344 West 53 Street
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
Parcel ID (BBL): 1010430051
Owner: Jmm Charitable Foundation
Acquired: March 23, 2023, $5 million
Built: 1920
SF: 6,800
Dwelling units: 0
No. of buildings: 1
Class: Church, Synagogue, Chapel (M1)
Floors: 2
Transactions:
• Roman Catholic Church sold 342 West 53rd Street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan for $5 million to JMM Charitable Foundation on March 23, 2023.
Development:
• Shirley Wang filed major alteration job M00911928 for 8,171 sqft 54 building with 0 apartments in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on October 27, 2023.
• Ibraim Redza filed alteration job M01416326 for 6,800 sqft building with 0 apartments in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on June 12, 2026.
• Shirley Wang filed alteration job M01403683 for 6,800 sqft PUB building with 0 apartments in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on May 29, 2026.
• Shirley Wang filed alteration job M01335664 for 8,998 sqft 54 building with 0 apartments in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on December 19, 2025.
• Shirley Wang filed alteration job M01164969 for 4,020 sqft building with 0 apartments in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on January 15, 2025.
Litigation:
• Roman Catholic Church and Church of Saint Benedict the Moor filed a $16 million lawsuit 150350/2023 against Walter Wang, Shirley Wang and JMM Charitable Foundation on January 11, 2023,seeking a judgment related to leave to sellat 342 West 53 Street.
Violations:
According to city public data, the properties have received $200 in OATH penalties in the last year.