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156 West 44 Street

245Records
19City systems
0Open violations
1.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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245 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 DOB permits, 45 DOB job filings, 39 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1925
Floors12
Res. units9
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)VAN DORN REALTY LLC
BBL1009960056
BIN1022622

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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 87% 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 1.1. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,709,042 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)VAN DORN REALTY LLC
Head officerJONATHAN DURST
Managing agentROYAL REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,001,000 $1,800,450
2026$5,019,000 $2,258,550
2027$4,675,000 $2,103,750

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
O'Donoghue'sAmericanA—

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).

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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 44 St — M7 M20 M104 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 41 St · 700 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

156 West 44 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ROYAL REALTY CORP — 27 buildings, 3,729 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Northern Boulevard QN958 A
625 West 57 Street MN709 A
601 West 57 Street MN597 A
1-02 26 Avenue QN404 A
855 Avenue of the Americas MN382 A
26-50 1st Street QN294 A
3-24 27th Avenue QN163 A
600 West 58 Street MN65 A
213 Front Street MN29 A
142 West 44 Street MN23 A
220 Front Street MN15 A
214 Front Street MN13 A
36 Peck Slip MN11 A
229 Front Street MN9 A
156 West 44 Street MN9 A
24 Peck Slip MN9 A
225 Front Street MN8 A
125 West 43 Street MN6 A
413 West 43 Street MN4 A
425 West 43 Street MN4 A
443 West 43 Street MN4 B
202 East 42 Street MN3 A
947 2 Avenue MN3 C
825 Third Ave MN3 B
423 West 43 Street MN2 B
441 West 43 Street MN2 B
136 West 44 Street MN0 —

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201761018
2018416112
20191021114
20201205118
2021728219
2022417113
2023426315
202401135
2025216211
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 130Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 16Health & systems 24

Every one of the 245 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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