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121 Essex Street

153Records
13City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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153 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)121 ESSEX STREET REALTY LLC
BBL1004100053
BIN1005332

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (19) · Graffiti (3) · Lost Property (2) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)121 ESSEX STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerJOSe e MARRERo
Managing agentJOSe e MARRERo
Last registered2025-12-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,712,800 $1,670,760
2026$4,291,000 $1,930,950
2027$4,399,000 $1,979,550

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sadie's WardAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Rivington St · 600 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

121 Essex 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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $17,250,000 on 2006-05-08 (lender: Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage Capital, L.P.), 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
2026-05-15M&CON $37,000,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A $37,000,000
2016-02-26AL&R $36,500,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. $36,500,000
2016-02-26M&CON $36,500,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. $36,500,000
2006-05-08Mortgage $17,250,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CAPITA $17,250,000
2006-05-08Agreement $40,250,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CAPITA $40,250,000
2006-05-08AL&R $40,250,000 — from GOLDMAN SACHS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CAPITA to THE DOWNTOWN LLC $40,250,000
2001-11-13Mortgage $916,758 — from DOWNTOWN LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $916,758
2001-11-13Mortgage $13,600,000 — from DOWNTOWN LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $13,600,000
1983-09-12Mortgage $115,000 — from VELEZ, FELIPE to WEISER, IRWIN A. TR. $115,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178020111
2018001034
2019004026
2020001012
2021002013
2022003036
2023003025
202403190224
202500100212
20260063312
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 36Health & systems 28

Every one of the 153 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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