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17 Pitt Street

2,922Records
21City systems
1Open violations
13.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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2,922 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,163 311 service requests, 866 HPD complaints, 210 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1972
Floors26
Res. units200
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)GRAND ST GUILD EAST HDFC INC
BBL1003410070
BIN1077598, 1088770

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 13.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2000-01-05.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

68 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

30
’23–24
6
’24–25
24
’25–26

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

$4,275 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

176 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · HEAT/HOT WATER (34) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Illegal Parking (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · GENERAL (8).

Filed construction activity

$1,797,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1972)
YesSix or more residential units (200)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)GRAND ST GUILD EAST HDFC INC
Head officerERIKA BRANDT
Managing agentTHE WAVECREST MGMT TEAM
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$37,700,000 $16,965,000
2026$40,466,000 $18,209,700
2027$39,547,000 $17,796,150

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $7,785,451 a year ($43.66 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,518,254 ($19.73 per sq ft), net operating income $4,267,198. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Pitt St — M14A-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeGrand St & Samuel Dickstein Plaza · 350 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

17 Pitt 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

176 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 34 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

showing 60 of 362 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $52,777,800 on 2020-11-05 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-29Agreement $52,777,800 — from GRAND STREET GUILD EAST HOUSING DEVELOPM to ORIX REL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV $52,777,800
2020-11-05Mortgage $52,777,800 — from GRAND STREET GUILD EAST HOUSING DEV to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $52,777,800
2016-03-23Mortgage $52,777,800 — from GRAND STREET GUILD EAST HOUSING DEVELOPM to RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC $52,777,800
2010-07-21Mortgage $32,461,900 — from GRAND STREET GUILD EAST HOUSING DEVELOPM to OPPENHEIMER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING & HEALTH $32,461,900

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
2023
146
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174106301491
2018485101578
20194281211100
20205111543128
20210512203130
20221595135119
20233410908124
202461811408146
20254178121105
2026036701181
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The full timeline

Construction 132Enforcement 323Housing & tenants 2,279Ownership & money 39Health & systems 149

Every one of the 2,922 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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