128 West 44 Street
Midtown West, Manhattan
Parcel ID (BBL): 1009960046
Owner: Ben-Josef Group Holdings
Acquired: October 17, 2025, $53.2 million
Debt: January 09, 2026, $62.5 million
Built: 1905
Renovated: 2009
SF: 75,421
Dwelling units: 0
No. of buildings: 1
Class: Luxury Type – Built Prior to 1960 (H1)
Floors: 10
Transactions:
• Ben-Josef Group Holdings borrowed $62.5 million from Ben-Josef Group Holdings for 130 West 44th Street, Midtown West, Manhattan on January 09, 2026.
• Ben-Josef Group Holdings on October 17, 2025 bought a loan with an original principal of $62.5 million from Reuben Brothers, signed by Eric S. Orenstein, secured by 130 West 44th Street, Midtown West, Manhattan, when owned by Ben-Josef Group Holdings.
• Iyer Vaidyanathan Narayan sold 130 West 44th Street, Midtown West, Manhattan for $53.2 million to Ben-Josef Group Holdings on October 17, 2025.
• Dream Hotel Group borrowed $62.5 million from Motcomb Estates for 130 West 44th Street, Times Square, Manhattan on January 14, 2020.
Development:
• Riyaz Akhtar filed major alteration job 104440071 for J-1 building with 82 apartments in Midtown West, Manhattan, on May 24, 2006.
• Vasant Balisa filed major alteration job 102986217 for PUB building in Midtown West, Manhattan, on August 21, 2001.
• Ronen Ben-Josef filed alteration job M01370577 for 9,012 sqft J-1 building with 82 apartments in Midtown West, Manhattan, on March 25, 2026.
• Ronen Ben-Josef filed alteration job M01311712 for 533 sqft J-1 building with 82 apartments in Midtown West, Manhattan, on November 10, 2025.
• Riyaz Akhtar filed alteration job 122834424 for J-1 building with 115 apartments in Midtown West, Manhattan, on August 30, 2016.
• Eran Nornberg filed alteration job 120341996 for R-1 building with 1 apartments in Midtown West, Manhattan, on May 10, 2010.
• Eran Nornberg filed alteration job 120272123 for J-1 building with 88 apartments in Midtown West, Manhattan, on February 18, 2010.
Litigation:
• Reuben Brothers and Motcomb Estates filed a $62.5 million pre-foreclosure 850364/2023 on May 05, 2023, against Adams Hotels International, Dream Hotel Group and Iyer Vaidyanathan Narayan at 130 West 44 Street.
• Astra Global, Ajay K. Gupta and Sonia Gupta filed a $50 million lawsuit 652950/2022 against Iyer Vaidyanathan Narayan, Adams Hotels International and Ganesh Narayan on August 16, 2022,seeking a money judgment related to fraudat 130 West 44 Street.
Violations:
According to city public data, the properties have received $1,900 in OATH penalties in the last year.