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275 South Street

831Records
21City systems
11Open violations
7.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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831 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 311 service requests, 108 HPD complaints, 90 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1978
Floors19
Res. units256
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)275 NELSON APARTMENTS LLC
BBL1002460001
BIN1003144

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2026–27: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
32
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,971,480 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1978)
YesSix or more residential units (256)
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)275 NELSON APARTMENTS, LLC
Head officerCHRISTINE CHORNY
Managing agentNELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
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$69,253,000 $31,163,850
2026$75,132,000 $33,809,400
2027$75,538,000 $33,992,100

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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.

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

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison St / Jefferson St — M22 · 750 ft
Citi BikeClinton St & Cherry St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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 South 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

90 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD — 17 buildings, 4,169 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B11 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
214 Thomas S Boyland St BK1107 A
823 Colgate Avenue BX484 B
825 Boynton Avenue BX484 B
150 West 225 Street MN318 B
1730 Mulford Avenue BX285 B
275 South Street MN256 B
1520 Story Avenue BX223 B
950 Evergreen Avenue BX213 C
1530 Story Avenue BX212 B
955 Evergreen Avenue BX144 D
400 Cathedral Parkway MN140 B
3240 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX108 C
1107 Bryant Avenue BX97 B
92 Gates Avenue BK45 A
214 Prospect Place BK20 B
148 St James Place BK17 B
47 Clifton Place BK16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $105,000,000 on 2021-12-28 (lender: Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-28AL&R $105,000,000 — from 275 NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $105,000,000
2021-12-28Mortgage $105,000,000 — from 275 NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $105,000,000
2021-01-21RPTT $163,012,666 — from SSPF REIT, INC. to SSPF REIT 1 LLC $163,012,666
2017-12-27Agreement $111,250,000 — from 275 NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITIBANK, N.A. $111,250,000
2017-12-27Mortgage $25,000,000 — from 275 NELSON APARTMENTS LLC; HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITIBANK, N.A. $25,000,000
2017-12-27Deed $167,500,000 — from HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $167,500,000
2017-12-14Sold for $167,500,000 $167,500,000 $654,297
2015-02-26Mortgage $86,250,000 — from HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; LE I NYAH II HOLDINGS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $86,250,000
2015-02-26Deed $115,000,000 — from LE I APARTMENTS LLC to HP TWO BRIDGES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $115,000,000
2013-12-09AL&R $45,000,000 — from LE I APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $45,000,000
2013-12-09Agreement $45,000,000 — from LE I APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $45,000,000
2013-12-09Mortgage $9,295,962 — from LE I APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,295,962
2013-01-25RPTT $42,478,500 — from WESTSIDE RESIDENTIAL HOLDINGS LLC; STARRETT LANDS END ONE CORPORATION; STARRETT RESIDENTIA to STARRETT COMPANIES LLC $42,478,500
2007-03-01Agreement $38,860,000 — from LANDS' END ASSOCIATES, L.P. to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC. $38,860,000
2007-03-01Mortgage $1,466,676 — from LANDS' END ASSOCIATES, L.P. to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC. $1,466,676

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722761112103
20187390221
201970240334
2020228570390
2021611284453
202205239542
202307480459
202460380751
202501620568
202610591970
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The full timeline

Construction 149Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 495Ownership & money 88Health & systems 44

Every one of the 831 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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