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297 Church Street

119Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Tribeca-Civic Center
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119 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 DOB job filings, 26 DOB permits, 17 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1870
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)ROBERT T MOSKOWITZ
BBL1001930024
BIN1002209

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

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

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$72,500 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 (1870)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)297 CHURCH STREET LLC
Head officerROBERT MOSKOWITZ
Managing agentMAROB MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,431,000 $2,443,950
2026$4,345,000 $1,955,250
2027$3,476,000 $1,564,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayCanal St — A C E · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / White St — M55 · 200 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & Walker St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street 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

297 Church 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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MAROB MANAGEMENT CORP — 22 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B4 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
508 Broome Street MN12 A
489 Broome Street MN7 A
498 Broadway MN5 A
177 Hudson Street MN5 A
228 West Broadway MN5 A
156 Chambers Street MN5 A
92 Reade Street MN4 B
53 Grand Street MN4 A
98 Chambers Street MN4 A
96 Chambers Street MN4 C
94 Reade Street MN4 A
297 Church Street MN4 A
155 Chambers Street MN4 A
153 Mercer Street MN4 B
460 Greenwich Street MN4 B
458 Greenwich Street MN4 A
144 Chambers Street MN4 B
220 Centre Street MN4 A
415 Lafayette Street MN3 A
277 Church Street MN3 A
383 Canal Street MN3 A
31 Walker Street MN3 D

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179010111
2018000011
2019003104
2020001001
2021002002
2022001001
2023001001
2024061007
2025001001
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 55Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 26Ownership & money 6Health & systems 7

Every one of the 119 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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