519 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 191 311 service requests, 119 HPD complaints, 93 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.1. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Elevator (1).
$18,500 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 (1959) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| 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) | GRANDMA-PA REALTY LTD |
| Head officer | AUSTIN S VALI |
| Managing agent | RA COHEN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,882,000 | $1,296,900 |
| 2026 | $3,278,000 | $1,475,100 |
| 2027 | $3,767,000 | $1,695,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% 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 | Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 44 St & 9 Ave · 150 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.
353 West 44 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 |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by RA COHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 47 buildings, 1,384 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,064,420 on 2012-10-25 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-25 | Mortgage $2,064,421 — from GRANDMA-PA REALTY LTD to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,064,421 | |
| 2012-10-25 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from GRANDMA-PA REALTY LTD to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,250,000 | |
| 2012-10-25 | Agreement $2,250,000 — from GRANDMA-PA REALTY LTD to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,250,000 | |
| 1999-10-27 | Mortgage $16,767 — from GRANDMA-PA REALTY LTD. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $16,767 | |
| 1988-08-19 | Mortgage $110,119 — from GRANDMA-PA REALTY LTD to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK | $110,119 | |
| 1983-06-21 | Mortgage $104,351 — from GRANDMA-PA REALTY LTD. to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK | $104,351 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 47 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 63 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 4 | 143 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 26 |
Every one of the 519 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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