153 West 44 Street, Manhattan

A 1988 hotel on West 44 Street with 20 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

153 West 44 Street is a hotel in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009970010). The property is zoned C6-5.5, on a 16,820 sq ft lot, with 48 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1988. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 20 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1009970010
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 5
Neighborhood	Midtown-Times Square
Zoning district	C6-5.5
Building class	H1 — hotel (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	16,820 sq ft
Floors	48
Residential units	1
Year built	1988
FAR	28.06 built · 10 max residential · 12 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

16 open Department of Buildings violations
4 open ECB (OATH) violations — $2,021 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2025-09-17)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.