The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1989-05-05.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Air Quality (2) · Street Condition (1) · Drug Activity (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$349,776 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
LATHAM 44 APT CORP
Head officer
MICHAEL LESKER
Managing agent
VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered
2025-08-24
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,266,000
$1,469,700
2026
$3,326,000
$1,496,700
2027
$3,524,000
$1,585,800
The city's market estimate has risen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op
as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $610,878 a year
($57.63 per sq ft), operating expenses $179,776
($16.96 per sq ft), net operating income $431,102. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2015 (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
Subway
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 44 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
W 44 St & 9 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
9 311 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: $300,000 on
2023-05-18 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-04-08
RPTT&RET $130,926 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOCIATES to LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION
$130,926
2026-04-01
Sold for $130,926
$130,926
$6,546
2025-08-21
RPTT&RET $360,000 — from MESSER, DEBORAH to CABRERA, CHARLES
$360,000
2025-08-07
Sold for $360,000
$360,000
$18,000
2025-05-19
RPTT&RET $295,000 — from MESSER, MICHAEL; MESSER, DEBORAH to HOLLIDAY, JON PAUL
$295,000
2025-05-08
Sold for $295,000
$295,000
$14,750
2025-03-24
RPTT&RET $415,000 — from SCHUSCHEL, CHRISTINA to WOLKOWITZ, RACHEL
$415,000
2025-03-20
Sold for $415,000
$415,000
$20,750
2023-07-14
RPTT&RET $380,000 — from ESTATE OF LILLIAN L. COCCE to LEVIS, MYA
$380,000
2023-05-18
Mortgage $1,300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$1,300,000
2023-05-18
Mortgage $300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$300,000
2023-05-18
AL&R $1,300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$1,300,000
2023-05-18
AL&R $300,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
$300,000
2023-05-04
Sold for $380,000
$380,000
$19,000
2021-08-06
RPTT&RET $350,000 — from COOK, LAURENCE to LAM, FIONA
$350,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
32
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
5
9
2
17
2018
4
0
1
6
1
12
2019
0
0
10
2
1
13
2020
0
0
2
2
0
4
2021
6
2
10
6
1
25
2022
2
0
4
0
2
8
2023
6
0
10
14
2
32
2024
0
0
7
0
1
8
2025
0
0
3
6
1
10
2026
0
0
1
2
2
5
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2021-11-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-06RPTT&RET $350,000 — from COOK, LAURENCE to LAM, FIONA$350,000
2021-07-22Sold for $350,000$350,000
2021-07-16RPTT&RET $390,000 — from LIN, TAO to MEDDOCK, DEVON$390,000
2021-07-09Sold for $390,000$390,000
2021-06-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-06-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-15RPTT&RET $978,000 — from COOK, LAURENCE to SILVERMAN, KARA; SWIFT, MICHAEL$978,000
2021-06-15Job filed: PLUMBING SCOPE FOR JOB NUMBER M00493555. RENOVATE BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$9,999
2021-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-27Sold for $978,000$978,000
2021-05-27Job filed: PLUMBING SCOPE FOR JOB NUMBER M00493555. RENOVATE BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$9,999
2021-05-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-20Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-04-17Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-04-06Job filed: INTERIOR ALTERATION OF A THREE BEDROOM APARTMENT. BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN TO BE RENOVATED. MINOR PARTITION MODIFICATIONS. COMPLETION OF SCOPE OF WORK FR$49,999
2021-04-06Job filed: PLUMBING SCOPE FOR JOB NUMBER M00493555. RENOVATE BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$9,999
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-11-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2020-06-16RPTT&RET $520,000 — from DOLAWAY, JAMES DAVID; CAIN-DOLAWAY, MARGARET to DAVIS, BRANDON; KAMITAKI, BRAD$520,000
2020-06-03Sold for $520,000$520,000
2020-01-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-07311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-05-13RPTT&RET $300,000 — from CAMARA, JORGE to COOK, LAURENCE$300,000
2019-04-04Sold for $300,000$300,000
2019-01-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-01-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-11-23RPTT&RET $377,500 — from JOHANN STEGMEIR, AS SPECIFIC DEVISEE; JUDITH KRISTINE HAUGAN to LIN, TAO$377,500
2018-11-20Sold for $377,500$377,500
2018-11-16RPTT&RET $430,000 — from LAMB, JANE to WILLIAMS, ASHLEY$430,000
2018-11-13Sold for $430,000$430,000
2018-10-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-07-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-06-07Job filed: SELECTIVE INTERIOR PARTITION, FINISH AND FIXTURE REMOVAL THROUGHOUT. MINOR NEW PARTITIONS,DOORS, FINISHS AND FIXTURES THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE TO USE,EGR$35,600
2018-06-07Job filed: SELECTIVE INTERIOR PARTITION, FINISH AND FIXTURE REMOVAL THROUGHOUT. MINOR NEW PARTITIONS,DOORS, FINISHS AND FIXTURES THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE TO USE,EGR$35,600
2018-03-12RPTT&RET $430,000 — from MADDEN, TIMOTHY J to HONG, JU HYUNG JOSEPH; KIM, JIYEON$430,000
2018-03-05Sold for $430,000$430,000
2017
2017-12-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2017-12-20DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-20RPTT&RET $435,000 — from ANDERSON, FRANCES to VASSILEVA, ELEONORA$435,000
2017-11-06RPTT&RET $385,000 — from GUIDA, KATHRYN B to LICHIARDOPOL, DIONISIE$385,000
2017-11-03Sold for $435,000$435,000
2017-10-06Sold for $385,000$385,000
2017-09-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-08-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-02SMIS — from TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC
2017-07-03RPTT&RET $415,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOCIATES to ALIDINA, JASIM$415,000
2017-05-30Sold for $415,000$415,000
2017-05-24RPTT&RET $380,000 — from SANOGUET KITE, MARIA to HALE, EDWARD; GIARRANTA-HALE, GIUSEPPA$380,000
2017-05-18Sold for $380,000$380,000
2017-05-07311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017-03-24311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2013-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to SOVEREIGN BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2013-06-04TL&R — from FANNIE MAE to LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION
2013-06-04Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.
