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437 West 44 Street

186Records
15City systems
15Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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186 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 41 DOB permits, 25 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)M WAY HOLDING CORP
BBL1010540013
BIN1026406

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-17.

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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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Non (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$74,400 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)M-WAY HOLDING CORP
Head officerDOMINICK RUTIGLIANO
Managing agentJ & L HOLDING CORPORATION
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,007,000 $1,803,150
2026$4,502,000 $2,025,900
2027$5,059,000 $2,276,550

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 45 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 43 St & 10 Ave · 450 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

437 West 44 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

8 311 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 J & L HOLDING CORPORATION — 23 buildings, 526 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
59 West 10 Street MN60 A
328 East 95 Street MN36 A
328 East 91 Street MN36 A
299 East 8 Street MN30 A
207 East 29 Street MN28 A
25-86 44 Street QN27 A
272 Bleecker Street MN25 A
19 Jones Street MN24 A
245 East 77 Street MN24 A
362 Broome Street MN22 A
328 East 34 Street MN22 A
324 East 34 Street MN22 A
326 East 34 Street MN22 A
366 Broome Street MN22 A
531 West 45 Street MN20 A
316 East 34 Street MN20 A
437 West 44 Street MN20 A
322 East 34 Street MN16 A
513 East 83 Street MN15 A
112 East 90 Street MN12 A
129 East 90 Street MN10 A
127 East 90 Street MN9 A
36-23 194 Street QN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-17RPTT&RET $17,906,445 — from LDJ HOLDING CORP. to RUTIGLIANO, GERARD; RUTIGLIANO, DOMINICK JOSEPH; RUTIGLIANO, MICHAEL $17,906,445

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170171211
20180090211
20190080210
2020005016
20215340315
2022002068
20230020810
2024005027
2025004026
2026001034
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 11Health & systems 35

Every one of the 186 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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