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 11220, 69% 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-29.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1911)
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)
44 HOLDING CORP
Head officer
MEDHAT OKELLY
Managing agent
OKELLY REALTY CORP
Last registered
2025-07-29
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
$1,386,000
$83,160
2026
$1,389,000
$83,340
2027
$1,529,000
$91,740
The city's market estimate has risen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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
45 St — R · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 43 St — B37 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
44 St & 3 Ave · 100 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.
11 311 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: $153,750 on
2001-06-27 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2001-06-27
Mortgage $153,750 — from 44 HOLDING CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$153,750
1994-02-17
Mortgage $70,000 — from HOOVERT, JOHN to SHERR, BENJAMIN
$70,000
1988-06-16
Mortgage $115,000 — from HOOVERT, GEORGE; HOOVERT, JOHN to GERMAIN, NOEMIE; CHAPOTEAU, PAULETTE
$115,000
1986-07-17
Mortgage $40,000 — from HOOVERT, JOHN; HOOVERT, GEORGE to MALAVE, MARIA; GONZALEZ, ANTONIA
$40,000
Ten-year activity
1050
7
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
6
1
7
2018
0
2
1
3
2019
0
3
3
6
2020
2
1
1
4
2021
0
3
0
3
2022
0
2
1
3
2023
1
5
1
7
2024
0
6
1
7
2025
0
3
1
4
2026
0
4
0
4
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2024-12-04HPD 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
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-10-21311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2020-03-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WASTE PIPE LEAKING IN THE REAR OF THE CELLAR-STORAGE AT GAS METERS-GAS METER AREA HAS NO VENTILATION-WASTE OIL AT BURNER-BOILER SA$312
2019-05-28311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-05-24311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2018
2018-12-03Boiler inspection
2018-06-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-01-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-07Boiler inspection
2017-10-02HPD 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
2017-09-29HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9B, 2nd STORY
2017-09-29HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN DRAIN LINE AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 9B, 2nd STOR
2017-08-09311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2017-08-09311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2017-06-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-04-11TL&R — from 44 HOLDING CORP. to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2016-04-11Mortgage satisfied — from 44 HOLDING CORP. to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2015
2015-10-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL AND RETURN BUZZER SYSTEM AT BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st STORY
2015-10-07HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2015-10-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BELL AND RETURN BUZZER SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9B,
2015-05-13311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction