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252 Broome Street

1,043Records
18City systems
26Open violations
117.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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1,043 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 464 311 service requests, 260 HPD complaints, 149 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1890
Floors6
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SM 303 BROOME DE, LLC
BBL1004090031
BIN1005296

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 117.3. 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 violations26 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

83 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 51 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

51
’23–24
14
’24–25
18
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Noise (8) · Outdoor Dining (6) · WATER LEAK (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$444,990 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)SMGB BROOME LLC / DDCM BROOME
Head officerJEANETTE COALAINNI
Managing agentSMA EQUITIES
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,129,000 $1,858,050
2026$4,470,000 $2,011,500
2027$4,911,000 $2,209,950

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Eel BarBasqueA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Delancey St / Essex St — B39 · 350 ft
Citi BikeOrchard St & Grand St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman. 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

252 Broome 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

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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 SMA EQUITIES — 2 buildings, 20 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
252 Broome Street MN16 B
113 Stanton Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,750,000 on 2015-11-30 (lender: Safra National Bank Of New York), covering 4 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
2024-12-09Deed $15,875,000 — from DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC to SM 303 BROOME DE, LLC $15,875,000
2024-12-09Agreement $28,950,000 — from SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK to DDCM BROOME REALTY, LLC; BROOME MANAGER, INC.; SM 303 BROOME DE, LLC; SMGB BROOME LLC $28,950,000
2024-12-06Sold for $15,875,000 $15,875,000 $992,188
2019-01-08M&CON $28,950,000 — from SMGB BROOME LLC; DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $28,950,000
2019-01-08AL&R $28,950,000 — from DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC; SMGB BROOME LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $28,950,000
2015-11-30Mortgage $7,750,000 — from SMGB BROOME LLC; DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $7,750,000
2015-11-30AL&R $7,750,000 — from SMGB BROOME LLC; DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $7,750,000
2012-04-12AL&R $17,200,000 — from DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC; SMGB BROOME LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $17,200,000
2012-04-12Agreement $17,200,000 — from DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC; SMGB BROOME LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $17,200,000
2012-04-05Mortgage $3,950,000 — from SMGB BROOME, LLC; DDCM BROOME REALTY, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $3,950,000
2007-07-02AL&R $13,250,000 — from DDCM BROOME REALTY, LLC; SMGB BROOME, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $13,250,000
2007-07-02Mortgage $13,250,000 — from SMGB BROOME, LLC; DDCM BROOME REALTY, LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $13,250,000
2007-07-02Deed $3,885,000 — from KIPNIS REALTY CO. INC. to DDCM BROOME REALTY LLC; SMGB BROOME LLC $3,885,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201771290138
201850891398
20197012622137
202002510154
20210214101144
20220110803112
202320580262
202430863395
202501400243
202602350340
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 890Ownership & money 23Health & systems 29

Every one of the 1,043 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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