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405 West 44 Street

176Records
15City systems
8Open violations
5.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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176 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 311 service requests, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1880
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)PALENQUE 44 LLC
BBL1010540028
BIN1083759, 1083760

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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 5.7. 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 violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1981-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Dumpster Complaint (1) · Air Quality (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Outdoor Dining (1).

Filed construction activity

$143,850 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 (1880)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)PALENQUE 44 LLC
Head officerRASHIDA KHANBHAI
Managing agentChandra B GC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,620,000 $1,179,000
2026$3,144,000 $1,414,800
2027$3,773,000 $1,697,850

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Frisson Espresso 44Coffee/TeaA—
Wine EscapeMediterraneanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 9 Ave · 250 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

405 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

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $706,085 on 2014-12-22 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-04-29Deed $6,425,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC; SILVER EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC; 405W44 TIC LLC to KHANBHAI, RASHIDA $6,425,000
2014-12-22AL&R $2,500,000 — from SILVER EQUITES MANAGEMENT LLC; 405W44 TIC LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,500,000
2014-12-22Mortgage $706,086 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC; 405W44 TIC LLC; SILVER EQUITES MANAGEMENT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $706,086
2014-12-22Agreement $2,500,000 — from 405W44 TIC LLC; SILVER EQUITES MANAGEMENT LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,500,000
2013-12-06Mortgage $125,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC; 405W44 TIC LLC; SILVER EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $125,000
2013-12-06Agreement $1,875,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC; 405W44 TIC LLC; SILVER EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,875,000
2013-12-06AL&R $1,875,000 — from 405W44 TIC LLC; SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC; SILVER EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,875,000
2011-08-11Deed $1,900,000 — from KENDALL , DIANE; KENDALL , DONALD to SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC; 405W44 TIC LLC; SILVER EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC $1,900,000
2011-08-11Mortgage $1,750,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 12 LLC; SILVERSHORE EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC to 405W44 LONG TERM LLC; 405W44 TIC LLC $1,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173030511
2018202026
2019002024
2020000213
2021004026
2022002068
20230020911
20240080412
2025014038
2026002035
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 52Ownership & money 36Health & systems 41

Every one of the 176 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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