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153 Norfolk Street

3,638Records
19City systems
84Open violations
224.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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3,638 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,779 311 service requests, 1,045 HPD complaints, 373 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1912
Floors6
Res. units50
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)DNY2 153 NORFOLK LLC
BBL1003540020
BIN1004313

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 224.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations84 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-26.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

202 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 47 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 128 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

47
’23–24
9
’24–25
128
’25–26
2
’26–27

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$25,175 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

524 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (152) · HEAT/HOT WATER (98) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (76) · DOOR/WINDOW (63) · PLUMBING (16) · Elevator (16).

Filed construction activity

$398,000 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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)DNY2 153 Norfolk LLC
Head officerMoti Haber
Managing agentLIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,355,000 $2,409,750
2026$5,608,000 $2,523,600
2027$6,576,000 $2,959,200

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / East Houston St — M9 · 450 ft
Citi BikeStanton St & Norfolk St · 100 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

153 Norfolk 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

524 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 98 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $413,846 on 2023-03-28 (lender: Israel Discount Bank Of New York), 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
2023-03-29Deed $16,000,000 — from 153-155 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to DNY2 153 NORFOLK LLC $16,000,000
2023-03-28AL&R $15,000,000 — from DNY2 153 NORFOLK LLC; DNY2 109 LUDLOW LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $15,000,000
2023-03-28Agreement $15,000,000 — from DNY2 109 LUDLOW LLC; DNY2 153 NORFOLK LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $15,000,000
2023-03-28Mortgage $413,847 — from DNY2 109 LUDLOW LLC; DNY2 153 NORFOLK LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $413,847
2023-03-21Sold for $16,000,000 $16,000,000 $320,000
2019-10-11Agreement $5,035,608 — from 153-155 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $5,035,608
2019-10-11Agreement $3,000,000 — from 153-155 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2019-10-11Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 153-155 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2015-06-05Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 153-155 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A $1,600,000
2012-12-10Agreement $5,500,000 — from 153-155 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK $5,500,000
2012-12-10Mortgage $1,002,452 — from 153-155 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $1,002,452
2005-03-22Mortgage $2,144,620 — from BAY TERRACE CLUB, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,144,620
2005-03-22AL&R $4,850,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to BAY TERRACE CLUB, INC. $4,850,000
2005-03-22Agreement $4,850,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to BAY TERRACE CLUB, INC. $4,850,000
2005-03-22Deed $7,150,000 — from 153 NORFOLK STREET, LLC to BAY TERRACE CLUB, INC. $7,150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174519005204
201811413008153
201907513465
202033430352
20210312307133
202201214707166
202341013277160
202422014204168
202501630105322
202651553804562
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 195Housing & tenants 3,227Ownership & money 71Health & systems 100

Every one of the 3,638 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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