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546 West 44 Street

956Records
18City systems
3Open violations
4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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956 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 417 311 service requests, 71 DOB permits, 60 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built2014
Floors14
Res. units280
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC
BBL1010720050
BIN1026932, 1090461

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · Illegal Parking (18) · Elevator (15) · Air Quality (14) · Smoking or Vaping (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8).

Filed construction activity

$7,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2014)
YesSix or more residential units (280)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC
Head officerDONALD THOMAS
Managing agentDERMOT REALTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$83,748,000 $37,686,600
2026$84,603,000 $38,071,350
2027$82,221,000 $36,999,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 11 Av / W 44 St — M12 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 11 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

546 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

134 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DERMOT REALTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 12 buildings, 3,698 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 West End Avenue MN616 A
101 West End Avenue MN503 A
29-22 Northern Boulevard QN467 A
95 East Houston Street MN361 A
29 Flatbush Avenue BK326 A
1263 East 14 Street BK302 A
760 3 Avenue MN284 A
546 West 44 Street MN280 A
236 Livingston Street BK271 A
23 Caton Place BK126 B
101 3 Avenue BK84 A
101 Avenue D MN78 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,900,000 on 2018-07-24 (lender: Cred Reit Holdco LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-02AL&R $135,000,000 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to BARINGS LLC; BREDIF CO SELLER LLC $135,000,000
2026-01-02Agreement $135,000,000 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to BARINGS LLC; BREDIF CO SELLER LLC $135,000,000
2023-11-21RPTT&RET $158,936,100 — from USAA REAL ESTATE COMPANY to US REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $158,936,100
2023-10-19RPTT&RET $58,405,000 — from CREF NY GP, LLC; CREF NY NMM, LLC; LOADSTAR, INC. to CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, L.P. $58,405,000
2018-07-24Mortgage $62,900,000 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to CRED REIT HOLDCO LLC $62,900,000
2018-07-24Agreement $168,500,000 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to CRED REIT HOLDCO LLC $168,500,000
2014-07-09Mortgage $83,903,354 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $83,903,354
2014-07-09Mortgage $21,696,646 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $21,696,646
2014-07-09AL&R $83,903,354 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $83,903,354
2014-07-09AL&R $21,696,646 — from CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $21,696,646
2012-12-18Deed $50,000,000 — from PASHA GROUP, LLC to CREF 546 WEST 44TH STREET, LLC $50,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017782311352
2018110197744
201904210732
202007490561
202109660580
202222211531
202304532564
2024012420660
202502400648
2026039781109
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The full timeline

Construction 142Enforcement 189Housing & tenants 525Ownership & money 33Health & systems 67

Every one of the 956 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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