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126 Water Street

417Records
18City systems
1Open violations
—Penalty rate

417 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 73 DOB permits, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10005
Built2007
Floors26
Res. units0
ClassH3
Owner (PLUTO)HCIN WATER STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL1000390038
BIN1000881

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Vendor Enforcement (6) · Lost Property (2) · Noise (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$168,605 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HCIN Water Street Associates, LLC
Head officerDani Elhachem
Managing agentHersha Hospitality Management, L.P
Last registered2025-10-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,459,000 $7,406,550
2026$18,091,000 $8,140,950
2027$18,267,000 $8,220,150

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Holiday Inn ExpressAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayWall St — 2 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Broad St — J Z · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Water St / Wall St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFront St & Pine St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Peck Slip School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

126 Water Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HERSHA HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, L.P — 6 buildings, 0 units. Grades across the portfolio: n/a. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
232 West 29 Street MN0 —
2 York Street MN0 —
206 East 52 Street MN0 —
132 4 Avenue MN0 —
148-18 134 Street QN0 —
126 Water Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,000,549 on 2018-02-15 (lender: China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. and UBS Ag), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-16Agreement $235,000,000 — from HCIN DUO TWO LESSEE, LLC; HCIN WATER STREET LESSEE, LLC; HCIN HERALD SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LL to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $235,000,000
2024-02-12Agreement $300,000,000 — from HCIN CHELSEA GRAND EAST LESSEE LLC; HCIN DUO THREE LESSEE LLC; HCIN DUO ONE ASSOCIATES LLC to TRUST COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH C; CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO LTD, NEW Y $300,000,000
2021-06-14Agreement $300,000,000 — from HCIN CHELSEA GRAND EAST ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO THREE ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN HERALD SQUAR to WILIMGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $300,000,000
2021-03-04RPTT&RET $315,803,305 — from CINDAT HERSHA OWNER JV ASSOCIATES, LLC to CMTG LENDER 12 LLC $315,803,305
2018-02-15AL&R $300,000,000 — from HCIN WATER STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO THREE ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO ONE ASSOCIATES to CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.; UBS AG $300,000,000
2018-02-15Agreement $300,000,000 — from HCIN DUO TWO ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN HERALD SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN MAIDEN HOTEL ASSOCI to CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.; UBS AG $300,000,000
2018-02-15Mortgage $15,000,549 — from HCIN WATER STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO ONE ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO THREE ASSOCIATES to CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO., LTD.; UBS AG $15,000,549
2016-05-06Deed $42,845,395 — from HHLP WATER STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to HCIN WATER STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC $42,845,395
2016-05-06Agreement $280,000,000 — from HCIN HERALD SQUARE LESSEE, LLC; HCIN MAIDEN HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN MAIDEN HOTEL LESSE to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $280,000,000
2016-05-06AL&R $280,000,000 — from HCIN DUO THREE ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO TWO ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN MAIDEN HOTEL LESSEE, LL to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $280,000,000
2016-05-06Mortgage $5,000,000 — from HCIN HERALD SQUARE LESSEE, LLC; HCIN HERALD SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO ONE ASSOCIATE to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $5,000,000
2016-05-06AL&R $5,000,000 — from HCIN DUO ONE LESSEE, LLC; HCIN MAIDEN HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN HERALD SQUARE ASSOCIATES to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $5,000,000
2016-05-06Mortgage $185,467,064 — from HCIN HERALD SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LLC; HCIN DUO TWO LESSEE, LLC; HCIN CHELSEA GRAND EAST ASSO to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $185,467,064
2016-04-29Sold for $42,845,395 $42,845,395 $42,845,395
2011-04-14Deed $36,723,162 — from METRO SIX HOTEL LLC to HHLP WATER STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC $36,723,162

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702214128
201841511526
2019012100527
2020023049
20210232411
20220390618
20230060511
20240091414
202510104621
20266060618
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The full timeline

Construction 118Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 52Health & systems 52

Every one of the 417 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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