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339 West 44 Street

546Records
16City systems
0Open violations
5.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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546 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 249 311 service requests, 76 HPD housing violations, 73 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)339 WEST 44 REALTY LLC
BBL1010350012
BIN1024989

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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 71% 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 5.6. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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4
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4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (76) · Air Quality (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$304,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)339 WEST 44 REALTY LLC
Head officerSCOTT GOLDENBERG
Managing agentAVI STERN
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,547,000 $696,150
2026$1,590,000 $715,500
2027$1,641,000 $738,450

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
TachiJapaneseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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.

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 43 St / 8 Av — M34A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 44 St & 9 Ave · 300 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

339 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

93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,392,419 on 2015-01-02 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-01-02Mortgage $1,392,419 — from 339 WEST 44 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,392,419
2015-01-02AL&R $3,000,000 — from 339 WEST 44 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000
2015-01-02Agreement $3,000,000 — from 339 WEST 44 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000
2011-10-07Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 339 WEST 44 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,700,000
2009-09-30Deed $2,025,000 — from SALLAY, STEPHEN W to 339 WEST 44 REALTY LLC $2,025,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171310216
20181012215
201900628
20200119121
20213017222
20220133337
20230040242
20240033235
202515034251
20260017421
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 407Ownership & money 26Health & systems 27

Every one of the 546 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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