386 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 126 311 service requests, 109 HPD complaints, 66 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 79.1. 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 | 48 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1984-09-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · PLUMBING (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Street Condition (4) · Encampment (4).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| 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) | DIRE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Head officer | ANNETTE DIRE |
| Managing agent | LEEDS ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,306,000 | $1,487,700 |
| 2026 | $3,515,000 | $1,581,750 |
| 2027 | $2,659,000 | $1,196,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Times 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 45 St — M11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 47 St & 10 Ave · 400 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.
444 West 46 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 |
65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 LEEDS ASSOCIATES LLC — 24 buildings, 688 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 215 West 83 Street | MN | 113 | A |
| 318 West 56 Street | MN | 68 | A |
| 310 West 47 Street | MN | 65 | A |
| 27 Avenue B | MN | 52 | A |
| 150 East 30 Street | MN | 48 | A |
| 2731 Broadway | MN | 33 | A |
| 425 West 46 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 67 West 109 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 475 Columbus Avenue | MN | 23 | A |
| 151 West 87 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 444 West 46 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 305 East 94 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 303 East 94 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 307 East 94 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 498 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 20 | A |
| 433 West 45 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 71 West 109 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 435 West 45 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 306 West 47 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 483 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 485 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | A |
| 424 West 53 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 448 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 364 13th Street | BK | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2009-08-26 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-04 | Deed $2,643,864 — from 444 WEST 46TH STREET LLC; 444 WEST 46TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to 444 WEST 46TH STREET LLC | $2,643,864 | |
| 2018-09-21 | Sold for $2,643,864 | $2,643,864 | $132,193 |
| 2009-08-26 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 444 WEST 46TH STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,000,000 | |
| 2009-08-26 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 444 WEST 46TH STREET REALTY, L.L.C. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,000,000 | |
| 2003-12-11 | Deed $2,365,000 — from VICTORIA WEST 46TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LL to 444 WEST 46TH STREET REALTY, LLC | $2,365,000 | |
| 2001-10-04 | Mortgage $3,200,000 — from VICTORIA WEST 46TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC; VICTORIA WEST 83RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $3,200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 34 |
| 2024 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 79 |
| 2025 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2026 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Every one of the 386 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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