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259 Front Street

305Records
16City systems
21Open violations
174.7Penalty rate

305 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 311 service requests, 28 HPD housing violations, 24 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)40 DOVER LLC
BBL1001070026
BIN1079138

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 174.7. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-01.

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.

$16,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Street Condition (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Drinking (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$30,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)40 Dover LLC
Head officerCraig A Loren
Managing agentDmitri Pelts
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,315,000 $591,750
2026$1,578,000 $710,100
2027$1,664,000 $748,800

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cowgirl SeahorseSouthwesternA—

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.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pearl St / Peck Slip — M15 · 550 ft
Citi BikePeck Slip & South St · 300 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

259 Front 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

50 311 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: $224,547 on 2010-11-30 (lender: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas), covering 2 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
2014-10-06RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from MARVIX EQUITY GROUP, INC. to 40 DOVER LLC $1,150,000
2014-10-06Deed $7,100,000 — from S. DURANTE & SON, INC., AKA S DURANTE & ; DURANTE, DONALD to 40 DOVER LLC $7,100,000
2010-11-30Mortgage $224,547 — from MW CELL REIT 1 LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS $224,547
2007-03-19Mortgage $216,642 — from WCP WIRELESS LEASE SUBSIDIARY, LLC to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG $216,642
2006-05-11MLEA $262,000 — from S. DURANTE & SONS, INC. to WIRELESS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC $262,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017008019
2018002013
201926121021
20202751015
20214740015
202243420049
20236971124
20240360211
202500140014
2026017430161
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 172Ownership & money 17Health & systems 11

Every one of the 305 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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