629 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 241 311 service requests, 67 DOB violations, 53 DOB complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 68% 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 1.5. In ZIP 10017, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,775 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (19) · Noise (17) · Lead (6) · Abandoned Vehicle (6) · Taxi Complaint (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (4).
$5,333,806 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1986) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (181) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 245 EAST 44TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JONATHAN BENBENISTE |
| Managing agent | 245 East 44th Street LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40,845,000 | $18,380,250 |
| 2026 | $43,424,000 | $19,540,800 |
| 2027 | $52,855,000 | $23,784,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wano/ Sushi Amane | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 51 St — 6 E F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 46 St — M15 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 44 St & 2 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.
245 East 44 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,638,037 on 2014-04-22 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | RPTT&RET $50,100,000 — from MANOCHERIAN, FRAYDUN; MANOCHERIAN, JOHN; MANOCHERIAN, CAROLINE; MANOCHERIAN, KIMBERLY; MAN to DIAMOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS LLC; CYRUS GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LLC; DAVAND HOLDINGS, LLC; | $50,100,000 | |
| 2014-05-15 | CORRM $11,638,037 — from 245 EAST 44TH STREET LLC., to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $11,638,037 | |
| 2014-04-22 | AL&R $40,000,000 — from 245 EAST 44TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $40,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-22 | Agreement $40,000,000 — from 245 EAST 44TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $40,000,000 | |
| 2014-04-22 | Mortgage $11,638,037 — from 245 EAST 44TH STREET LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $11,638,037 | |
| 2006-05-04 | Mortgage $15,093,504 — from FARBOD REALTY CORP C/O PAN AM EQUITIES to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $15,093,504 | |
| 2006-05-04 | Agreement $33,213,757 — from FARBOD REALTY CORP C/O PAN AM EQUITIES to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $33,213,757 | |
| 2006-05-04 | SPRD $18,120,253 — from PAMELA EQUITIES CORP.; FARBOD REALTY CORP to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $18,120,253 | |
| 1984-09-04 | Mortgage $18,000,000 — from FARBOD REALTY CORP. to METROPOLITAN SV BK,FSB | $18,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2019 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 68 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Every one of the 629 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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