2013-06-04Mortgage assigned — from SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2013-06-04Mortgage $159,458 — from FANNIE MAE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$159,458
2013-06-04Agreement $800,000 — from FANNIE MAE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$800,000
2013-05-02311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2012
2012-12-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-12-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-09-07311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2011
2011-11-03RPTT&RET $331,814 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOCIATES to MESSER, DEBORAH A; MESSER, MICHAEL B$331,814
2011-07-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-06RPTT&RET $335,000 — from HILIMIRE, JULIE C; HILIMIRE, LOIS; TOBIA, JULIE H to HALEVY, EHUD; HALEVY, DAFNA$335,000
2011-05-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-10-14Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION TO BATHROOM SPACES AND LEVELING OF FLOORS IN BEDROOMS ON APARTMENT 2REW AND AS PER PLANS FILED NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$25,000
2010-10-14Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION TO BATHROOM SPACES AND LEVELING OF FLOORS IN BEDROOMS ON APARTMENT 2REW AND AS PER PLANS FILED NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$25,000
2010-07-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2010-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-10-16RPTT&RET $680,500 — from ROSSATO, MICAELA; KOS, PETER D to LIAO, PAUL; LIAO, JOANNA; LIAO, KAREN$680,500
2006-06-07RPTT&RET $390,000 — from WOJCIK, JOSHUA T to HILIMIRE, LOIS B; HILIMIRE, JULIE C$390,000
2006-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2005
2005-04-28Job filed: Combine apartments 2RE and 2RW on the 2nd floor. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.$20,000
2005-01-11RPTT&RET $270,000 — from O'MAHONY, KATHRINA to SALVADOR, RENATO; TRONO, CHRISTOPHER$270,000
2004
2004-11-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-11-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-09-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-07-28TL&R — from CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to LATHAM FORT Y-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION
2003-07-28AL&R $800,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to LATHAM FORTY- FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION$800,000
2003-07-28Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2003-07-28Mortgage assigned — from CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2003-07-28Agreement $800,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$800,000
2003-07-28Mortgage $98,377 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$98,377
2003-07-28Mortgage $200,000 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$200,000
2003-07-28AALR — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FANNIE MAE
2002
2002-01-18Job filed: Combine apartments 5RE and 5RW into one. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$48,000
2000
2000-12-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-05-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-05-22SAGE — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2000-05-22Mortgage assigned — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2000-05-22Agreement — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2000-05-22Mortgage $137,155 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APARTMENT CORPORATION to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$137,155
2000-05-22Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2000-05-22Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 27' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-02-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 3 STY REAR EAST APT 3RE KAUFMAN. , SECTION '' ''
1989
1989-06-14Mortgage assigned — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APT/CP to NORSTAR MTGE CP
1989-06-14Mortgage assigned — from NORSTAR MTGE CP to FEDERAL HOME LN/MTGE/CP
1989-06-14Agreement — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APT/CP to NORSTAR MTGE CP
1989-06-14Mortgage $59,343 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APT/CP to NORSTAR MTGE CP$59,343
1989-06-14Mortgage assigned — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOC to NORSTAR MTGE CP
1989-06-14Mortgage assigned — from BROWN, SUSAN; BROWN, ANDREA to NORSTAR MTGE CP
1989-06-14Mortgage assigned — from NORSTAR MTGE CP to FEDERAL HOME LN/MTGE/CP
1989-05-05HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPROVED WIRE SCREEN BELOW SKYLIGHT AT BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
1986
1986-09-26CERT — from BROWN, SUSAN; BROWN, ANDREA
1986-09-26Deed — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOCS to LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APT CP
1986-09-26Mortgage $349,431 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR APT CP to LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOC.$349,431
1985
1985-01-25Deed — from BROWN, ANDREA; BROWN, SUSAN to LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOC.
1985-01-25Mortgage $499,990 — from LATHAM FORTY-FOUR ASSOC. to BROWN, ANDREA; BROWN, SUSAN$499,990
1984
1984-04-16Deed — from BROWN, ARTHUR to BROWN, ANDREA; BROWN, SUSAN
1984-02-01Deed — from BROWN, ARTHUR to BROWN, ANDREA; BROWN, SUSAN
1983
1983-12-20Mortgage satisfied — from 347 REALTY CORP. to BROWN, BLANCHE E.
1977
1977-09-08Mortgage assigned — from RIWAL ASSOCIATES to WALZER, S MICHAEL; RIFE, HELEN
1975
1975-08-12Deed — from NEUHAUS, SOL L; AREALTY CORP ETAL to BROWN, ARTHUR
1969
1969-09-12Deed — from WALZER S. MICHAEL; RIFE HELEN; RIFE SIDNEY to AREALTY CORPORATION
1969-09-12Mortgage — from AREALTY CORP to RIFE SIDNEY; RIFE HELEN; WALZER S. MICHAEL
1969-06-06Mortgage — from RIFE HELEN; (DBA)347 ASSOCIATES; RIFE SIDNEY; WALZER S. MICHAEL to AUSTREIH SOLOMON; (DBA)RIVAL ASSOCIATES; WALZER ROSE; WALFISH SIMA; BELOUS HARRY; COHEN BE
1968
1968-08-06Mortgage assigned — from CENTRAL SAV.BNK.CTY.N.Y. to RIVAL ASSOCIATES