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137 East 44 Street

510Records
18City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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510 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 311 service requests, 102 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 90 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1916
Floors10
Res. units0
ClassH2
Owner (PLUTO)HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC
BBL1012990023
BIN1036175

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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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Noise (3) · Lost Property (2) · Water System (2) · Air Quality (2).

Filed construction activity

$875,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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)HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL
Head officerJOHN FITZPATRICK
Managing agentPATRICK LEYDEN
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$27,162,000 $12,222,900
2026$27,751,000 $12,487,950
2027$28,363,000 $12,763,350

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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
Madman EspressoAmericanBMice evidence
The WheeltapperAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
51 St — 6 E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 45 St — M101 M102 M103 SIM6 +3 more · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 44 St & Lexington Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

137 East 44 Street

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

24 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,112 on 2025-08-11 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-11Agreement $40,000,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER, INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $40,000,000
2025-08-11Mortgage $400,113 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER, INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $400,113
2025-08-11AL&R $40,000,000 — from JOLLY TINKER, INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $40,000,000
2025-08-11Agreement $2,000,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER, INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,000,000
2025-08-11AL&R $2,000,000 — from JOLLY TINKER, INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,000,000
2021-01-05Mortgage $4,500,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $4,500,000
2018-03-14Mortgage $1,056,069 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $1,056,069
2018-03-14Agreement $39,000,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $39,000,000
2018-03-14AL&R $2,999,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $2,999,000
2018-03-14AL&R $39,000,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC; JOLLY TINKER INC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $39,000,000
2018-03-14Agreement $2,999,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL LLC to GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IREL $2,999,000
2013-06-27Agreement $43,000,000 — from JOLLY TINKER INC.; HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $43,000,000
2013-06-27AL&R $43,000,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $43,000,000
2013-06-27Mortgage $398,652 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $398,652
2013-06-27Agreement $2,999,000 — from HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL L.L.C.; JOLLY TINKER INC. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $2,999,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017151601537
20189669535
2019104027
2020033028
2021006118
202204110217
202350130422
202400100212
202500810422
202610080018
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The full timeline

Construction 168Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 129Ownership & money 102Health & systems 44

Every one of the 510 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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