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344 West 49 Street

288Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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288 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 67 311 service requests, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units40
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)344 W 49 ST
BBL1010390057
BIN1025161

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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 91% 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 0.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Damaged Tree (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (2) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$140,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)344 WEST 49TH STREET APT CORP
Head officerJONATHAN SAMET
Managing agentGOLDMONT REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,630,000 $3,433,500
2026$8,487,000 $3,819,150
2027$8,708,000 $3,918,600

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 $1,370,485 a year ($47.12 per sq ft), operating expenses $381,014 ($13.10 per sq ft), net operating income $989,472. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway50 St — C E · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 49 St / 9 Av — M50 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 49 St & 8 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

344 West 49 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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 GOLDMONT REALTY CORP — 16 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31 East 21 Street BK49 C
20 Butler Place BK47 A
543 West 162 Street MN44 B
21 East 21 Street BK41 D
344 West 49 Street MN40 A
2965 Decatur Avenue BX37 C
New Haven Avenue QN26 A
768 45 Street BK24 A
290 West 147 Street MN20 C
775 St Johns Place BK16 C
882 Union Street BK15 A
1423 Flatbush Avenue BK14 C
193 Columbia Street BK3 D
195 Columbia Street BK2 D
191 Columbia Street BK2 C
189 Columbia Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2021-05-20 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-22RPTT&RET $1,124,000 — from TOPOR, JAMES to ABUD, GEORGE; KNIGHT, ERICA $1,124,000
2026-06-09Sold for $1,124,000 $1,124,000 $28,100
2026-03-31RPTT&RET $570,000 — from CHAN, WING FUNG; LEE, DOUGLAS to FIFE, ASHLEE JASSAMINE $570,000
2026-03-30Sold for $570,000 $570,000 $14,250
2025-07-30RPTT&RET $620,000 — from MADDEN, MATTHEW to FEENER, SEAN ANDREW $620,000
2025-07-16Sold for $620,000 $620,000 $15,500
2021-05-20Agreement $600,000 — from 344 WEST 49TH STREET APARTMENT CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $600,000
2021-05-20AL&R $600,000 — from 344 WEST 49TH STREET APARTMENT CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $600,000
2021-05-20Mortgage $300,000 — from 344 WEST 49TH STREET APARTMENT CORP. to FLUSHING BANK $300,000
2018-11-23RPTT&RET $1,080,000 — from TODD, CHARLES E III; LINDQUIST, CODY to HACKMAN, DAVID L; HACKMAN, AMY L $1,080,000
2018-11-14Sold for $1,080,000 $1,080,000 $27,000
2018-09-07RPTT&RET $1,075,000 — from LITMAN, JONATHAN D to ALDAY, ADEO C; COX, TROY M $1,075,000
2018-08-29Sold for $1,075,000 $1,075,000 $26,875
2017-03-03RPTT&RET $500,000 — from ZITNICK, KAREN to WONG, JAMES $500,000
2017-02-02Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $12,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175052214
20180126615
20190040610
20200150612
20210055313
20220150410
20230140510
2024001034
20251082415
20260044311
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 85Health & systems 49

Every one of the 288 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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