305 East 45 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01338-0005BIN 1038770

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 113 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 25 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 338 apartments.

2018 — 30 units registered2023 — 25

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1929

Built

Floors

338

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 38 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

140

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 11RIssued 2026-03-17

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11R, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10BIssued 2025-01-22

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10B, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10BIssued 2022-02-22

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 10B, 10th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14410706 ISSUED 14-JUL-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 16GIssued 2026-05-11

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 16G, 15th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

1828

All time

554

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1668

Plumbing41

Electric33

Paint/Plaster24

Door/Window21

General16

Flooring/Stairs14

Water Leak4

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

734

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified361

Residential174

Street/Sidewalk127

Commercial34

Vehicle32

Park3

Helicopter3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

291

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony88

Misdemeanor148

Violation55

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPHAZ-HAZARDOUS CONDITION (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2023-02-17

CYCLE 9B UNSAFE REPORT FILED

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-05-14

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2011-07-21

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2016-01-14

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

TURTLE BAY TOWERS CORP

Head officer

Alexandra Bruno

Managing agent

CENTURY MANAGEMENT

4 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,025

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Local LawClass 22026-04-20$625 due

ConstructionClass 22026-01-03$2,400 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Most recent mortgage2024-11-08 · $6,700,000

Mortgage2024-11-08$6,700,000

borrower TURTLE BAY TOWERS CORP. · lender CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2016-05-13$7,021,712.01

borrower TURTLE BAY TOWERS CORP. · lender CAPITAL ONE MULTIFAMILY FINANCE, LLC

Mortgage2010-12-22$13,500,000

borrower 312 EAST 23 L.L.C., 310 EAST 23 RETAIL L.L.C., 23 EAST 10 RETAIL L.L.C., TURTLE BAY L.L.C. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage1998-07-14$8,947,468.39

borrower TURTLE BAY TOWERS CORP. · lender PRUDENTIAL INSURANCECOMPANY OF AMERICA

Mortgage1978-06-15no recorded price

borrower WELCO ASSOCIATES · lender MORTGAGE GROWTH INVESTRS

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale