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275 Water Street

257Records
17City systems
1Open violations
1.7Penalty rate

257 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 DOB permits, 43 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10038
Built1896
Floors8
Res. units6
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)SEAPORT TOWERS CORP
BBL1001070049
BIN1001385

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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 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 1.7. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Missed Collection (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$392,070 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)SEAPORT TOWERS CORP
Head officerJEANNE BAUER
Managing agentCFA MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,227,000 $3,252,150
2026$7,709,000 $3,469,050
2027$8,128,000 $3,657,600

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Pearl St / Peck Slip — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikePeck Slip & South 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

275 Water Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 CFA MANAGEMENT, INC. — 49 buildings, 487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B3 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 East 10 Street MN56 A
534 East 11 Street MN29 A
44 West 96 Street MN25 A
170 East 92 Street MN20 A
346 East 58 Street MN20 A
3 Weehawken Street MN20 A
227 East 87 Street MN18 A
227 East 12 Street MN16 A
311 East 83 Street MN14 A
307 East 12 Street MN13 A
38 West 15 Street MN13 A
141 Mac Dougal Street MN11 A
216 East 7 Street MN10 A
424 Greenwich Street MN10 A
643 East 11 Street MN10 A
625 East 6 Street MN10 A
72 Perry Street MN10 A
985 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
58 West 15 Street MN9 A
993 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 A
53 Prince Street MN9 A
320 East 14 Street MN9 A
322 West 22 Street MN8 A
127 West 15 Street MN8 A
7 Great Jones Street MN7 A
275 Water Street MN6 A
242 8 Avenue MN6 A
381 Broome Street MN6 A
471 West 22 Street MN6 A
244 8 Avenue MN6 A
321 East 52 Street MN6 A
358 West 23 Street MN6 A
112 Hudson Street MN5 A
334 West 19 Street MN5 A
60 West 15 Street MN5 A
480 Broome Street MN5 A
48 West 86 Street MN5 A
332 West 19 Street MN5 A
331 West 84 Street MN5 A
425 East 9 Street MN4 B
423 East 9 Street MN4 C
325 East 9 Street MN4 B
378 West Broadway MN4 C
40 West 12 Street MN4 B
202 West 123 Street MN4 D
141 West 24 Street MN4 A
399 Washington Street MN4 A
334 East 30 Street MN3 C
27 Perry Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2015-03-06 (lender: Himmel, Eric). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-02RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from ANDERSEN, TINA B to GEORGE A. WILLIAMS LIVING TRUST; GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, AS TRUSTEE $2,500,000
2026-08-14Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $416,667
2024-07-18RPTT&RET $940,000 — from FLEMING, JOANN to 275 WATER STREET LLC $940,000
2024-06-28Sold for $940,000 $940,000 $156,667
2015-06-17RPTT&RET $2,400,000 — from GENNARI, PETER; GENNARI, JENNIFER to AARON CHAUS 2012 TRUST; CHAUS, LOUISE; AARON CHAUS, TRUSTEE $2,400,000
2015-03-06Mortgage $200,000 — from SEAPORT TOWERS CORPORATION to HIMMEL, ERIC $200,000
2013-05-13RPTT&RET $1,700,000 — from WINNINGHAM, STEVEN; WINNINGHAM, KATHERINE to HIMMEL, ERIC; MILLER, CAROLINE $1,700,000
2013-03-04RPTT&RET $2,200,000 — from WALDMAN, FRED to LIPMAN, DAVID G; LIPMAN, TINA BECH $2,200,000
2011-07-05RPTT&RET $1,757,500 — from DAVEY, LYNDA J; SCHIFFRES, ALAN D to GENNARI, PETER; GENNARI, JENNIFER $1,757,500
2005-06-06RPTT&RET $1,225,000 — from LILYQUIST, CHRISTINE; BARRETTE, WILLIAM to CHASIN, NOAH; CHASIN, MICHELLE $1,225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022239
2018131128
20198120314
2020104027
2021023016
2022012014
2023022026
20246473121
20250560213
20263332112
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The full timeline

Construction 91Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 56Ownership & money 33Health & systems 28

Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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