137 East 44 Street, Manhattan

A 1916 hotel on East 44 Street carrying 5.56 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C5-2.5 zoning.

137 East 44 Street is a hotel in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012990023). The property is zoned C5-2.5, on a 10,041 sq ft lot, with 10 floors and 4 residential units. It was built in 1916. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 3 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1012990023
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Zoning district	C5-2.5
Building class	H2 — hotel (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	10,041 sq ft
Floors	10
Residential units	4
Year built	1916
FAR	6.44 built · 10 max residential · 12 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

3 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2023-10-30)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.