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531 West 45 Street

193Records
13City systems
10Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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193 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 53 HPD complaints, 14 boiler inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)531 WEST 45TH HOLDING LLC
BBL1010740015
BIN1026938

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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 89% 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 0.5. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1999-04-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (2) · Air Quality (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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)531 WEST 45TH STREET LLC
Head officerDOMINICK RUTIGLIANO
Managing agentJ & L HOLDING CORPORATION
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,225,000 $1,001,250
2026$2,041,000 $918,450
2027$2,109,000 $949,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% 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 4 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 45 St — M11 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 44 St & 11 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

531 West 45 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 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
2015-03-19Deed $550,000 — from 209 EAST 29TH STREET LIMITED LIABILITY C to 531 WEST 45TH HOLDING LLC $550,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700123
201800336
2019008311
202000628
202100628
202201326
202302226
202420316
202500325
202600224
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 11Health & systems 25

Every one of the 193 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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