357 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 66 cooling-tower records, 61 311 service requests.
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 100% 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. In ZIP 10017, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).
$228,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (2015) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,624,722 | $14,231,125 |
| 2026 | $1,202,793 | $541,257 |
| 2027 | $38,553,722 | $17,349,175 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,269,351 a year ($51.69 per sq ft), operating expenses $330,783 ($13.47 per sq ft), net operating income $938,569. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jack's Steakhouse | Steakhouse | A | — |
| Cork & Kale (Even Hotel New York-Midtown East) | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 51 St — 6 E F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 45 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 45 St & 3 Ave · 300 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.
219 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 |
10 311 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-26 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from GOLDSTEIN, PHILIP JACK; GOLDSTEIN, JUAN LI to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; HSBC BANK USA, N.A. | $2,300,000 | |
| 2025-08-26 | Deed $3,820,000 — from CWC, INC. to GOLDSTEIN, JUAN LI; GOLDSTEIN, PHILIP JACK | $3,820,000 | |
| 2025-08-15 | Sold for $3,820,000 | $3,820,000 | $636,667 |
| 2025-08-15 | Sold for $3,820,000 | $3,820,000 | $636,667 |
| 2025-03-10 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from CWC INC. to CTBC BANK CORP. (USA) | $2,100,000 | |
| 2025-02-12 | Deed $3,890,000 — from CWC, INC. to PLAKSY LLC | $3,890,000 | |
| 2025-02-07 | Mortgage $4,250,000 — from 219 EAST 44TH PENTHOUSE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; MERS | $4,250,000 | |
| 2025-02-07 | Deed $8,500,000 — from CWC INC. to 219 EAST 44TH PENTHOUSE, LLC | $8,500,000 | |
| 2025-01-31 | Sold for $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $1,416,667 |
| 2025-01-23 | Sold for $3,890,000 | $3,890,000 | $648,333 |
| 2023-12-15 | Deed $3,900,000 — from CWC, INC. to MALIK, HOSNEARA | $3,900,000 | |
| 2023-12-06 | Sold for $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | $650,000 |
| 2023-04-27 | Deed $3,725,000 — from CWC, INC. to 219 EAST PLACE, LLC | $3,725,000 | |
| 2023-04-19 | Sold for $3,725,000 | $3,725,000 | $620,833 |
| 2022-02-01 | Deed $4,395,000 — from CWC, INC. to PALOMA PADMA REAL ESTATE LLC | $4,395,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 51 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| 2023 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 53 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Every one of the 357 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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