149 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 24 DOB permits, 19 DOB violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Street Condition (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1865) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 181 DUANE LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT PINCOW |
| Managing agent | ROBERT PINCOW |
| Last registered | 2025-11-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,290,000 | $2,380,500 |
| 2026 | $4,232,000 | $1,904,400 |
| 2027 | $3,386,000 | $1,523,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wok In Duane | Asian/Asian Fusion | C | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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.
| Subway | Chambers St — 1 2 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Harrison St / Hudson St — M20 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Duane St & Hudson St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence School Middle: M.S. 297. 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.
181 Duane Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
5 311 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-25 | Deed $1,300,000 — from 181 DUANE STREET CORP. to PINCOW, ROBERT; PINCOW, JAMES | $1,300,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 149 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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