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127 John Street

1,760Records
19City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate

1,760 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 983 311 service requests, 173 DOB permits, 158 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1973
Floors31
Res. units576
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)200 WATER SPE L.L.C.
BBL1000750001
BIN1001163

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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 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

342 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (69) · Encampment (68) · Noise (67) · Homeless Person Assistance (51) · Illegal Parking (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).

Filed construction activity

$1,931,225 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1973)
YesSix or more residential units (576)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)200 Water SPE L.L.C.
Head officerJoseph Flanagan
Managing agentRockrose Development LLC
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$149,728,000 $67,377,600
2026$155,690,000 $70,060,500
2027$166,834,000 $75,075,300

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hey ThaiThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pearl St / Fulton St — M15 M15-SBS SIM5 SIM15 +1 more · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeCliff St & Fulton St · 350 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

127 John 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

342 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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 ROCKROSE DEVELOPMENT LLC — 14 buildings, 5,672 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-25 Hunter Street QN974 A
43-22 Queens Street QN790 A
43-10 Crescent Street QN709 A
476 11 Avenue MN590 A
127 John Street MN576 A
180 Ashland Place BK569 A
154 Christopher Street MN479 A
399 Chambers Street MN340 A
410 West 53 Street MN220 A
100 Jane Street MN148 A
Hunter Street QN123 A
110 Horatio Street MN121 A
108 Horatio Street MN33 A
1000690004 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,813,780 on 2020-10-15 (lender: Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-18AL&R $136,250,000 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to EQUITBLE FINACIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $136,250,000
2022-08-18Agreement $136,250,000 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to EQUITBLE FINACIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $136,250,000
2020-10-15AL&R $136,250,000 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPA $136,250,000
2020-10-15Agreement $136,250,000 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPA $136,250,000
2020-10-15Mortgage $11,813,780 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPA $11,813,780
2013-06-11Mortgage $40,270,000 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $40,270,000
2010-11-26Deed $221,900,000 — from 200 WATER L.L.C. to 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. $221,900,000
2010-11-26Mortgage $23,192,254 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $23,192,254
2010-11-26Agreement $110,000,000 — from 200 WATER SPE L.L.C. to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $110,000,000
2010-04-28RPTT&RET $73,123,490 — from DUANE READE SHAREHOLDERS LLC to WALGREEN CO $73,123,491
2009-10-16RPTT $545,282 — from ELGHANAYAN, KAMRAN T.; ELGHANAYAN, FREDERICK to ELGHANAYAN, H. HENRY $545,282
2009-10-16RPTT $60,526,323 — from ROCKROSE PROPERTIES L.L.C. to ROCKROSE GENERAL EQUITIES L.L.C. $60,526,323
2006-08-04Agreement $95,587,758 — from F/K/A 127JOHN STREET REALTY L.L.C.; 200 WATER L.L.C. to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $95,587,758
1999-12-09Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 127 JOHN STREET REALTY L.L.C. to GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION $3,000,000
1999-02-12Mortgage $24,500,000 — from 127 JOHN STREET REALTY L.L.C. to CITICORP REAL ESTATE, INC A DEL CORPORAT $24,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2022
2023
2024
171
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017173220749
201836460762
2019918510381
202052727389
202163470662
2022107572581
20239211505131
20246514203156
202515614406171
202682690584
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The full timeline

Construction 308Enforcement 182Housing & tenants 1,050Ownership & money 158Health & systems 62

Every one of the 1,760 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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