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178 Norfolk Street

401Records
16City systems
54Open violations
34.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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401 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 311 service requests, 80 HPD housing violations, 78 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)P.S.A. LESAGE,
BBL1003550044
BIN1004330

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 34.2. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations54 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · GENERAL (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
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)PSA LESAGE, LLC
Head officerMICHAEL L ROSEN
Managing agentPARK SQUARE ASSOCIATES, INC
Last registered2025-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,173,000 $977,850
2026$2,411,000 $1,084,950
2027$2,304,000 $1,036,800

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Norfolk St — M9 M21 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSuffolk St & Stanton St · 250 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

178 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 PARK SQUARE ASSOCIATES, INC. — 5 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
85 Avenue A MN32 A
315 East 9 Street MN24 A
178 Norfolk Street MN20 B
192 Avenue B MN16 A
527 East 6 Street MN12 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,697,367 on 2012-06-21 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), covering 5 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
2024-08-27Agreement $4,183,666 — from PSA LESAGE L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK $4,183,666
2012-06-21Mortgage $1,697,367 — from PSA LESAGE, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,697,367
2012-06-21Agreement $5,000,000 — from PSA LESAGE, L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $5,000,000
2008-04-02Mortgage $1,557,382 — from PSA LESAGE, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,557,382
2008-04-02AL&R $3,500,000 — from PSA LESAGE, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,500,000
2008-04-02Agreement $3,500,000 — from PSA LESAGE, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,500,000
1998-08-11Mortgage $642,075 — from PSA LESAGE L.L.C. to LEHMAN CAPITAL; LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDING INC $642,075
1995-03-28Mortgage $1,640,000 — from PSA LESAGE L.L.C. to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $1,640,000
1987-12-23Mortgage $475,355 — from 178 JZ ASSOCIATES to CENTRAL FDRL SVGS $475,355
1984-12-31Mortgage $85,000 — from 178JZ ASSOCIATES to SHARP REALTY $85,000
1984-01-20Mortgage $12,000 — from SHARP REALTY to BROCKMAN, WILLIAM EST/OF; BROCKMAN, BEA EXECTX $12,000
1982-10-21Mortgage $21,715 — from CHULENT REALTY CORP. to 178 NORFOLK ASSOCIATES $21,715
1982-10-21Mortgage $30,000 — from CHULENT REALTY CORP. to 178 NORFOLK ASSOCIATES $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201745130224
201800270330
201900100313
2020003047
202102160321
2022004037
2023005038
20240061310
202502430449
2026003036
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 267Ownership & money 43Health & systems 41

Every one of the 401 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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