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105 Bowery

162Records
12City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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162 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)BOWERY 105 LLC
BBL1003040006
BIN1003923

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GRADE C

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 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.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Graffiti (3) · Curb Condition (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$700,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1900)
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$2,806,800 $1,263,060
2026$2,402,000 $1,080,900
2027$2,882,000 $1,296,900

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lao Jie HotpotChineseCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / Hester St — M103 · 150 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

105 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

11 311 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: $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
2013-07-08Mortgage $2,450,000 — from BOWERY 103 LLC AND BOWERY 105 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,450,000
2013-07-08AL&R $2,450,000 — from BOWERY 103 LLC AND BOWERY 105 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,450,000
2013-06-24Deed $3,816,973 — from RUSSO, LORI ANN; ALEXANDER, WESLEY H JR.; NATHANIEL H. LYONS TRUST; JANE ALEXANDER TAYLOR, to BOWERY 105 LLC $3,816,973

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174311110
2018101024
2019005027
2020100012
2021023016
2022400026
2023000022
20240048618
20250232411
20265040615
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 30Health & systems 35

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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