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136 William Street

475Records
17City systems
18Open violations
204.3Penalty rate

475 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units10
ClassDB
Owner (PLUTO)136 WILLIAM STREET
BBL1000770018
BIN1001188

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 204.3. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-07.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
26
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Noise (12) · PLUMBING (6) · Air Quality (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$193,924 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)136 WILLIAM LLC
Head officerJOE CHEHEBAR
Managing agentCHOICE NY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,663,000 $1,648,350
2026$4,396,000 $1,978,200
2027$4,635,000 $2,085,750

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KobaKoreanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Chambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Row / Beekman St — M103 · 900 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & William St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

136 William 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

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2021 Broadway MN269 A
1215 Fulton Street BK240 A
10 Nevins Street BK184 A
22-18 Jackson Ave QN182 A
700 Pacific Street BK168 A
111 Montgomery Street BK163 A
540 Waverly Avenue BK135 A
370 Ocean Parkway BK133 A
56 Fulton Street MN120 B
7101 Colonial Road BK119 B
363 4 Avenue BK104 A
2280 Broadway MN98 A
785 Metropolitan Avenue BK80 A
13 Hamilton Terrace MN78 B
69 East 125 Street MN75 A
335 Irving Avenue BK70 A
575 4th Avenue BK70 A
1580 East 18 Street BK70 A
245 West 25 Street MN67 A
45 Pineapple Street BK67 A
302 2 Avenue BK67 A
393 Weirfield Street BK66 A
88 Linden Boulevard BK66 A
645 East 26 Street BK66 A
264 Webster Avenue BK63 A
561 Pacific Street BK62 A
254 Seaman Avenue MN60 B
192 Degraw Street BK60 A
162 North 12 Street BK57 A
370 Columbus Avenue MN54 A
205 West 95 Street MN54 A
11-51 47 Avenue QN53 A
2461 Broadway MN52 A
100 Cooper Street MN48 C
409 East 84 Street MN48 A
416 East 119 Street MN48 C
124 Atlantic Avenue BK47 A
306 2 Street BK46 A
526 West 111 Street MN45 A
2326 Broadway MN45 A
308 North 7th Street BK45 A
65-70 Austin Street QN45 B
37-29 33rd Street QN43 A
80 West Street BK43 A
655 West 160 Street MN42 B
2 Pierrepont Street BK41 A
2505 Broadway MN40 A
69 Pierrepont Street BK40 A
19 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 D
840 Fulton Street BK39 A
179 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
622 West 114 Street MN39 A
378 Weirfield Street BK39 A
3015 Brighton 6 Street BK38 A
96 Rockwell Place BK37 A
174 North 11 Street BK37 A
445 12 Street BK36 A
378 Baltic Street BK36 A
350 Cathedral Parkway MN35 A
501 Hicks Street BK34 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 1988-12-01 (lender: Dominion Financl Cp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-10-27EASE $152,738 — from 136 WILLIAM STREET LLC to LIGHTSTONE ACQUISITIONS X LLC $152,738
2015-09-08M&CON $49,400,000 — from LIGHTSTONE ACQUISITIONS X LLC; LIGHTSTONE ACQUISITIONS II LLC to BANCO INBURSA, S.A., INSTITUCION DE BANC $49,400,000
2015-03-30DEVR $15,379,193 — from 33 BRE, INC. to LIGHTSTONE ACQUISITIONS X LLC $15,379,193
2007-12-18DEVR $3,451,338 — from 136 WILLIAM STREET LLC to 130 WILLIAM STREET HOLDING CO., LLC $3,451,338
1988-12-01Mortgage $300,000 — from 94 FULTON ST ASSOC INC to DOMINION FINANCL CP $300,000
1987-12-30Mortgage $500,000 — from 94 FULTON ST ASSOC INC to EAGLE SA FUNDING CO $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201743112222
201852200128
201900110314
202003120217
2021013261141
202204190023
202321290032
202403340138
202501510153
202600570259
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The full timeline

Construction 66Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 295Ownership & money 35Health & systems 18

Every one of the 475 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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