253 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 72 311 service requests, 20 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1989-05-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Air Quality (2) · Street Condition (1) · Drug Activity (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (1).
$349,776 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | LATHAM 44 APT CORP |
| Head officer | MICHAEL LESKER |
| Managing agent | VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,266,000 | $1,469,700 |
| 2026 | $3,326,000 | $1,496,700 |
| 2027 | $3,524,000 | $1,585,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $610,878 a year ($57.63 per sq ft), operating expenses $179,776 ($16.96 per sq ft), net operating income $431,102. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.
| Subway | Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 44 St & 9 Ave · 200 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.
347 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 140 buildings, 5,208 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B18. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2023-05-18 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | RPTT&RET $130,926 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOCIATES to LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION | $130,926 | |
| 2026-04-01 | Sold for $130,926 | $130,926 | $6,546 |
| 2025-08-21 | RPTT&RET $360,000 — from MESSER, DEBORAH to CABRERA, CHARLES | $360,000 | |
| 2025-08-07 | Sold for $360,000 | $360,000 | $18,000 |
| 2025-05-19 | RPTT&RET $295,000 — from MESSER, MICHAEL; MESSER, DEBORAH to HOLLIDAY, JON PAUL | $295,000 | |
| 2025-05-08 | Sold for $295,000 | $295,000 | $14,750 |
| 2025-03-24 | RPTT&RET $415,000 — from SCHUSCHEL, CHRISTINA to WOLKOWITZ, RACHEL | $415,000 | |
| 2025-03-20 | Sold for $415,000 | $415,000 | $20,750 |
| 2023-07-14 | RPTT&RET $380,000 — from ESTATE OF LILLIAN L. COCCE to LEVIS, MYA | $380,000 | |
| 2023-05-18 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2023-05-18 | Mortgage $300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2023-05-18 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2023-05-18 | AL&R $300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2023-05-04 | Sold for $380,000 | $380,000 | $19,000 |
| 2021-08-06 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from COOK, LAURENCE to LAM, FIONA | $350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 253 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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