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153 Ludlow Street

500Records
18City systems
9Open violations
15.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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500 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 185 311 service requests, 64 HPD complaints, 43 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC
BBL1004110021
BIN1005354

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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 50% 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 15.9. 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 violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Rodent (2) · Found Property (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,511,377 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (31 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 (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)153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC
Head officerDANIEL HOCHBERG
Managing agentMGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,601,000 $1,170,450
2026$3,784,000 $1,702,800
2027$3,135,000 $1,410,750

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ludlow Burger CompanyNot yet graded—
M A Pizza & Hotdog INCNot yet graded—
Viva BirriaLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 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: Letter Grading), shared by 3 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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Stanton St — M15 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Stanton St · 500 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 Ludlow 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

44 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 23 buildings, 918 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B4 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Johnson Avenue BK162 A
Johnson Avenue BK116 B
325 Lafayette Avenue BK116 B
125 East 54 Street MN64 A
66 Ainslie Street BK50 A
237 8 Avenue MN44 A
209 8 Avenue MN35 A
236 West 10 Street MN33 B
632 East 11 Street MN33 A
47 3 Avenue MN28 A
246 East 7 Street MN24 A
146-17 Hillside Avenue QN23 D
205 East 33 Street MN20 A
203 East 33 Street MN20 A
459 15 Street BK20 C
153 Ludlow Street MN20 A
83 Bushwick Place BK20 A
564 West 126 Street MN20 C
560 West 126 Street MN18 C
556 West 126 Street MN18 B
244 East 46 Street MN15 A
81 Franklin Street MN11 A
Boerum Street BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,108,000 on 2017-06-16 (lender: Signature Bank), 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
2022-01-11Agreement $11,875,000 — from 151 LUDLOW OWNER LLC; 153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,875,000
2022-01-11AL&R $11,875,000 — from 151 LUDLOW OWNER LLC; 153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,875,000
2017-06-16Mortgage $2,108,000 — from 151 LUDLOW OWNER LLC; 153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,108,000
2017-06-16AL&R $2,108,000 — from 153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC; 151 LUDLOW OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,108,000
2017-06-16Deed $10,000,000 — from 153 OWNERS CORP. to 153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC $10,000,000
2017-06-16Mortgage $10,392,000 — from 151 LUDLOW OWNER LLC; 153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,392,000
2017-06-16AL&R $10,392,000 — from 151 LUDLOW OWNER LLC; 153 LUDLOW OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,392,000
2017-06-07Sold for $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $500,000
2005-03-23RPTT&RET $1,525,000 — from 153 1/2 LUDLOW STREET REALTY CORP. to 153 OWNERS CORP. $1,525,000
1987-02-04Mortgage $240,000 — from MIRMOVICH, RAFAIL; WEISS, AVRAHAM; KURLANDER, CHAIM; ERA ENTERPRISES DBA to YIZMACH REALTY CORP $240,000

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
145
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017153488377
201821289204145
2019222260252
202053161530
202175290142
202250114323
202300110314
202400172726
202513180426
202607120322
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The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 293Ownership & money 25Health & systems 45

Every one of the 500 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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