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163 Rivington Street

808Records
19City systems
1Open violations
67.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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808 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 319 311 service requests, 140 HPD complaints, 100 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC
BBL1003480021
BIN1004177

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 67.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · Noise (19) · Graffiti (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Construction Lead Dust (5).

Filed construction activity

$436,996 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC
Head officerRAMIEL BENYEHUDA
Managing agentBRIGHTON MANAGEMNT
Last registered2025-11-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,744,000 $1,684,800
2026$3,869,000 $1,741,050
2027$4,130,000 $1,858,500

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Casa ColvenLatin AmericanGrade Pending—
Cotti CoffeeCoffee/TeaNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Delancey St — M9 M14A-SBS · 700 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeSuffolk St & Delancey St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

163 Rivington Street

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

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,232,018 on 2022-07-21 (lender: Customers Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-21Agreement $5,900,000 — from 79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $5,900,000
2022-07-21Mortgage $4,232,018 — from 79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,232,018
2022-07-21Deed $8,300,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP. to 79 CLINTON PARTNERS LLC $8,300,000
2022-06-24Sold for $8,300,000 $8,300,000 $415,000
2016-04-19Mortgage $784,723 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP to ASTORIA BANK $784,723
2016-04-19Agreement $2,200,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP to ASTORIA BANK $2,200,000
2013-01-10Agreement $300,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY, CORP. to BRTR MANAGEMENT, LLC $300,000
2012-06-21Mortgage $29,288 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP. to BRTR MANAGEMENT, LLC $29,288
2005-10-04Mortgage $300,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2005-10-04Mortgage $300,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2003-05-27Agreement $1,480,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,480,000
2003-05-27Mortgage $625,001 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $625,001
2001-04-02Mortgage $870,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $870,000
1985-01-17Mortgage $150,000 — from 79 CLINTON ST. RLTYCORP to TANCO COMPANY $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700151218
201841230331
201901700374
202031160222
202121201125
202200255535
202304860595
2024214530574
202597410663
202694350755
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The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 71Housing & tenants 573Ownership & money 34Health & systems 52

Every one of the 808 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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