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544 Avenue of the Americas

308Records
12City systems
23Open violations
—Penalty rate

308 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)DEG REALTY LLC
BBL1008160079
BIN1015304

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2006-06-14.

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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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (7) · Noise (4) · Dirty Condition (2) · Non (1) · Rodent (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$381,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,547,000 $1,146,150
2026$2,580,000 $1,161,000
2027$2,472,000 $1,112,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dunkin' / Baskin RobbinsDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

Subway14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 14 St / 6 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 15 St & 6 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

544 Avenue of the Americas

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $53,229 on 2022-04-13 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-13AL&R $1,400,000 — from DEG REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,400,000
2022-04-13Agreement $1,400,000 — from DEG REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,400,000
2022-04-13Mortgage $53,230 — from DEG REALTY LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $53,230
2011-12-23Mortgage $1,500,000 — from DEG REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,500,000
2011-12-23Agreement $1,500,000 — from DEG REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,500,000
2011-12-23Mortgage $790,397 — from DEG REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $790,397
2004-08-20Agreement $900,000 — from DEG REALTY LLC to HSBC BANK USA $900,000
2003-03-24Mortgage $39,998 — from DEG REALTY,LLC to HSBC BANK USA $39,998
2000-01-20Mortgage $900,000 — from DEG REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $900,000
1985-04-08Mortgage $50,000 — from 544-6TH AVE REALTY CORP. to FARRUGGIO, JOHN $50,000
1984-07-26Mortgage $50,000 — from 544 SIXTH AVE RLTY CORP. to FARRUGGIO, JOHN $50,000
1984-02-01Mortgage $20,000 — from 544 SIXTH AVENUE RLTY CP to ELLIS, PAUL; ELLIS, HELEN $20,000
1983-12-30Mortgage $30,000 — from 544 SIXTH AVE RLTY CORP to FARRUGGIO, SADIE $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018003003
2019010120022
202005110016
2021110250036
2022005409
202300181524
2024004015
202500101011
20265020310
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 166Ownership & money 42Health & systems 14

Every one of the 308 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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