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120 West 44 Street

736Records
21City systems
7Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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736 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 311 service requests, 86 DOB permits, 66 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1933
Floors16
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)O & O PROPERTIES CORP
BBL1009960043
BIN1022616

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-01.

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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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · Taxi Complaint (5) · Food Establishment (4) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,151,038 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)O&O PROPERTIES CORP
Head officerJACOB ORFALI
Managing agentSKS Enterprises LLC
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$40,321,000 $18,144,450
2026$41,400,000 $18,630,000
2027$43,060,000 $19,377,000

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gatsby's LandingAmericanA—
The Long RoomIrishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils, Letter Grading, Odor), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.

Getting around

Subway42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 44 St / 6 Av — M55 · 400 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & W 45 St · 500 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

120 West 44 Street

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

34 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SKS ENTERPRISES LLC — 19 buildings, 276 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2325 Southern Boulevard BX26 B
224 East 48 Street MN25 A
2270 64 Street BK23 B
1097 1 Avenue MN20 A
119 Bank Street MN20 A
230 Mulberry Street MN18 A
2424 Beaumont Avenue BX16 C
1099 1 Avenue MN16 A
349 East 60 Street MN16 A
1101 1 Avenue MN16 A
1103 1 Avenue MN16 A
345 East 60 Street MN16 A
347 East 60 Street MN16 A
121 Bank Street MN10 A
88 Orchard Street MN8 A
232 Kingsland Avenue BK6 A
234 Stanhope Street BK5 B
508 Greenwich Street MN3 D
120 West 44 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,000 on 2025-12-22 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-22Agreement $33,000,000 — from HOTEL MELA , LLC; HOTEL MELA , LLC; O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP.; O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $33,000,000
2025-12-22Agreement $33,000,000 — from HOTEL MELA , LLC; HOTEL MELA , LLC; O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP.; O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $33,000,000
2025-12-22Mortgage $1,200,000 — from HOTEL MELA , LLC; O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,200,000
2023-11-30Agreement $31,800,000 — from O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP; HOTEL MELA, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, $31,800,000
2022-08-30Agreement $31,800,000 — from HOTEL MELA, LLC; O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, $31,800,000
2017-11-09M&CON $31,800,000 — from O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP.; HOTEL MELA, LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $31,800,000
2017-11-09AL&R $31,800,000 — from HOTEL MELA, LLC; O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP. to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $31,800,000
2012-11-05Agreement $35,000,000 — from O.&O. PROPERTIES CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $35,000,000
2012-11-05Mortgage $12,702,691 — from O.&O. PROPERTIES CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $12,702,691
2012-11-05AL&R $35,000,000 — from O.&O. PROPERTIES CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $35,000,000
2009-07-07AL&R $23,636,281 — from O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $23,636,281
2009-07-07Agreement $23,636,281 — from O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $23,636,281
2008-06-24Agreement $12,561,280 — from O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $12,561,280
2008-06-24Agreement $1,888,720 — from O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $1,888,720
2008-06-24Agreement $10,191,975 — from O. & O. PROPERTIES CORP to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST $10,191,975

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
52
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201788117438
2018581701343
2019119150641
202045270844
202114180629
2022102201740
2023211301852
2024532201040
202532116830
202651411021
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The full timeline

Construction 168Enforcement 163Housing & tenants 254Ownership & money 62Health & systems 89

Every one of the 736 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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