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97 Bowery

260Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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260 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 40 DOB violations, 38 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1869
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)JSW 97 REALTY, LLC
BBL1003040002
BIN1003919

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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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Building/Use (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$444,350 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,118,000 $953,100
2026$2,443,000 $1,099,350
2027$2,454,000 $1,104,300

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
97 Happy KTVOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 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

SubwayGrand St — B D · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Hester St — M103 · 100 ft
Citi BikeForsyth St & Grand St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

97 Bowery

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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: $3,931,471 on 2022-09-06 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-06AL&R $5,000,000 — from JSW 97 REALTY, LLC to EAST WEST BANK $5,000,000
2022-09-06Agreement $5,000,000 — from JSW 97 REALTY, LLC to EAST WEST BANK $5,000,000
2022-09-06Mortgage $3,931,471 — from JSW 97 REALTY, LLC to EAST WEST BANK $3,931,471
2022-08-30Deed $6,800,000 — from 97 BOWERY REALTY CORP to JSW 97 REALTY, LLC $6,800,000
2022-08-11Sold for $6,800,000 $6,800,000 $3,400,000
2018-07-24AL&R $1,500,000 — from 97 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $1,500,000
2018-07-24Agreement $1,500,000 — from 97 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $1,500,000
2018-07-24Mortgage $354,388 — from 97 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to EAST WEST BANK $354,388
2007-12-14AL&R $3,000,000 — from 97 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK $3,000,000
2007-12-14Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 97 BOWERY REALTY CORP. to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK $3,000,000
1991-05-16Mortgage $800,000 — from 97 BOWERY REALTY CORP to BANK OF CHINA $800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017034018
20180364316
2019040026
20200280111
2021008019
20223046316
2023610029
2024001023
20250910212
2026012025
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 96Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 21Health & systems 27

Every one of the 260 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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