244 West 49th Street
244 West 49th Street in Midtown, Manhattan, has no open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (97/100).
Mixed residential & commercial · 138 units · Built 2025
StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 97/100)
- No open housing violations on record with HPD.
- No evictions in the last 3 years.
- The other 23 buildings registered to this head officer are all graded C or better.
- No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.
Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.
- Repairs: Clear (None open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
- Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
0 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 1 on record. Newest violation issued 2026-05-11.
0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 10 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.
311 housing complaints
3 in the last 12 months, 3 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Door/Window (1).
Bedbugs
No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.
- 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
- 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year
Buildings department (DOB)
1 open DOB violation. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.
Evictions and housing court
0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.
Owner and management
Owner: West 49 Realty LLC. Head officer: Cheskel Schwimmer. Managing agent: Shaye Silberstein. This owner has 24 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Mar 16, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 1010200059, HPD building ID 1020851. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- 50 St (C, E), 2 min walk
- 50 St (1), 3 min walk
- 49 St (N, R, W), 3 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | None open | 0 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 3 | −3 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | 1 open DOB violation | 0 |
Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.