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261 Broome Street

1,140Records
18City systems
2Open violations
10.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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1,140 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 679 311 service requests, 136 HPD complaints, 49 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors7
Res. units48
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)259 BROOME LLC
BBL1004130043
BIN1005447

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 64% 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 10.4. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1998-08-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
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’25–26

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

219 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (104) · Outdoor Dining (50) · Illegal Parking (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (4).

Filed construction activity

$333,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)259 BROOME LLC
Head officerSUNDEEP DHIMAN
Managing agentOK MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-10-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,764,000 $4,393,800
2026$11,808,000 $5,313,600
2027$11,714,000 $5,271,300

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar ValentinaNot yet graded—
Dudley'sAustralianA—
Sticky RiceThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), 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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (2 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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Grand St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeOrchard St & Grand St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

261 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

219 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 OK MANAGEMENT INC — 2 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
261 Broome Street MN48 A
244 East 21 Street MN24 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2017-04-04 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-02-06Agreement $6,000,000 — from 259 BROOME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,000,000
2017-04-04Mortgage $150,000 — from 259 BROOME LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $150,000
2017-04-04Agreement $10,200,000 — from 259 BROOME LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $10,200,000
2007-05-17Deed $16,450,000 — from SPAR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC. to 259 BROOME LLC $16,450,000
2007-05-17Mortgage $10,050,000 — from 259 BROOME LLC. to MERS, INC. $10,050,000
1999-11-16Mortgage $495,000 — from SPAR REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $495,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201717444359
201802120317
201982450358
202004580264
20215915003167
202247640580
202332480861
20244118337108
202531012307143
202600450348
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The full timeline

Construction 95Enforcement 105Housing & tenants 864Ownership & money 18Health & systems 58

Every one of the 1,140 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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