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135 William Street

1,048Records
19City systems
0Open violations
1.6Penalty rate

1,048 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 582 311 service requests, 82 DOB permits, 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1905
Floors16
Res. units30
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES,
BBL1000780001
BIN1001192

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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 85% 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 1.6. 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

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 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · Panhandling (14) · Vendor Enforcement (12) · Dirty Condition (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$510,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerNATHAN BERMAN
Managing agentMETRO LOFT MGMT LLC
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,169,000 $7,276,050
2026$15,856,000 $7,135,200
2027$16,129,000 $7,258,050

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 93/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
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
Blank StreetCoffee/TeaA—

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 6 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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
Chambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Row / Beekman St — M103 · 800 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & William St · 50 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

135 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

96 311 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 METRO LOFT MANAGEMENT LLC — 4 buildings, 52 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 William Street MN30 A
47 Ann Street MN12 A
71 Leonard Street MN9 B
521 East 87 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $911,125 on 2026-04-17 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-17Mortgage $911,126 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $911,126
2026-04-17Agreement $20,000,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $20,000,000
2026-04-17AL&R $20,000,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $20,000,000
2021-04-12Mortgage $6,897,857 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $6,897,857
2021-04-12Agreement $20,000,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $20,000,000
2021-04-12AL&R $20,000,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $20,000,000
2007-09-17Agreement $16,530,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $16,530,000
2007-09-17Mortgage $4,537,094 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $4,537,094
2007-09-17AL&R $16,530,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $16,530,000
2004-06-08Agreement $12,400,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $12,400,000
2004-06-08Mortgage $741,280 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $741,280
2002-02-12Mortgage $3,500,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC $3,500,000
2000-11-02Mortgage $999,999 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CORUS BANK, N.A. $999,999
2000-07-12Mortgage $5,500,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CORUS BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2000-07-12Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 135 WILLIAM STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to CORUS BANK, N.A. $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731320238
201829830498
20190711901127
20202410702115
202195175238
2022102280141
202302230429
202400220325
202504442151
2026215245248
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The full timeline

Construction 130Enforcement 172Housing & tenants 636Ownership & money 75Health & systems 35

Every one of the 1,048 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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