222 East 44th Street
A 42-story building with 429 apartments, built in 1964, in Manhattan, NY 10017.
Addresses on the lot: 212 to 222 East 44th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
222 East 44th Street has 2 open HPD violations. Tenants made 11 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to BLDG 44 DEVELOPERS LLC. 118 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 222 East 44th Street have open violations?
Yes: 2 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 11 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 222 East 44th Street?
222 East 44th Street is registered with HPD to BLDG 44 DEVELOPERS LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in April 2026. HPD’s record has 4 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 9% of residential buildings in 10017 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 222 East 44th Street rent stabilized?
118 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2022. That’s 118 of the building’s 429 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 230 East 44th Street164 apartments, built 1963
- 227 East 44th Street63 apartments, built 2014
- 235 East 43rd Street22 apartments, built 1990
- 245 East 44th Street181 apartments, built 1986
- 825 2nd Avenue240 apartments, built 1964
- 686 3rd Avenue28 apartments, built 1930
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01317-7501.