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271 East Houston Street

872Records
17City systems
29Open violations
17.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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872 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 541 311 service requests, 80 HPD housing violations, 69 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)269-271 E HOUSTON STREET LLC
BBL1003500012
BIN1004241

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 17.3. 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 violations29 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

233 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (137) · Noise (44) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Obstruction (8) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5).

Filed construction activity

$1,118,280 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (15)
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)269-271 E Houston Street LLC
Head officerPeter Tran
Managing agent269-271 E Houston Street LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,450,000 $2,002,500
2026$4,566,000 $2,054,700
2027$4,748,000 $2,136,600

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SubjectNew AmericanA—
The MayflyAmericanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Norfolk St — M9 M21 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSuffolk St & Stanton St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path 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

271 East Houston 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

233 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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: $7,600,000 on 2014-12-04 (lender: Bankunited,n.a.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-03Deed $7,250,000 — from 269 E HOUSTON PARTNERS LLC to 269-271 E HOUSTON STREET LLC $7,250,000
2025-09-03Agreement $5,075,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 269-271 E HOUSTON STREET LLC $5,075,000
2025-08-21Sold for $7,250,000 $7,250,000 $483,333
2019-12-17Agreement $6,807,718 — from 269 E HOUSTON PARTNERS LLC to PRISM CAPITAL CORPORATION $6,807,718
2014-12-04Mortgage $7,600,000 — from 269 E HOUSTON PARTNERS LLC to BANKUNITED,N.A. $7,600,000
2014-12-04Deed $12,850,000 — from 269-271 EAST HOUSTON, LLC to 269 E HOUSTON PARTNERS LLC $12,850,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701740277
201801670472
201922532463
20203070212
202130200225
202201890999
2023008401397
202400720779
202544594576
20267310702119
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 699Ownership & money 16Health & systems 63

Every one of the 872 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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