A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
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.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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 (1899)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
442 WEST 44 CORP
Head officer
PAUL IRVINE
Managing agent
IRVINE REALTY GROUP
Last registered
2025-09-12
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
$8,330,000
$499,800
2026
$9,045,000
$542,700
2027
$8,890,000
$533,400
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 42 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
W 43 St & 10 Ave · 300 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.
5 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $99,900 on
1999-08-19 (lender: Fleet Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2010-08-10
Deed $3,850,000 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A
$3,850,000
1999-08-19
Mortgage $99,900 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A. to FLEET BANK
$99,900
1998-11-18
Mortgage $47,275 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
$47,275
1995-09-07
Mortgage $720,000 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A. to NATWEST BANK, NA
$720,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
21
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
9
5
2
16
2018
0
2
2
4
2019
12
7
2
21
2020
3
1
1
5
2021
3
1
0
4
2022
0
4
0
4
2023
1
7
0
8
2024
2
2
1
5
2025
0
5
0
5
2026
0
0
1
1
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2025-10-25311: Consumer Complaint — General Vendor
2025-10-09311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-06-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-02-14311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2024
2024-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALL(S) OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED: AT EXPOSURE 1 FACADE; CRACKED WINDOW LINTEL AT 1ST FLOOR ABOVE BASEM$250
2021-07-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR THE ECB V$1,250
2021-07-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR THE ECB V$1,562
2021-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-25Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-03-16311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2020-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2020-02-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-02-19DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019
2019-12-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC907.2.8/FAILURE TO PROVIDE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE N DUPLEX APARTMENT #1(BASEMENT & 1ST FLOOR)REM:DISCONTINUE ILLE$2,500
2019-11-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NO#120577241F WHICH INDICATES A 2 FAMILY HOUSE(BASEMENT & 1ST I$2,500
2019-11-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.LACK OF A AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER BC903.2 AND AC$1,250
2019-11-18ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE NUMBER OF REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC$2,500
2019-10-29311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-04311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING FOR VIOLATING CONDI$625
2019-10-01DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-08-24DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-08-21DOB complaint, category ?
2019-07-28311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-07-28DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2019-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-03Boiler inspection
2019-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-09-28311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2018-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-05311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2018-05-11Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC907.2.8 FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE. RMDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.
2017-08-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED PER BC 903.2 - 27-9
2017-08-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O 120577241 ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: ROS() 1ST FLOOR ( ) CLASS A APARTMENT NOW OCCUPIED/U$600
2017-08-04311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-02311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-24311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2017-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2017-05-27311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2017-04-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2017-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-05-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-05-20Job filed: PROPOSED FACADE REPAIR AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2016-04-22311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2016-04-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED PARAPET SIGN. NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION SIDEWALK SHED AT EXP#1 MISSING PARAPET SIGN. REMEDY: P$800
2016-04-14311: Scaffold Safety — Suspended (Hanging) Scaffolds - No Pmt/Lic/Dangerous/Accident
2016-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2016-04-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-04-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-04-08Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-04-08Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-04-08Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-04-08Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-12-24Certificate of occupancy Final
2012-11-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-11-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-09-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-10-28311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2011-06-10Job filed: NO CHANGE TO BULK; CHANGES TO OCCUPANCY, USE AND EGRESS. ERECT FIRE-RATED AND NON-RATED PARTITIONS. PLUMBING FOR 3 SPRINKLER HEADS OFF DOMESTIC WATE
2011-06-10Job filed: NO CHANGE TO BULK; CHANGES TO OCCUPANCY, USE AND EGRESS. ERECT FIRE-RATED AND NON-RATED PARTITIONS. PLUMBING FOR 3 SPRINKLER HEADS OFF DOMESTIC WATE
2011-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-02-18Job filed: FILING 2 SISTER JOISTS. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE.$4,000
2011-02-18Job filed: INSTALL HVAC EQUIPMENT UNITS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$8,000
2011-02-18Job filed: INSTALL HVAC EQUIPMENT UNITS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$8,000
2011-01-11Job filed: CONVERT PREMISES TO TWO DUPLEXES. REMOVE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. OBTAIN C OF O.$30,000
2010
2010-09-10Mortgage satisfied — from SPENCE, CHARLES A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2010-09-07Mortgage satisfied — from SPENCE, CHARLES A to FLEET BANK, N.A.
2010-08-10Deed $3,850,000 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A$3,850,000
2010-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
1999
1999-08-19Mortgage $99,900 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A. to FLEET BANK$99,900
1998
1998-11-18Agreement — from SPENCE, CHARLES A. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1998-11-18Mortgage $47,275 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK$47,275
1998-11-18Mortgage assigned to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1998-11-17Mortgage satisfied — from SPENCER, CHARLES A. to NATWEST BANK
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-09-07Mortgage $720,000 — from SPENCE, CHARLES A. to NATWEST BANK, NA$720,000
1995-09-07Mortgage satisfied — from APPLEZWEIG, NORMAN to SACKMAN-GILLILAND CORPORATION
1995-09-07Deed — from APPLEZWEIG, LENORE; APPLEZWEIG, NORMAN L/W/T to SPENCE, CHARLES A.
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-02-21PAT — from APPLEZWEIG, ERICA to HENDRICKSON, BARBARA
1989-02-21SAGE — from HENDRICKSON, BARBARA; APPLEZWEIG, ERICA
1987
1987-05-29Deed — from APPLEZWEIG NORMAN to APPLEZWEIG, NORMAN; APPLEZWEIG, LENORE