693 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 353 311 service requests, 137 HPD complaints, 88 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 214.6. 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 | 12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2020-10-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$30,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (40) · Noise (22) · General Construction/Plumbing (20) · Homeless Person Assistance (12) · Rodent (11) · Encampment (6).
$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (16) |
| 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) | 437 WEST 36TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH W GIAIMO |
| Managing agent | # |
| Last registered | 2026-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,646,000 | $740,700 |
| 2026 | $1,702,000 | $765,900 |
| 2027 | $1,377,000 | $619,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% 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.
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 · 900 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 37 St — M11 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 37 St & 10 Ave · 450 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.
437 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 |
145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 40 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.
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 46 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 66 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 68 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 54 |
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 87 | 2 | 100 |
| 2024 | 0 | 20 | 110 | 4 | 134 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 4 | 94 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 67 | 5 | 79 |
Every one of the 693 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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