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59 West 44 Street

600Records
19City systems
10Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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600 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 111 DOB permits, 104 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1902
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassH2
Owner (PLUTO)REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC
BBL1012600007
BIN1081059, 1081060, 1081061

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2016-04-11.

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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

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Taxi Complaint (8) · Panhandling (2) · Taxi Report (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,058,988 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)REGENCY 44TH ST LLC
Head officerANDREW HIOTAKIS
Managing agentHIGHGATE HOTELS
Last registered2023-11-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$35,181,000 $15,831,450
2026$38,559,000 $17,351,550
2027$42,223,000 $19,000,350

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Blue Bar Lobby (Algonquin Hotel)AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 44 St / 6 Av — M55 · 150 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & W 45 St · 350 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

59 West 44 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

26 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HIGHGATE HOTELS — 6 buildings, 0 units. Grades across the portfolio: n/a. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
157 West 47 Street MN0 —
59 West 44 Street MN0 —
1009999062 — —
1651 Broadway MN0 —
55 Church Street MN0 —
27 Grand Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,004,829 on 2014-01-09 (lender: Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd.,). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-09Agreement $45,000,000 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to NANYANG COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., $45,000,000
2014-01-09Mortgage $6,004,830 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to NANYANG COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., $6,004,830
2014-01-09AL&R $45,000,000 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to NANYANG COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., $45,000,000
2013-08-20EASE $4,748,833 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to FORTUNA 1150 LLC $4,748,833
2011-08-29Agreement $27,895,173 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $27,895,173
2011-08-29Mortgage $7,065,000 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $7,065,000
2011-08-29Mortgage $4,035,000 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $4,035,000
2011-06-08Agreement $27,895,173 — from REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC to HEI ALGONQUIN LENDER LLC $27,895,173
2011-06-08Deed $76,000,000 — from HEI ALGONQUIN LLC to REGENCY 44TH STREET LLC $76,000,000
2006-09-28Mortgage $10,116,843 — from HEI ALGONQUIN LLC to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $10,116,843
2006-09-28AL&R $35,000,000 — from GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION to HEI ALGONQUIN LLC $35,000,000
2006-09-28Agreement $35,000,000 — from HEI ALGONQUIN LLC to GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION $35,000,000
2005-10-25Deed $63,620,000 — from 59 WEST 44TH ASSOCIATES, LLC to HEI ALGONQUIN LLC $63,620,000
2005-10-25TERL $1,369 — from MG-AH OPERATING, INC to 59 WEST 44TH ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,369
2002-07-30Mortgage $1,324,726 — from MG-AH OPERATING, INC.; 59 WEST 44TH ASSOCIATES, LLC to HSBC BANK USA $1,324,726

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702601321
20180380516
20193461822
202021380941
20216060719
2022110100728
202324480339
202416320425
202530801324
202650170123
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The full timeline

Construction 232Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 140Ownership & money 65Health & systems 77

Every one of the 600 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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