MN7 D
47 Grand Street BK4 C
174 Elizabeth Street MN4 F
172 Elizabeth Street MN4 B
14 West 11 Street MN4 A
170 Elizabeth Street MN3 D
105 1 Avenue MN3 C
271 Smith Street BK2 D
19 St Marks Place MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2015-01-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-16Deed $7,950,000 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to KATE JAMES VUONG LLC $7,950,000
2016-10-28Sold for $7,950,000 $7,950,000 $331,250
2015-01-15Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2015-01-15Agreement $3,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. $3,000,000
2015-01-15Mortgage $2,045,851 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,045,851
2012-12-18Mortgage $291,273 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $291,273
2012-12-18Agreement $1,000,000 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2012-12-18AL&R $1,000,000 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2005-01-11Mortgage $240,000 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $240,000
2004-04-22Mortgage $68,735 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $68,735
2000-09-13Mortgage $200,000 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $200,000
1986-12-29Mortgage $250,754 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASSN $250,754
1986-05-13Mortgage $184,503 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CITYTRUST $184,503
1982-10-08Mortgage $290,000 — from 445 DEVELOPMENT CORP. to BAY RIDGE FED SV&LNASC. $290,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017020424
20180235
20190325
2020121123
20210415
20220415
2023221225
2024332136
2025435342
20260123
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 179Ownership & money 45Health & systems 24

Every one of the 269 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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