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174 Delancey Street

689Records
17City systems
35Open violations
74.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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689 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 HPD complaints, 158 311 service requests, 108 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)146 W. 120TH ST., LLC
BBL1003480072
BIN1076937, 1076938

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 74.5. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations35 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1979-06-07.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

2
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Rodent (5) · Graffiti (3) · Noise (3) · ELECTRIC (3).

Filed construction activity

$236,588 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)146 W. 120TH ST. LLC
Head officerAMBROSE CHEUNG
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,393,000 $1,076,850
2026$2,244,000 $1,009,800
2027$2,426,000 $1,091,700

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mohamed AbdelhafezNot yet graded—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Clinton St — M14A-SBS · 850 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeSuffolk St & Delancey St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route 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

174 Delancey 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

45 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 West 52 Street MN109 A
419 Bleecker Street MN87 A
270 St Nicholas Avenue MN77 B
160 Imlay Street BK70 A
421 West 162 Street MN65 C
860 Riverside Drive MN61 D
67 West 107 Street MN56 A
42-14 Crescent Street QN48 A
374 Wadsworth Avenue MN43 A
215 East 81 Street MN40 A
951 Carroll Street BK38 A
212 East 57 Street MN38 A
259 21 Street BK37 A
191 Grand Street MN35 A
334 East 13 Street MN34 A
900 Lenox Road BK31 A
28 Vestry Street MN31 A
10 Lenox Avenue MN29 A
1260 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
268 West 84 Street MN28 A
76 Pinehurst Avenue MN27 A
326 East 65 Street MN27 A
31 East 127 Street MN25 A
649 Warren Street BK24 A
377 Warren Street BK24 A
174 Delancey Street MN22 B
42 East 20 Street MN22 A
178 East 117 Street MN22 B
611 West 180 Street MN21 B
409 East 74 Street MN20 A
26 Henry Street MN20 B
17 West 76 Street MN20 B
474 West 146 Street MN20 A
160 East 117 Street MN19 A
35 East 12 Street MN18 A
20 Bethune Street MN18 A
845 2 Avenue MN18 A
24 Varick Street MN18 A
422 East 75 Street MN18 A
23 Canal Street MN17 B
1324 2 Avenue MN17 A
66 East 80 Street MN17 A
52 Carmine Street MN16 A
329 East 75 Street MN16 A
407 East 90 Street MN16 A
514 East 82 Street MN15 A
191 Hester Street MN15 A
105 Wooster Street MN15 B
259 East Broadway MN15 A
516 East 82 Street MN15 A
409 East 90 Street MN15 A
297 Driggs Avenue BK14 A
104 Hudson Street MN14 A
177 Wadsworth Avenue MN14 B
1695 Lexington Avenue MN13 B
1082 Madison Avenue MN13 A
19 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
9 West 107 Street MN12 C
320 West 105 Street MN11 B
268 West 77 Street MN10 A

showing 60 of 103 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,664,852 on 2014-06-19 (lender: Customers Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-04Agreement $3,775,000 — from 146 W. 120TH ST., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,775,000
2014-06-19AL&R $4,442,000 — from 146 W. 120TH ST., LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,442,000
2014-06-19Agreement $4,442,000 — from 146 W. 120TH ST., LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,442,000
2014-06-19Mortgage $2,664,853 — from 146 W. 120TH ST., LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $2,664,853
2014-06-19Deed $7,450,000 — from 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES, LLC to 146 W. 120TH ST., LLC $7,450,000
2011-09-16Agreement $2,160,000 — from 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. $2,160,000
2011-09-16AL&R $2,160,000 — from 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. $2,160,000
2011-09-16Mortgage $160,000 — from 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. $160,000
2011-03-22Deed $2,500,000 — from 174 DELANCEY HOLDINGS, LLC to 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES, LLC $2,500,000
2007-02-15Agreement $2,700,000 — from 174 DELANCEY HOLDING LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $2,700,000
2007-02-15Mortgage $646,501 — from 174 DELANCEY HOLDING LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $646,501
2003-06-02Agreement $2,150,000 — from 174 DELANCEY HOLDING LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN, A NY COMMERCIAL BANK $2,150,000
2003-06-02Mortgage $275,559 — from 174 DELANCEY HOLDING LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN, A NY COMMERCIAL BANK $275,559
2002-04-16Mortgage $99,328 — from 174 DELANCEY HOLDINGLLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $99,328
2001-01-18Mortgage $352,338 — from 174 DELANCEY HOLDINGLLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK $352,338

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201730220227
20180290415
201904100519
20200083415
2021404019
202272510767
20235390320
2024006039
202502141320
2026049109104
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 457Ownership & money 66Health & systems 49

Every one of the 689 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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