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103 Bowery

170Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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170 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 32 DOB permits, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)BOWERY 103 LLC
BBL1003040005
BIN1003922

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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 10002, 64% 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: Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$284,000 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 (1915)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,563,000 $1,153,350
2026$2,734,000 $1,230,300
2027$3,281,000 $1,476,450

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jiang Nan NYCChineseA—

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.

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

SubwayGrand St — B D · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bowery — J Z · 1,000 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 · 500 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

103 Bowery

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,999,000 on 2015-12-21 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-12-21AL&R $2,999,000 — from BOWERY 105 LLC; BOWERY 103 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,000
2015-12-21Mortgage $2,999,000 — from BOWERY 105 LLC; BOWERY 103 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,000
2013-07-08AL&R $2,450,000 — from BOWERY 103 LLC AND BOWERY 105 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,450,000
2013-07-08Mortgage $2,450,000 — from BOWERY 103 LLC AND BOWERY 105 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,450,000
2013-06-24Deed $4,131,745 — from ODELL, MARIANNE A; 1987 WESLEY HARLAN ALEXANDER TRUST; NATHANIEL H. LYONS TRUST; RUSSO , L to BOWERY 103 LLC $4,131,745

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017202116
201811000314
20198020313
2020103026
2021034029
2022001045
2023000044
20240008412
20250602311
2026201036
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 31Health & systems 39

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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