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89 South Street

1,030Records
15City systems
2Open violations
4.5Penalty rate

1,030 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 230 311 service requests, 203 DOB permits, 185 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1980
Floors5
Res. units32
ClassK9
Owner (PLUTO)NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
BBL1000740001
BIN1081994, 1081995, 1081996, 1081997, 1081998, 1082000, 1082001, 1082002, 1082003, 1082004, 1082005, 1083713, 1085798, 1085799, 1085800, 1085801, 1088320, 1089906, 1089907, 1091042

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.5. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-07-17.

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.

$1,600 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Illegal Parking (15) · Consumer Complaint (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · Lost Property (3) · Street Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$4,366,435 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (92 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1980)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$30,884,000 $13,897,800
2026$31,489,000 $14,170,050
2027$28,893,000 $13,001,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: PARKS DEPT NYC

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CorkFrenchNot yet graded—
Funny Face BakeryBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayFulton St — 2 3 4 5 A C J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pearl St / Fulton St — M15 · 450 ft
Citi BikeWater St & Fletcher St · 500 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

89 South Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

63 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000,000 on 2019-07-03 (lender: Civitas Alternative Investments, LLC), covering 8 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
2019-07-03Mortgage $250,000,000 — from SOUTH STREET SEAPORT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CIVITAS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, LLC $250,000,000
2019-07-03AL&R $250,000,000 — from SOUTH STREET SEAPORT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CIVITAS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, LLC $250,000,000
2015-02-10DEVR $30,812,500 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS AGENT to SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC $30,812,500
2011-05-17LEAS $5,221,749 — from SEAPORT MUSEUM NEW YORK to NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPO $5,221,749
2008-08-13DEVR $7,155,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 80 SOUTH REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC $7,155,000
2002-02-15Mortgage $45,000,000 — from SOUTH STREET SEAPORTLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DRESDNER BANK AG $45,000,000
2002-02-15Mortgage $7,000,000 — from SOUTH STREET SEAPORTLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DRESDNER BANK AG $7,000,000
1995-01-10Mortgage $37,500,000 — from SOUTH STREET SEAPORTLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FRONT REALTY HOLDINGCOMPANY, INC.; PEARL REALTY HOLDINGCOMPANY, INC.; PIER 17 REALTY HOLDI $37,500,000
1995-01-10Mortgage $52,000,000 — from SOUTH STREET SEAPORTLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FRONT REALTY HOLDINGCOMPANY, INC.; PEARL REALTY HOLDINGCOMPANY, INC.; PIER 17 REALTY HOLDI $52,000,000
1987-07-14Mortgage $325,000 — from SEAPORT ASSOCIATES to CONNECTICUT NTL BK $325,000
1985-12-03Mortgage $441,000 — from SEAPORT MARKETPLACEINC; SOUTH ST SEAPORT LTD to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK; PIER 17 REALTY HLDGCO; CITIBANK N A $441,000
1985-05-28Mortgage $657,000 — from SEAPORT MARKETPL, INC.; SOUTH ST SEAPORT LTDETC to PIER 17 RLTY HLDG COINC; CITIBANK, N.A.; CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $657,000
1985-05-28Mortgage $3,700,000 — from SOUTH ST SEAPORT LTDETC; SEAPORT MARKETPL. INC. to CITIBANK, N.A.; PIER 17 RLTY HLDG COINC; CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $3,700,000
1985-05-28Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SOUTH ST SEAPORT LTDETC; SEAPORT MARKETPL. INC. to CITIBANK, N.A.; CHASE MANHATTAN BANK; PIER 17 RLTY HLDG COINC $1,000,000
1985-05-28Mortgage $150,000 — from SEAPORT MARKETPL. INC.; SOUTH ST SEAPORT LTDETC to PIER 17 RLTY HLDG COINC; CITIBANK, N.A.; CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172813112862
20188961408117
20195218132287
202006101219
202104100216
202204251131
2023012380353
202422132221
2025823220356
202623250232
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The full timeline

Construction 388Enforcement 218Housing & tenants 235Ownership & money 136Health & systems 53

Every one of the 1,030 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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