2,005 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 827 HPD housing violations, 737 HPD complaints, 291 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 199.6. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 24 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Rodent (2).
$470,875 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1909) |
| 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) | 544 WEST LLC |
| Head officer | LISA WEITZ |
| Managing agent | NJB MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,632,000 | $734,400 |
| 2026 | $1,702,000 | $765,900 |
| 2027 | $1,605,000 | $722,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Subway | 50 St — C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 50 St / 11 Av — M50 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 50 St & 10 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs 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.
544 West 49 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 |
37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 NJB MANAGEMENT CORP. — 12 buildings, 247 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 Nagle Avenue | MN | 68 | B |
| 226 West 97 Street | MN | 34 | A |
| 2568 Broadway | MN | 31 | A |
| 511 West 181 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 544 West 49 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 2794 Broadway | MN | 13 | B |
| 123 West 81 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 31-18 31st Street | QN | 10 | A |
| 61 East 75 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 142 East 117 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 448 East 79 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 1743 Lexington Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2016-03-30 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Deed $2,000,000 — from ABACUS CLINTON LLC to 544 WEST LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2026-03-20 | Sold for $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $100,000 |
| 2019-03-25 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from ABACUS CLINTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-30 | Deed $4,250,000 — from PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY OF NE; ESTATE OF ISMAEL RAMIREZ to ABACUS CLINTON LLC | $4,250,000 | |
| 2016-03-30 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ABACUS CLINTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-30 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from ABACUS CLINTON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-25 | Sold for $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $212,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 8 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 114 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 0 | 5 | 213 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 1 | 2 | 227 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 249 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 2 | 4 | 154 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 71 |
Every one of the 2,005 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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